The New Student's Reference Work/Ade, George

Ade, George, humorous writer and playwright, was born at Kentland, Indiana, in 1866. He was educated at Purdue University and did newspaper work in Chicago, where his Stories of the Streets of the Town brought him into notice. His Fables in Slang, two volumes appearing in 1901–02, gave him wide reputation for pungent and satirical wit. His musical comedies, The Sultan of Sulu and Peggy from Paris, appeared in 1903. Later works are The County Chairman, The College Widow and others.