Adelaide Matthews

Adelaide Matthews (1876-1958) 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.

Plays

His Hearts Desire (1916), along with Anne Nichols.
Nightie Night (1919), along with Martha M. Stanley. Originally titled Oh How Could You.
Scrambled Wives (1920), along with Martha M. Stanley

Just Married (1921), along with Anne Nichols
The Teaser (1921), along with Martha Stanley
Puppy Love (1926), with Martha Stanley
The Wasp's Nest (1927) and published in 1929
First Night Out
Nearly Married (1929), with Anne Nichols
The First Mrs. Chiverick; a comedy in 3 acts by Adelaide Matthews and Martha Stanley. New York, London, (1930)

Filmography

Scrambled Wives (1921)
The Teaser (1925)
Just Married (1928)

References

↑ "Biographical Notes: Page 380". philsp.com.
↑ "Index by Name: Page 7094". philsp.com.
↑ "TWO SUDDEN PLAYWRIGHTS". The New York Times. August 7, 1921 – via NYTimes.com.
1 2 "archives.nypl.org -- Anne Nichols papers". archives.nypl.org.
↑ "Plays of the Week, as Seen in the Metropolis". Springfield Daily News. Springfield, Massachusetts. June 15, 1916. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Martha Stanley; Adelaide Matthews (1929). Nightie Night: A Farce in a Prologue and Three Acts. Samuel French. p. title page.
↑ Engle, S. (December 25, 2007). New Women Dramatists in America, 1890-1920. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-60936-5 – via Google Books.
↑ https://findingaids.uflib.ufl.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/290250
↑ "Adelaide Matthews (Writer)". Playbill.
↑ "Matthews, Adelaide, 1886- | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
↑ 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.

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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.

[nic-4] 1 2 "archives.nypl.org -- Anne Nichols papers". archives.nypl.org.

[sdn061516-5] "Plays of the Week, as Seen in the Metropolis". Springfield Daily News. Springfield, Massachusetts. June 15, 1916. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.

[nn1929-6] Martha Stanley; Adelaide Matthews (1929). Nightie Night: A Farce in a Prologue and Three Acts. Samuel French. p. title page.

[7] Engle, S. (December 25, 2007). New Women Dramatists in America, 1890-1920. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-60936-5 – via Google Books.

[8] ttps://findingaids.uflib.ufl.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/290250

[9] "Adelaide Matthews (Writer)". Playbill.

[10] "Matthews, Adelaide, 1886- | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.

[11] 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.