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100 1 _aChabrillan, Céleste Vénard de, comtesse,
_d1824-1909
245 1 0 _aMémoires de Céleste Mogador, Volume 2
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2017-06-28
508 _aProduced by Clarity, Hélène de Mink, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"Mémoires de Céleste Mogador, Volume 2" by comtesse Céleste Vénard de Chabrillan is a memoir written in the mid-19th century. This work delves into the glamorous yet tumultuous life of Céleste Mogador, a performer entrenched in the Parisian entertainment scene of her time. The narrative explores themes of fame, personal struggle, and the fickleness of public opinion as it follows Céleste and her experiences with her contemporaries, particularly her friend Pomaré and the challenges they face in a society that idolizes while simultaneously vilifying women in their profession. At the start of the memoir, Céleste reflects on her recent success performing, juxtaposed against the failures of her acquaintance Pomaré, who faced public ridicule. The scenes reveal a vibrant yet harsh world of theater, where success and notoriety can shift quickly. As Céleste navigates the complexities of her relationships and her place within society, she is acutely aware of the judgments made by both critics and journalists. She recounts a painful incident involving her friend Lise, who is arrested under dubious circumstances, and contrasts this with her own fleeting moments of triumph as she embarks on a new venture at the Hippodrome. These intimate insights provide a poignant exploration of the intersection between personal dreams and societal expectations faced by women in the arts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aActresses -- France -- Biography
653 _aChabrillan, Céleste Vénard de, comtesse, 1824-1909
653 _aCourtesans -- France -- Biography
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54997
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