Maude Ewing Adams Kiskadden (November 11, 1872 – July 17, 1953), known professionally as
Maude Adams, was an American actress who achieved her greatest success as the character
Peter Pan, first playing the role in the 1905
Broadway production of
Peter Pan; or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up. Adams's personality appealed to a large audience and helped her become the most successful and highest-paid performer of her day, with a yearly income of more than one million dollars during her peak.