Peter Pan is a children's play written by J M Barrie and first produced in 1904, it was a popular hit and established J M Barrie as a top playwright of the era. It featured actressMaude Adams, who had starred in several previous J M Barrie plays and joined him in a stage partnership. Research Peter Pan
Sir James Matthew Barrie was a Scottish novelist and playwright. He was born in 1860 at Kirriemuir, Angus and died in 1937. He studied at Edinburgh University, graduating as M.A. in 1882. After entering journalism in 1883, first at Nottingham and then at London, he became renowned for his books and plays including the 1904 children's play 'Peter Pan'. His first book, Better Dead published in 1887 was a satire on London life, and was followed by the highly successful Auld Licht Idylls in 1888, with its sequel A Window in Thrums (that is, Kirriemuir), published in 1889. Among his novels and tales are When a Man's Single; My Lady Nicotine; The Little Minister; Sentimental Tommy; Tommy and Grizel; The Little White Bird. Successful plays are Walker, London ; The Professor's Love Story; The Little Minister (based on the novel); the Admirable Crichton; Quality Street; Little Mary. His plays on the whole have been even more successful than his other works. Research J M Barrie
Maude Adams (real name Maude Kiskadden) was an American actress. She was born in 1872 at Salt Lake City, Utah and died in 1953. She starred in many of the plays of J M Barrie and is rumoured to have been the inspiration for the character of 'Peter Pan'. Research Maude Adams
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