OLIVE LOGAN
\ˈɒlɪv lˈə͡ʊɡən], \ˈɒlɪv lˈəʊɡən], \ˈɒ_l_ɪ_v l_ˈəʊ_ɡ_ə_n]\
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An American miscellaneous writer; born in Elmira, N.Y., 1839. She began her career as an actress in Philadelphia 1854; retired from the stage in 1868; since then has been a lecturer on social topics, and a contributor to newspapers and magazines. She married W. W. Sikes, a journalist. She is the author of lectures, plays, and books. Among the latter are: "Chateau Frissac" (1860); "Photographs of Paris" (1860); "Women and Theatres" (1869); and "Before the Footlights and Behind the Scenes: a Book about the Show Business" (1870).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Platidiam
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