Jeanne-Clarisse-Victoire Ludwig (October 25, 1867 – June 27, 1898) was a French actress and ''sociétaire'' of the Comédie-Française.

Early life

Ludwig studied at the

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Louis-Arsène Delaunay Louis-Arsène Delaunay (1826–1903), French actor, was born in Paris, the son of a wine-seller. He studied at the Conservatoire, and made his first formal appearance on the stage in 1845, in Molière's ''Tartuffe'' at the Odéon, where he was e ...

."Music and Drama"
''Sacramento Daily Union'' (August 7, 1898): 5. via

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While there, she won first prize in comedy.

Career

Ludwig debuted as a ''pensionnaire'' with the

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in 1887, in

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's ''Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard'' (

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). Other shows with Ludwig in the cast were ''Le Mariage de Figaro'' (1890), ''

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'' by

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(1891 and 1892), ''Grisélidis'' (1891), ''Rosalinde'' (1891), and ''Les Trois Sultanes'' (1892). She appeared in London's

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with the troupe in 1889 and in 1893, in ''Frou-Frou'', ''Adrienne'', ''Ruy Blas'', and especially in ''Le Monde ou l'On s'ennuie'' by

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. On the last of these, an English reviewer commented, "who was to suppose that Mdlle. Ludwig, whom we had found fairly acceptable on Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday in little parts ... was going to astonish us all on Wednesday in Samary's part, playing so brightly, so girlishly, so drolly, that one gave no heed to the memories of her brilliant forerunner. Mdlle. Ludwig made, beyond a doubt, the hit of the evening." In 1893 Ludwig was elected a ''sociétaire'' (full member) of the Comédie-Française."French Congratulations to Sir Henry Irving"
''the Pall Mall Gazette'' (June 4, 1895): 7. via

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Her last role was as "Musette" in an adaptation of ''

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''.

Personal life

Ludwig died from

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in 1898, aged 30 years, and is buried at

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References

External links

Jeanne Ludwig
at the Comédie-Française website.
Painting of Jeanne Ludwig by Marcel Baschet (1896)
in the collection of the

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, Histoire de Paris. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ludwig, Jeanne 1867 births 1898 deaths 19th-century French actresses French stage actresses Comédie-Française 19th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in France