Adora Andrews

Adora Andrews (March 19, 1872 – September 18, 1956) was an American actress, working mainly on stage from the 1890s to the late 1930s.

Adora Andrews
Adora Andrews, from a 1908 publication.
Born	March 19, 1872 Denver, Colorado
Died	September 18, 1956 Rye, New York
Occupation	Actress

Early life

Andrews was born in Denver, Colorado.^[1]

Career

Adora Andrews wearing a beetlewing dress, 1898.

As a young woman, Andrews was noted for her gowns and hairstyles. In 1898, her photograph appeared in newspapers, because she was wearing a white silk gown decorated with "5000 beetle wings", used like beads for a decorative trim.^[2] Also in 1898, she posed for a series of illustrations for creating a hairstyle with a pompadour roll. "I can't tolerate the Paris pompadour, with its tight pug at the back," she explained. "I arrange mine lower, in the regular figure 8".^[3]

Andrews was primarily a stage actress, beginning in stock companies with Sadie Martinot and Charles Frohman.^[4] Her Broadway credits included roles in Arizona (1900-1901),^[5] Her First Divorce (1913), Roly-Boly Eyes (1919),^[1] Lollipop (1924), Money from Home (1927),^[6][7] The 19th Hole (1927-1928),^[8] Smiling Faces (1932), False Dreams, Farewell (1934), and Tovarich (1936-1937). She also starred in the national touring company of The Great Divide (1908),^[9][10] and was a principal in the summer stock company at Cook Opera House in Rochester.^[4] In 1908, she starred in The Rose of the Rancho when it opened the Grand Opera House in Winnipeg.^[11] On film, Andrews is best known for her role in The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair (1939).^[12]

Personal life

Andrews died at a nursing home in Rye, New York in 1956, aged 84 years.^[13]