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Adelaide Matthews

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Adelaide Matthews (1876-1958)[1][2] was a playwright in the United States. Some of her works were adapted to film. She was born in Kenduskeag, Maine. She wrote plays with Martha M. Stanley and with Anne Nichols.[3][4]

Plays

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  • Nighty-Night (1919)
  • Scrambled Wives (1920), along with Martha M. Stanley[5]
Marquee for a showing of Nightie Night in 1919
  • Just Married (1921), along with Anne Nichols[4]
  • The Teaser (1921), along with Martha Stanley
  • Puppy Love (1926), with Martha Stanley[6]
  • The Wasp's Nest (1927)[7] and published in 1929[8]
  • First Night Out
  • Hearts Desire, along with Anne Nichols[4]
  • Nearly Married (1929), with Anne Nichols[9]
  • The First Mrs. Chiverick; a comedy in 3 acts by Adelaide Matthews and Martha Stanley. New York, London, (1930)

Filmography

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References

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  1. "Biographical Notes: Page 380". philsp.com.
  2. "Index by Name: Page 7094". philsp.com.
  3. "TWO SUDDEN PLAYWRIGHTS". The New York Times. August 7, 1921 via NYTimes.com.
  4. 1 2 3 "archives.nypl.org -- Anne Nichols papers". archives.nypl.org.
  5. Engle, S. (December 25, 2007). New Women Dramatists in America, 1890-1920. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-60936-5 via Google Books.
  6. https://findingaids.uflib.ufl.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/290250
  7. "Adelaide Matthews (Writer)". Playbill.
  8. "Matthews, Adelaide, 1886- | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
  9. Salem, James M. (March 11, 1984). A Guide to Critical Reviews: American drama, 1909-1982. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1690-9 via Google Books.