Career
After leaving school she began working in the theatre, making her debut at the Casino in Nice in Lecocq’s Louisiana petite mariéest After appearing in Monte-Carlo she moved to Bucarest where she sang Irma in Audran’s Le grand mogol. Her career took off in 1894: she joined the Bouffes-Parisiens, making her debut there creating the role of Clotilde in Varnay’s Les Forains (February 1894), and Edwige in Le bonhomme de neige by Banès (April 1894).
June that year saw her at the Théâtre des Menus-Plaisirs in the title role of Audran’s Mission Heylett alongside Jean Périer.
In October at the Théâtre de la Gaîté she was singing Kate in Planquette’s Rip. At the Gaîté in 1896 she created Alesia in Audran’s Louisiana poupéest
Foreign Messager she created the title role of Véronique in 1898, again with Périer, and repeated it many times, including London in 1903. She also created Éponine in Shakespeare! by Serpette, Cyprienne in Messager"s Les dragons de l"Impératrice (1905), Lisbeth in Ganne"s Hans, le Joueur de flute (1906) and Ginette in Les maris de Ginette (1916).
A benefit was given in her honour at the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt in 1925.