Arlette Dorgère
Arlette Dorgère | |
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| Born | Anna Mathilde Irma Jouve 8 June 1880 |
| Died | 1965 (aged 84–85) Monaco |
| Spouse | Louis Margerie (m.1958) |
Arlette Dorgère (born Anna Mathilde Irma Jouve, 8 June 1880 – 1965) was a French actress, dancer, model, and singer, known internationally as a stage beauty before World War I.[1]
Early life
[edit]Anna Mathilde Irma Jouve was born in 1880, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. Her father was a waiter.[2]
Career
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Dorgère began her stage career as a child,[2] and she appeared in dozens of plays during her career.[3] Her international celebrity was also focused on her beauty and off-stage activities.[4] In 1907, she received $30,000 in damages when her legs were broken and her face was scratched in a traffic accident.[5][6] She was billed as "the Parisian queen of Vaudeville" for her first London appearance in 1908.[7] In 1909, her corseted waist was said to measure less than 20 inches.[8] She made headlines again in 1911, when her reticule and jewelry were stolen in a Paris shop.[9]
Dorgère was featured on a large number of postcards of the Belle Époque. She was a popular model for posters and in French magazines.[10] Her clothing and hats were covered on fashion pages in newspapers.[11][12][13] She was known for her love of perfumes; "It really is a sort of mania with me. I use perfume as perhaps no other woman of modern times uses it," she wrote in 1913. "Even my dog's fur is filled with sachet powder. My cats, my parrot and my horse all have their coats perfumed."[14]
In 1914, she was among the Paris actresses who volunteered to care for French troops wounded in World War I.[15] She was in an Paris parade celebrating the Armistice in 1918.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Dorgére was linked romantically with Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia in 1910.[17][18] Between 1904 and 1929, she owned the Vigneux-sur-Seine chateau, also called the "château Dorgère".[19] She died in Monaco in 1965.[20]
Theatre appearances
[edit]| Year | Title | Personnel | Theatre |
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| 1907 | L'Ingénu libertin ou La Marquise et le marmiton | Louis Artus | Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens |
| 1909 | Les Deux Visages | Fernand Nozière | Théâtre Michel |
| 1911 | L'Amour en manœuvres d'André Mouëzy-Éon | André Mouëzy-Éon | Théâtre du Palais-Royal |
| 1911 | La Revue des X | Gaston Arman de Caillavet, Romain Coolus, Francis de Croisset, Albert Guinon, Max Maurey and Jacques Richepin | Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens |
| 1912 | La Part du feu d'André Mouëzy-Éon'’ | Marcel Nancey | Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens |
| 1913 | Les Honneurs de la guerre | Maurice Hennequin | Théâtre du Vaudeville |
References
[edit]- ^ Dorgére, Arlette (1913-02-23). "The Advantages of Being Beautiful". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 39. Retrieved 2025-04-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "King Crop Short; Takes Duke". The Evening Mail. 1910-12-03. p. 7. Retrieved 2025-04-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Who's who in the Theatre. Pitman. 1916. p. 729.
- ^ "Les Commères Estivales". La Revue Théâtrale. 4 (40): 949. August 1905 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Motor-Car Crushed by Trams; Well-known Parisian Actress Seriously Injured". Daily Mirror. 1907-05-03. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-04-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "$30,000 for a Scratch; Beautiful French Actress Disappointed Because she didn't get $50,000". The Salina Evening Journal. 1907-12-20. p. 9. Retrieved 2025-04-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alhambra (advertisement)". The Daily Telegraph. 1908-06-04. p. 10. Retrieved 2025-04-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Law Forbids the Corset; Roumania Seeks to Protect the School Girl". Chattanooga Daily Times. 1909-01-19. p. 6. Retrieved 2025-04-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Actress is Robbed of Reticule in Paris Shop". The Inter Ocean. 1911-01-22. p. 14. Retrieved 2025-04-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Archives de Paris, acte de naissance, année 1880 (vue 21/29)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Paris Gowns Outdone by London Creations that Please All Women". Oakland Tribune. 1913-08-25. p. 8. Retrieved 2025-04-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Olivette (1913-06-17). "Chapeau a la Parisienne; Three Models that you can Copy". Atlanta Georgian. p. 10. Retrieved 2025-04-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fashion's Fancies in Spring Hats". Detroit Free Press. 1924-03-10. p. 8. Retrieved 2025-04-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dorgere, Arlette (1913-08-17). "Perfumes Varied to Suit Her Many Moods". The Sun. p. 44. Retrieved 2025-04-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Famous French Beauties Kiss Frivolity Good-Bye". The Plain Dealer. 1914-10-18. p. 35. Retrieved 2025-04-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lartigue, Jacques-Henri (1970). Diary of a century. Internet Archive. New York : Viking. ISBN 978-0-670-27216-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ^ "Royal Favorites". The San Francisco Examiner. 1910-11-20. p. 70. Retrieved 2025-04-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wood, Otis F. (1917-05-06). "Royal Family and the Hidden Mysteries of the Imperial Palace by the Monk Iliodor". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 58. Retrieved 2025-04-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Château de Vigneux dit château Dorgère". Inventaire Général du Patrimoine Culturel. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "Exhibition on the career of Arlette Dorgère, Vigneusian artist of the early 20th century | [Archives] Journées européennes du patrimoine 2024 : Île-de-France". OpenAgenda. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
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