Augustine Susanne Brohan
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Augustine Susanne Brohan (January 22, 1807 – August 16, 1887) was a French
actress.
She was born in Paris
. She entered the Conservatoire at the age of eleven, and took the second prize for comedy in 1820, and the first in 1821. She served her apprenticeship in the provinces, making her first Paris appearance at the Odéon
in 1832 as Dorine in Tartuffe
.
Her success there and elsewhere brought her a summons to the Comédie-Française
, where she made her début on the 15th of February 1834, as Madelon in Les Précieuses ridicules
, and Suzanne in Le Mariage de Figaro
. She retired in 1842.
Her daughters, Joséphine-Félicité-Augustine
and Ethelie Madeleine
were both also actors.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
actress.
She was born in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. She entered the Conservatoire at the age of eleven, and took the second prize for comedy in 1820, and the first in 1821. She served her apprenticeship in the provinces, making her first Paris appearance at the Odéon
Odéon
The Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe is one of France's six national theatres.It is located at 2 rue Corneille in the 6th arrondissement of Paris on the left bank of the Seine, next to the Luxembourg Garden...
in 1832 as Dorine in Tartuffe
Tartuffe
Tartuffe is a comedy by Molière. It is one of his most famous plays.-History:Molière wrote Tartuffe in 1664...
.
Her success there and elsewhere brought her a summons to the Comédie-Française
Comédie-Française
The Comédie-Française or Théâtre-Français is one of the few state theaters in France. It is the only state theater to have its own troupe of actors. It is located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris....
, where she made her début on the 15th of February 1834, as Madelon in Les Précieuses ridicules
Les Précieuses ridicules
Les Précieuses ridicules is a one-act satire by Molière in prose. It takes aim at the précieuses, the ultra-witty ladies who indulged in lively conversations, word games and, in a word, préciosité ....
, and Suzanne in Le Mariage de Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro (play)
The Marriage of Figaro ) is a comedy in five acts, written in 1778 by Pierre Beaumarchais. This play is the second installment in the Figaro Trilogy, preceded by The Barber of Seville and followed by The Guilty Mother. The Barber begins the story with a simple love triangle in which the Count has...
. She retired in 1842.
Her daughters, Joséphine-Félicité-Augustine
Joséphine-Félicité-Augustine Brohan
Joséphine-Félicité-Augustine Brohan was a French actress.The eldest daughter of Augustine Susanne Brohan and the sister of Ethelie Madeleine Brohan, she was admitted to the Conservatoire when very young, twice taking the second prize for comedy.The soubrette part, entrusted for more than 150 years...
and Ethelie Madeleine
Ethelie Madeleine Brohan
Éthélie Madeleine Brohan was a French actress.The second daughter of the actress Augustine Susanne Brohan, like her sister, she also took first prize for comedy at the Conservatoire ....
were both also actors.