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Maude Ewing Adams Kiskadden -LRB- November 11 , 1872 -- July 17 , 1953 -RRB- , 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 Would n't Grow Up .. Peter Pan. Peter Pan. Broadway. Broadway theatre. 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 .. Adams began performing as a child while accompanying her actress mother on tour .. At age 16 , she made her Broadway debut , and under Charles Frohman 's management , she became a popular player alongside leading man John Drew , Jr. in the early 1890s .. Broadway. Broadway theatre. Charles Frohman. Charles Frohman. Beginning in 1897 , Adams starred in plays by J. M. Barrie , including The Little Minister , Quality Street , What Every Woman Knows and Peter Pan .. Peter Pan. Peter Pan. J. M. Barrie. J. M. Barrie. Quality Street. Quality Street ( play ). What Every Woman Knows. What Every Woman Knows ( play ). These productions made Adams the most popular actress in New York .. She also performed in various other plays .. Her last Broadway play , in 1916 , was Barrie 's A Kiss for Cinderella .. Broadway. Broadway theatre. A Kiss for Cinderella. A Kiss for Cinderella. After a 13-year retirement , she appeared in more Shakespeare plays and then taught acting in Missouri .. She then retired to upstate New York .