Milward Adams
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Milward Adams | |
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Born | 6 January 1857 ![]() Lexington ![]() |
Died | 18 January 1923 ![]() |
Milward Adams (January 6, 1857[1] – January 18, 1923)[2] was born in Lexington, Kentucky.[1]
Adams rose to prominence as the first manager of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Auditorium Theatre. Adams worked his way up in the performing arts world, beginning as a janitor at various theaters and ending as a theater manager with many connections in the Chicago arts scene.
He managed the great May musical festivals of 1882 and 1884; also summer night concerts under the direction of Theodore Thomas for ten years.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Flinn, John Joseph (1893). The Hand-book of Chicago Biography: A Compendium of Useful Biographical Information for Reference and Study. Standard guide. p. 21.
- ^ "Collection: Milward Adams photograph collection [OFFSITE] | Modern Manuscripts & Archives at the Newberry". archives.newberry.org. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
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