Félicia Thierret
Félicie Marie, called Félicia Thierret, around 1814 – 1 May 1873 was a French comedian. Life. Born in Paris, after attending the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique, Thierret made her debut at the Comédie-Française as Suzanne in "Le Mariage de Figaro" by Beaumarchais. She was accepted as a boarder in 1832 but soon left the theatre to alternate between Parisian stages and tours in the provinces. The list of her engagements in Paris is impressive : Comédie-Française (in 1832 and 1841), Théâtre de l'Odéon (in 1839 and 1857), Théâtre du Palais-Royal (in 1848 and 1858), Théâtre des  Bouffes-Parisiens (in 1867) and Théâtre des Menus-Plaisirs (in 1873). She could have pursued the classical repertoire, but this probably did not suit her whimsical temperament. When she played "Tartuffe" at the Odéon in particular (as Dorine). As she grew older, she became overweight, which prompted her to turn – successfully – to the role of the old women. In 1858, she returned to the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, where her comic side could be expressed in comedies, vaudevilles and operettas. Charles Legrand described her as follows: "Massive, hommasse, a semi-busted nose, small mischievous eyes, a half-rare smile, the  troupier step, the hâbleur gesture", quoted by Henry Lyonnet. Eugène Hugot says of her: In 1873, while performing "La Mariée de la rue Saint-Denis" at the Théâtre des Menus-Plaisirs, she felt ill and went to bed, never to get up again and died of pneumonia contracted during the performances. The press widely praised an actress full of originality, verve and comic strength. She was married to Jean-Baptiste Georgin. "In the town, Mme Thierret was cited for the exceptional regularity of her morals and the exemplary devotion she showed to her elderly mother. »