Adelaide Matthews

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. ^[3] She also wrote plays with Anne Nichols. ^[4]

Plays

• 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

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

References

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. "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.