Jenny Vertpré, real name Françoise Fanny Vausgien, (6 September 1797 – 3 November 1865) was a 19th-century French stage actress. During her childhood, she performed under the name of Jenny, at the Théâtre du Vaudeville and then became a leading actress of Théâtre des Variétés (1821-1825), then of the Théâtre du Gymnase (1825-1834). She became the theatre manager of the St James's Theatre in London, she still performed at the Théâtre de l'Odéon in 1839, the year when she eventually retired.
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| Born | Françoise Fanny Vausgien 6 September 1797 |
| Died | 3 November 1865 (aged 68) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Pierre Carmouche |
She married Pierre Carmouche in 1832.
Roles
edit- 1811: Princess Abricotine in Riquet à la houpe by Antoine Simonnin, Théâtre de la Gaîté
- 1818: Simplette in Le Petit Chaperon rouge by Frédéric Dupetit-Méré and Nicolas Brazier, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin
- 1820: Lovette in Le Vampire by Charles Nodier, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin
- 1826: Poleska in La Lune de miel by Eugène Scribe, Mélesville and Carmouche, Théâtre du Gymnase
- 1826: Madame Pinchon in Le Mariage de raison by Eugène Scribe and Antoine-François Varner, Théâtre du Gymnase
- 1828: Christine in La Reine de seize ans by Jean-François Bayard, Théâtre du Gymnase
- 1833: Nadèje in Un trait de Paul I or le Czar et la Vivandière by Eugène Scribe and Paul Duport, Théâtre du Gymnase
- 1835: Nichon in La Petite Nichon ou la Petite Paysanne de la Moselle by Pierre Villiers and Jean-Guillaume-Antoine Cuvelier, Théâtre des Variétés
- 1837: Betzy in Le Chevalier d'Éon by Jean-François Bayard and Dumanoir, Théâtre des Variétés
- 1838: la marquise in Les Dames de la halle by Charles Dupeuty and Louis-Émile Vanderburch, Théâtre des Variétés
- 1838: Madame Pinchon in Madame et Monsieur Pinchon by Bayard, Dumanoir and Adolphe d'Ennery, Théâtre des Variétés
Bibliography
edit- Biographies des artistes dramatiques par nos meilleurs auteurs contemporains, 1848 (Read on line)
- Edmond-Denis De Manne, Charles Ménétrier, Galerie historique des acteurs français, 1877, (p. 208)
- Eugène Bouvy, Jenny Vertpré (1797-1865), Gounouilhou, 1910
- Henry Lyonnet, Dictionnaire des comédiens français, 1911, (p. 703)
External links
edit- Vertpré, Jenny on IdRef