Cayvan, Georgia (1857–1906)

views updated

Cayvan, Georgia (1857–1906)

American actress. Born Georgia Eva Cayvan, Aug 22, 1857 (some sources cite 1858), in Bath, Maine; died Nov 19, 1906, in Flushing, Long Island, NY; dau. of William T. Cayvan and Sophie (Dunham) Cayvan.

Made stage debut at Boston Theatre as Hebe in H.M.S. Pinafore (1879); performed in NY as Dolly Dutton in Hazel Kirke (1880) and then in title role; appeared as Daisy Brown in The Professor (1881), Jocasta in Oedipus Tyrannus (1882), and Lisa in The White Slave (1882); became leading lady in Daniel Frohman's company at Lyceum Theatre, NY (1887), and originated many roles, including Helen Truman in The Wife (1887), Camilla Brent in Lady Bountiful (1891), and Lady Noeline in The Amazons (1894); retired from the stage (1896).

More From encyclopedia.com