Desgarcins, Magdeleine-Marie

Desgarcins, Magdeleine-Marie

▪ French actress
original name Louise Desgarcins
born 1769, Mont Dauphin, Fr.
died Oct. 27, 1797, Paris

      one of the greatest of French tragediennes.

      Desgarcins made her debut at the Comédie-Française in Jean Racine's Bajazet (1788) and was at once made a full member of the company. When the conflicts of the Revolution caused a split in the company in 1791, she and François Talma, with whom she usually appeared, formed a new company in which she triumphed in King Lear, Othello, and J.-F. de La Harpe's Mélanie et Virginie. She died insane.

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  • Magdeleine-Marie Desgarcins — (1769 at Mont Dauphin (Hautes Alpes) – 27 October 1797 in Paris) was a French actress. Her stage name was Louise Desgarcins or Madame Desgarcins. In her short career she became one of the greatest of French tragédiennes, the associate of Talma,… …   Wikipedia

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