Virginie Collection

Masses Paul Et Virginie
PAUL ET VIRGINIE Its surprising that more composers haven t had a go at this idiotic story with its ludicrously dramatic plot and splendidly unhappy ending

Adolphe Laferriere as Charles Barbaroux in Madame Roland by Virginie Ancelot, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1843. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique

Mlle. Adele Page as the Duchess of Navailles in Madame Roland by Virginie Ancelot, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1843. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique

French soprano Mlle Virginie Dejazet as Mimi in the one-act vaudeville Grisettes by Scribe and Dupin at the Gymnase-Dramatique, 1823

French actor Bertin as Zug in the historical melodrama Pauvre Berger by Daubigny, Carmouche and Hyacinthe at the Theatre du Panorama Dramatique, 1823

American tulip tree or tulipwood, Liriodendron tulipifera, Tulipier de Virginie. Handcoloured steel engraving by Alphonse-Leon Noel after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar

Pauline Virginie Dejazet as Indiana in Indiana
French actress Pauline Virginie Dejazet as Indiana in Indiana Charlemagne, by Dumanoir and Bayard, Theatre des Varietes, 1846

Pauline Virginie Dejazet as Gentil Bernard
French actress Pauline Virginie Dejazet as Gentil Bernard, ou L Art d aimer, by Philippe-Francois Dumanoir and Clairville, Theatre des Varietes, 1846

Mlle Dejazet and Madame Bressant in Gentil Bernard, 1846
French actress Pauline Virginie Dejazet in drag as Gentil Bernard and Elisabeth Augustine Dupont or Madame Bressant as Claudine in Gentil Bernard, ou L Art d aimer

Mlle. Pauline Virginie Dejazet in La Gardeuse de Dindons by Dartois and Bieville, Theatre des Varietes, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollets

Pauline Dejazet in the role of the Marquise
Pauline Virginie Dejazet in the role of the Marquise in A Fairy Tale (Un Conte de Fee) by Leuven/Lherie, Theatre des Varietes, 1845

Eastern baccharis, Baccharis halimifolia
Eastern baccharis, groundsel bush, sea myrtle or saltbush, Baccharis halimifolia. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Mlle. Brenet after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis

James Cobb, Playwright
JAMES COBB - Secretary in the East India Co. who wrote many mediocre stage pieces, mostly musical comedies but including an operatic version of Paul et Virginie, best forgotten. Date: 1756 - 1818

Bernardin Saint Pierre
JACQUES-HENRI BERNARDIN DE SAINT-PIERRE The French author of the surprisingly popular Paul et Virginie. Date: 1737 - 1814

Virginie Heriot, French yachtswoman
Virginie Claire Desiree Marie Heriot (1890-1932), French yachtswoman who won a gold medal in the 1928 Summer Olympics 8 metre class. Date: 1925

Virginie Dejazet
VIRGINIE DEJAZET French actress who specialised in travesti roles, dressed as a man. Date: 1797 - 1875

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