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Augustine Brohan

1824 – 1893

French actress

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About Augustine Brohan

Lived 1824 – 1893 (aged 68). Augustine Brohan was a French actor, salonnière, chronicler and dramaturge.

Joséphine-Félicité-Augustine Brohan (1824–1893) was a French actress.

The eldest daughter of Augustine Susanne Brohan and the sister of Émilie 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 at the Comédie-Française to a succession of artists of the first rank, was at the moment without a representative, and Mlle Augustine Brohan made her debut there on May 19, 1841, as Dorine in Tartuffe, and Lise in Rivaux deux-mêmes.

She was immediately admitted , and at the end of eighteen months unanimously elected . She soon became a great favorite, not only in the plays of Molière and de Regnard, but also in those of Marivaux. On her retirement from the stage in 1866, she made an unhappy marriage with Edmond David de Gheest (died 1885), secretary to the Belgian legation in Paris.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Conservatoire de Paris
Positions held
Sociétaire of the Comédie-Française
Also known as
Josephine-Felicite-Augustine Brohan, Suzanne

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Augustine Brohan?

French actress

When was Augustine Brohan born?

Augustine Brohan was born on 2 December 1824 in former 11th arrondissement of Paris.

When did Augustine Brohan die?

Augustine Brohan died on 15 February 1893 in rue Lord-Byron.

What was Augustine Brohan's occupation?

Augustine Brohan was an actor, salonnière, chronicler and dramaturge.

What nationality was Augustine Brohan?

Augustine Brohan was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Augustine Brohan

· Wikidata: Q2871684

· DBpedia: Augustine Brohan

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