Ève Lavallière (; born Eugénie Marie Pascaline Fenoglio, 1 April 1866 – 10 July 1929) was a French stage actress and later a noteworthy Catholic penitent and member of the

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Biography

Ève Lavallière was born at 8 rue Champ-de-Mars in

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. She was the daughter of Louis-Emile Fenoglio, a tailor of Neapolitan origin, and Albania-Marie Rana, who was born in

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. At birth, her parents already had a son. Her birth was not desired, and she was placed, up to school age, with a local family of peasants. At school age, however, she was enrolled by her parents in a private school of excellent reputation. After the death of her parents in tragic circumstances and running away from home she arrived in Paris as a teenager. She became an actress renowned in the

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, including the Théâtre des Variétés in Paris. From 1917, she moved to the castle of Choisille, at

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. She became a Franciscan

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, a member of the

or Third Order of St Francis. She is buried in Thuillières where she died in 1929.

Theater

Her most famous roles were in the following: Sem Lavalliere 1902

* 1892 : '' La Vie parisienne'' by

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, Henri Meilhac,

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, Théâtre des Variétés, * 1896 : ''Le Carillon'' by Ernest Blum and Paul Ferrier, Théâtre des Variétés * 1897 : ''Paris qui Marche'', a review by Hector Monréal and Henri Blondeau, Théâtre des Variétés * 1898 : ''Les Petites Barnett'' by Paul Gavault and Louis Varney, Théâtre des Variétés * 1899 : ''

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'' by

, booklet by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, Théâtre des Variétés * 1900 : ''Mademoiselle George'' by Victor de Cottens and Pierre Veber, music by Louis Vernet, Théâtre des Variétés * 1901 : ''La Veine'' by Alfred Capus, Théâtre des Variétés * 1902 : ''Les Deux Écoles'' by Alfred Capus, Théâtre des Variétés * 1903 : ''Le Sire de Vergy'' by Gaston Arman de Caillavet, Théâtre des Variétés * 1903 : ''Paris aux Variétés'', revue by Paul Gavault, Théâtre des Variétés * 1904 : ''La Boule'' by Henri Meilhac and

, Théâtre des Variétés * 1904 : ''Monsieur de la Palisse'' by Robert de Flers and Gaston Arman de Caillavet, music by Claude Terrasse, Théâtre des Variétés * 1904 : ''

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'' as ''La Chauve-Souris'' (Prince Orlofsky), words by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy, music by Johann Strauss * 1904 : '' Barbe-bleue'' by

, libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, Théâtre des Variétés * 1905 : '' L'Âge d'Or'' by

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and Maurice Desvallières, Théâtre des Variétés * 1905 : '' Miss Helyett'', an opérette in 3 acts, text by Maxime Boucheron, music by

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, Théâtre des Variétés * 1905 : ''La Petite Bohême'', an opera in 3 acts, text by Paul Ferrier after Henry Murger, music by Henri Hirchmann, Théâtre des Variétés * 1906 : ''Miquette et sa mère'' by Robert de Flers and Gaston Arman de Caillavet, Théâtre des Variétés * 1907 : ''Le Faux-pas'' by André Picard, Théâtre des Variétés * 1908 : ''Le Roi'' by Robert de Flers, Gaston Arman de Caillavet, Emmanuel Arène, Théâtre des Variétés * 1908 : ''L'Oiseau blessé'' by Alfred Capus, Théâtre de la Renaissance * 1909 : ''Un ange'' by Alfred Capus, Théâtre des Variétés * 1910 : ''Le Bois sacré'' by Robert de Flers and Gaston Arman de Caillavet, Théâtre des Variétés * 1911 : ''Les Favorites'' by Alfred Capus, Théâtre des Variétés * 1912 : ''Les Petits'' by Lucien Népoty, Théâtre Antoine * 1913 : '' La Dame de chez Maxim'' by

, Théâtre des Variétés * 1913 : ''Le Tango'', a work of Jean Richepin,

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* 1914 : ''Ma tante d'Honfleur'' by Paul Gavault, Théâtre des Variétés

References

* (Spanish) Omer Englebert, "''Vida y conversion de Eva Lavallière''", Mundo Moderno, Biografías y Memorias, Buenos Aires, 1953 * (Spanish) José María Hernández Gamell, "''Una mujer extraordinaria. Vida y conversion de la famosa artista de Paris, Eva Lavallière''". Ed. Caballeros Comendadores de Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús y de la Santa Faz, Madrid, 1944; reissue, Afrodisio Aguado, Madrid, 1945 * (French) Jean-Paul Claudel, ''Ève Lavallière : Orpheline de la terre'' ("Ève Lavallière: orphan of the Earth"), Gérard Louis Editor, 2007 * (English) L.L. McReavy ''A Modern Magdalen, Eva Lavalliere (1866-1929)'' (1934) * (English) Charlotte Kelly, ''A Saint of the Stage - Eve Lavalliere'' Australian Catholic Truth Society No. 775 (1947) http://www.pamphlets.org.au/cts-pamphlets/9-austraila/738-a-saint-of-the-stage-eve-lavalliere.html

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