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Marie-Thérèse Bourgoin

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Marie-Thérèse-Etiennette Bourgoin
Marie-Thérèse-Étiennette Bourgoin portrait by Henri-François Riesener
BornJuly 4, 1781[1]
Paris, France
DiedAugust 11, 1833 (aged 52)
Paris, France
Resting placePère Lachaise Cemetery
NationalityFrench
OccupationActress
Years active1799–1829
Known forPerformances at Comédie-Française, affair with Alexander I
Notable workIphigénie, The Marriage of Figaro, Eugénie, Nanina, Zénobie
PartnerAlexander I

Marie-Thérèse-Etiennette Bourgoin (1781–1833) was a French stage actress who performed at the Comédie-Française in Paris.[2][3] She was known for her beauty and acting talent.[4] Bourgoin had an affair with Russian Emperor Alexander I after being sent to entertain his delegation in Erfurt by Napoleon Bonaparte.[5]

Early life and career

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Bourgoin was born on July 4, 1781, in Paris to a master shoemaker. She dreamed of the stage from early childhood, studying dance from age six and later acting. Her professional debut came at age 18 on September 13, 1799, at the Théâtre-Français in Paris.[6]

Over the next three decades, Bourgoin performed over 50 roles at the Comédie-Française. She was inducted as the 213th member in 1802 and departed in 1829. Some of her most acclaimed roles were in productions of plays by Molière, Jean Racine, Pierre de Beaumarchais, and Voltaire. This included parts such as Iphigénie in ''Iphigénie'',TITLE Cherubino in ''The Marriage of Figaro'', Célimène in ''The Misanthrope'', and the title role in ''Eugénie''.[7][2]

Affair with Alexander I

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In 1808, Napoleon brought a troupe of actors including Bourgoin to Erfurt, Germany to entertain Alexander I and the Russian delegation to the Congress of Erfurt. Alexander was especially fond of Bourgoin's performances. At Napoleon's urging, she traveled back to the Russian Empire with Alexander.[7][5]

Bourgoin made her St. Petersburg debut on July 26, 1809, starring in the comedy ''Nanina'' by Voltaire. She was a sensation with Russian audiences over the next two years. Bourgoin is believed to have become Alexander I's mistress during this period before returning to her acting career in Paris.[7]

Theatre

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Career at the Comédie-Française

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Year Play Role
1799 Fénelon by Gabriel-Marie Legouvé Amélie
1799 Iphigénie by Jean Racine Iphigénie
1801 Mélanie ou la Religieuse by Jean-François de La Harpe Mélanie
1801 Mithridate by Jean Racine Monime
1802 Isule et Orovèse by Népomucène Lemercier Egésile
1802 The Guilty Mother by Beaumarchais
1802 The Marriage of Figaro by Beaumarchais
1802 Phèdre by Jean Racine Aricie
1802 Tartuffe by Molière Mariane
1803 Le Veuf amoureux by Jean-François Collin d'Harleville Euphrosine
1803 The Three Sultans or Suleiman II by Charles-Simon Favart Roxelane
1803 Melpomène et Thalie by René de Chazet Mercure
1803 Siri-Brahé ou les Curieuses by Henry Joseph Thurind de Ryss Julie Guldenstern
1803 Andromache by Jean Racine Andromache
1803 Bajazet by Jean Racine Atalide
1803 Britannicus by Jean Racine Junie
1804 William the Conqueror by Alexandre Duval
1804 Les Deux Figaro by Honoré-Antoine Richaud-Martelly Inès
1804 La Leçon conjugale by Charles-Augustin Sewrin and René de Chazet Suzanne
1805 Auguste et Théodore by Ernest de Manteufel Théodore
1805 Les Plaideurs by Jean Racine Isabelle
1805 Anaximander by François Andrieux Phrosine
1805 Esther by Jean Racine Zarès
1806 Athalie by Jean Racine Zacharie
1806 Antiochus Epiphanes by Auguste Le Chevalier Zobeide
1806 The Misanthrope by Molière
1807 Pyrrhus ou les Aeacides by Louis-Grégoire Le Hoc Iphise
1808 Plautus ou la Comédie latine by Népomucène Lemercier Thalia
1808 The Family Assembly by François-Louis Riboutté Rosine
1810 Eugénie by Beaumarchais Eugénie
1810 Athalie by Jean Racine Salomith
1811 A Tomorrow of Fortune or the Embarrassments of Happiness by Louis-Benoît Picard Claire
1811 La Femme misanthrope ou le Spite d'amour by Alexandre Duval Pauline
1812 Mascarille ou la Soeur supposée after Jean de Rotrou adapted by Charles Maurice Angélique
1812 The Marriage of Figaro by Beaumarchais
1812 La Lecture de Clarisse by François Roger Flamette
1813 Tippo-Saëb by Étienne de Jouy Aldéïr
1813 Ninus II by Charles Briffaut Zorame
1813 The Supposed Niece by Eugène de Planard Laure
1813 Tom Jones à Londres by Desforges Sophie
1814 Fouquet by J. R. de Gain-Montagnac Mademoiselle de Nollan
1814 The Barber of Seville by Beaumarchais
1815 Les Deux voisines by Marc-Antoine-Madeleine Désaugiers and Michel-Joseph Gentil de Chavagnac Julie
1816 Henri IV and Mayenne by Rancé and Thauélon de Lambert Annette
1816 La Comédienne by François Andrieux Henriette
1816 Alexandre et Apelle by Alexandre-Jean-Joseph de La Ville de Mirmont Eudore
1816 Charlemagne by Népomucène Lemercier Hugues
1816 La Pensée d'un bon roi by Jean-Baptiste Dubois Victorine
1816 La Fête de Henri IV by Michel-Nicolas Balisson de Rougemont Pauline
1816 L'Anniversaire ou Une journée by Philippe-Auguste de Rancé and Théaulon de Rambert Gabrielle
1816 L'Artisan politique by Théodore-Henri Barrau Rose
1817 Le Faux Bonhomme by Népomucène Lemercier Ursule
1818 La Reconciliation par ruse by François-Louis Riboutté Rose
1818 The Marriage of Figaro by Beaumarchais
1818 Le Susceptible par honneur by Étienne Gosse Alphonsine
1818 The Misanthrope by Molière Célimène
1819 Hécube et Polyxène by Pierre-François-Xavier Bourguignon d'Herbigny Polyxène
1819 The Marriage of Figaro by Beaumarchais
1819 Le Frondeur by Jacques-Corentin Royou Julie
1820 Le Flatterteur by Étienne Gosse Rose
1821 Zénobie by Jacques-Corentin Royou Thanis
1821 Le Faux bonhomme by Alexandre Duval Sophie
1821 L'Heureux rencontre by Eugène de Planard Émilie
1821 Faliero by Étienne Gosse Angéline
1821 Les Plaideurs sans procès by Charles-Guillaume Étienne Jenny
1822 Le Ménage de Molière by Justin Gensoul and J. A. N. Naudet Henriette
1822 Clytemnestra by Alexandre Soumet Electra
1823 La Route de Bordeaux by Marc-Antoine Désaugiers, Michel-Joseph Gentil de Chavagnac and Gersain Émilie
1825 La Correspondance d'Alexandrine-Sophie de Bawr Mademoiselle d'Ermance
1825 Bélisaire by Étienne de Jouy Eudoxe
1825 Sigismond de Bourgogne by Jean-Pons-Guillaume Viennet Sidonie
1826 L'Amitié des deux âges by Henri Monier de La Sizeranne Amélie
1826 Rosemonde by François Paul Émile Boisnormand de Bonnechose Rosemonde
1826 Marcel by Michel-Nicolas Balisson de Rougemont Marie

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Later stage roles and death

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Grave in the Père-Lachaise cemetery.

Upon returning to the Comédie-Française, Bourgoin continued performing lead roles into the 1820s. Some of her last acclaimed parts were in ''The Marriage of Figaro'' (1819), ''Zénobie'' (1821), and ''Marcel'' (1826).

After a 34-year stage career, Bourgoin died in her native Paris on August 11, 1833, at age 52.[8] She was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery. Over three decades at the Comédie-Française, Bourgoin performed over 50 roles showcasing her talents as one of the leading actresses of her era.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Autorités BnF". Bibliothèque nationale de France.
  2. ^ a b Agency, Hands. "Marie-Thérèse Bourgoin". Comédie-Française (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  3. ^ Bourgoin.
  4. ^ V.G. Burgoen, Tereza Etiennetta // Russian Biographical Dictionary: in 25 volumes. — SPb.Moscow, 1896-1918.
  5. ^ a b c Group, PMB. "BOURGOIN Marie-Thérèse-Etiennette - La Grange - Comédie Française". comedie-francaise.bibli.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-24. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ Henry Lyonnet. Dictionnaire des comédiens français, ceux d'hier: biographie, bibliographie, iconographie.... T. 1. A-D, Genève, Revue universelle internationale illustrée, 1912, 650 p., p. 218-220
  7. ^ a b c Dezobry and Bachelet, Dictionnaire de biographie, vol. 1, Ch. Delagrave, 1876, p. 356
  8. ^ a b "Marie Bourgoin". Les Archives du spectacle (in French). 1781-07-04. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  9. ^ Paul Bauer, , Mémoire et Documents, 2006, 867 p. (ISBN 978-2-914611-48-0), p. 441-442