Louise-Armandine Duval (24 December 1867 – 8 March 1940), known professionally as Armande Cassive, was a French actress.

Life and career

Cassive was born in Paris, and made her early career in Ba-Ta-Clan opérette. In 1891 she played the role of Lisette in Hervé's opéra bouffe ''Le Petit Faust'' at the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, and was promoted to share the lead role of Marguerite with

Jeanne Granier Jeanne Granier (31 March 1852 – 18 or 19 December 1939) was a French soprano, born and died in Paris, whose career was centred on the French capital.Gänzl K. Jeanne Granier. In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London and ...

. She moved to the Théâtre de la Gaité, where she replaced

Juliette Simon-Girard Juliette-Joséphine Simon-Girard (8 May 1859 – 1954) was a French soprano, principally in operetta.Gänzl K. Juliette Simon-Girard. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Macmillan, London and New York, 1997. Her father, , was an actor at the ...

, in ''Le Voyage de Suzette''. In 1892, she created roles in ''Le Pays de l'Or noir'' (The Land of Black Gold) and ''Le Talisman''. During the rest of decade she starred in opéras comiques and

opérette This is a glossary list of opera genres, giving alternative names. "Opera" is an Italian word (short for "opera in musica"); it was not at first ''commonly'' used in Italy (or in other countries) to refer to the genre of particular works. Most c ...

s, and in 1899 was cast in a non-musical play, Georges Feydeau's

farce Farce is a comedy that seeks to entertain an audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, ridiculous, absurd, and improbable. Farce is also characterized by heavy use of physical humor; the use of deliberate absurdity o ...

'' La Dame de chez Maxim'' (The Lady from

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) at the Théâtre des Nouveautés in the role of "la môme Crevette" (roughly translated as "the Shrimp kid"), a famous dancer from the

Moulin-Rouge Moulin Rouge (, ; ) is a cabaret in Paris, on Boulevard de Clichy, at Place Blanche, the intersection of, and terminus of Rue Blanche. In 1889, the Moulin Rouge was co-founded by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller, who also owned the Olympia (P ...

. ''

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'' praised her prettiness, charm, good humour and verve in the role. After this, Cassive became Feydeau's preferred leading lady. He wrote star roles for her in ''La Duchesse des Folies-Bergères'' (1902), '' La Puce à l'oreille'' (A Flea in Her Ear, 1907), ''Feu la mère de Madame'' (Madame's Late Mother, 1908), ''

Occupe-toi d'Amélie! ''Occupe-toi d'Amélie'' is a three-act farce by Georges Feydeau. It was first produced at the Théâtre des Nouveautés, Paris on 15 March 1908, and ran for 288 performances. After the author's death it was neglected until the 1940s, after which ...

'' (Look After Amélie, 1908), ''Mais n'te promène donc pas toute nue!'' (But Don't Walk about in the Nude!, 1911) and ''

Je ne trompe pas mon mari! ''Je ne trompe pas mon mari!'' (I don't cheat on my husband!) is a three-act farce by Georges Feydeau and René Peter. It was Feydeau's last full-length play. Opening in Paris in 1914, it ran for 200 performances. The plot revolves round the love ...

'' (I Don't Cheat on my Husband, 1914).Gidel, pp. 171, 184, 202, 208, 216, 233 and 241 One of Cassive's last roles was the pheasant hen in a revival of

Edmond Rostand Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (, , ; 1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism and is known best for his 1897 play ''Cyrano de Bergerac''. Rostand's romantic plays contrasted with t ...

's '' Chantecler'', when the play was revived in 1927. Cassive died in Paris on 10 March 1940, aged 72."'La Dame de chez Maxim', Cassive, est morte", '' Paris-Soir'', 11 March 1940, pp. 1 and 3

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