1. Georgie Eva Cayvan was a popular stage actress in the United States in the later part of the nineteenth century.
12 Facts About Georgia Cayvan
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Georgia Cayvan attended and graduated from the Boston School of Oratory.
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Georgia Cayvan initially earned a living as a professional fortune teller.
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Georgia Cayvan had insight into how to play out stage drama and brought her characters to fruition with her humor and expressive eyes.
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Georgia Cayvan was a member of the Union Square Company.
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Georgia Cayvan appeared in Hazel Kirke at the Madison Square Theatre in New York City in 1881.
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Georgia Cayvan then appeared in "Oedipus Tyrannus" at the Boston Theater.
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In 1893 Georgia Cayvan became one of the first people to wear a glass dress.
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Author Amelia Ransome Neville in her book gave an account of seeing Georgia Cayvan wear the fiberglass dress made by Edward Drummond Libbey.
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In 1886 Georgia Cayvan contracted with Daniel Frohman, becoming the star of the Lyceum Theater in New York.
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Georgia Cayvan toured with her own company starting in 1896.
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Georgia Cayvan was involved in a difficult divorce case in 1896 as being the other woman.