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ARNOULD - PLESSY, JEANNE SYL VAN.IE (1819-1897), French actress, was born
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Alexandre Duval 's La Fille d'honneur. She had an immense success,. and Mlle Mars, to whom the public already compared her, took her up. Until 1845 she had prominent parts in all the plays, new and old, at the Theatre - Francais, when suddenly at the. ; height of her success, she left Paris and went to London, marrying the dramatic author, J. F. Arnould (d. 1854), a man much older than herself. The Comedie Francaise, after having tried in vain to bring her back, brought a suit against her, and obtained heavy damages , In the meantime. Madame Arnould-Plessy accepted an engagement at the French theatre at St Petersburg
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640 the "lead," in which she had a success unequalled since the retirement of Mlle Mars. Her later triumphs were especially associated with new plays by Emile Angier, Le Fils de Giboyer and Maitre Guerin. Her last appearance was in Edouard Cadol's La Grand-maman; she retired in 1876, and died in 1897.End of Article: ARNOULD If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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