Adele Ritchie

Adele Ritchie
Born(1874-12-21)December 21, 1874
DiedApril 24, 1930(1930-04-24) (aged 55)
Occupation(s)Comic opera, musical comedy and vaudeville performer

Adele Ritchie (December 21, 1874 – April 24, 1930) was an American prima donna of comic opera and star of Edwardian musical comedies and vaudeville. Her career began in the early 1890s and continued for nearly twenty-five years. She killed a friend, then herself in a murder–suicide.