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Elisabeth Rachel Félix, nota con il nome d'arte di Rachel (Mumpf, 21 febbraio 1821 – Le Cannet, 3 gennaio 1858), è stata un'attrice teatrale francese. Svizzera di nascita ma francese di nazionalità, Rachel vide i natali a Mumpf , nel cantone dell'Aargau : nata con il nome di Élisa Félix, fu figlia di un droghiere ebreo ...
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Rachel Félix was born as Elisa-Rachel Félix on 28 February 1821, in Mumpf, Rheinfelden, Aargau, to a family of Jewish background. Her father, Jacob Félix, was a peddler and her mother, Esther Hayer, was a Bohemian dealer in second-hand clothes. She had four sisters (Sophie-Sarah, Rébecca, Mélanie-Dinah, and Adelaïde-Lia) and one brother, Raphaël. A...
Félix's health declined after a long tour of Russia. Her efforts to remain successful and the constant flux of her relationships had weakened her. She had shown symptoms of tuberculosis as early as 1841, and died early in 1858 of the disease, aged 36, in Le Cannet, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She is interred at Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris.
Félix had two illegitimate sons; Alexandre-Antoine-Colonne with count Walewski (illegitimate son of Napoleon I), and Gabriel-Victor with Arthur Bertrand (son of Henri Gatien Bertrand). Upon her deathbed, she wrote many farewell letters to her sons, family members, lovers, colleagues and theatre connections at Comédie-Française. She is buried in a m...
Note: This article relies heavily on the corresponding French Wikipedia article, from which this was partially translated in May 2006. 1. Anonymous. Rachel et la Comédie Française. Brussels, 1842. 2. de B---, Madame, Memoirs of Rachel. London, 1858. 3. Barthou, Louis, Rachel. (Acteurs et Actrices d’Autrefois.). Paris, 1926. 4. Brownstein, Rachel, T...
An Englishman in Paris, by Albert Dresden Vandam(see Chapter VI)"Rachel" . Encyclopædia Britannica(11th ed.). 1911.Song written by Jean Clausel "Galerie Véro-Dodat"- 2
Élisabeth-Rachel Félix, dite Élisa Félix ou Rachel ou Mlle Rachel, également Mademoiselle, est une actrice née le 21 février 1821 à Mumpf ( Suisse) et morte le 3 janvier 1858 au Cannet 1. Grande tragédienne dont le jeu soulève l'admiration, c'est un modèle pour Sarah Bernhardt .
- Élisabeth-Rachel Félix
- 3 janvier 1858 (à 36 ans)Le Cannet
- Mˡˡᵉ Rachel
- 21 février 1821Mumpf ( Suisse)
Let us know. One of the most famous Jews in nineteenth-century France, the actress Rachel was celebrated for her unparalleled talent and is credited with reviving classical French tragedies in the era of Romanticism. Throughout her life, she remained faithful to her family and Judaism.
Elisabeth “Eliza/Élisa” Rachel Félix – History's Women. Better Known as Mademoiselle Rachel. Greatest Tragic Actress of France. 1821 – 1858 A.D. Rachel, the greatest tragic actress of France, was the daughter of a Jewish peddler named Jacob Felix, and was born at the village inn of Mumpf, Switzerland.
Née dans une famille de marchands ambulants, le 21 février 1821, Élisabeth-Rachel Félix, de son vrai nom, a connu la misère et la mendicité. Enfant, elle doit chanter et danser dans les...
Elisabeth Félix dite RACHEL. 260 e sociétaire. Entrée à la Comédie-Française en 1838 ; sociétaire en 1842 ; retraitée en 1849 ; pensionnaire « exceptionnelle » de 1849 à 1855. De nombreux ouvrages ont été – et seront encore – consacrés à cette personnalité exceptionnelle, véritable « monstre sacré », qui domine une ...
