Alphonsine (pseudonym for Jeanne Benoit) (c. 1829 – 10 July 1883) was a French actress. She made her theatrical debut at the Gymnase-Enfantin, an entertainment venue formerly located near the Passage de l'Opéra (Galerie du Baromètre, leading to the Salle Le Peletier) in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Alphonsine | |
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| Born | Jeanne Benoit c. 1829 |
| Died | 10 July 1883 |
| Occupation | Stage actress |
| Spouse | Victor Margaine |
She was described as "one of the most original artistes of our time".[1]
She appeared at the Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques, Théâtre des Variétés and the Théâtre du Palais-Royal.
A widow of the painter Victor Margaine, she was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.[2]
Theatres
edit- Voilà l'plaisir Mesdames !, Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques
- Les Amours de Cléopâtre, Théâtre des Variétés
- L'Infortunée Caroline, Théâtre des Variétés
- Les Bibelots du Diable, Théâtre des Variétés
- L'homme n'est pas parfait by Lambert-Thiboust, Théâtre des Variétés
- Monsieur Alphonse by Alexandre Dumas fils, Théâtre du Gymnase
- Giroflé-Girofla by Charles Lecocq, Théâtre de la Renaissance
- La petite mariée, Théâtre de la Renaissance
- La Reine indigo, Théâtre de la Renaissance
- Les 500 diables by Dumanoir and Adolphe d'Ennery, Théâtre de la Gaité, féerie in 3 acts, 1854, role of Princesse Castorina
References
edit- ^ "L'une des artistes le plus originales de ce temps-ci.....". See Le Radical, 14 July 1883, p 4
- ^ "Les obsèques de la regrettée Alphonsine......", Le Figaro, 14 July 1883, p 4
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