Céline Montaland Explained

Céline Montaland (10 August 1843 – 8 January 1891) was a French actress, dancer and singer.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Céline Montaland was born on 10 August 1843 in Ghent, Belgium. Her parents, Pierre Montaland and Mathilde Chevalier, were actors. She was trained by her father, who was a former actor at Théâtre du Vaudeville. She made her debut at the age of six at Comédie-Française in the role of Camille in Gabrielle (1849) of Émile Augier.^[3] She was the “youngest actress ever to perform at this theater.”^[4] She performed a number of children roles, which were specially created for her.^[3]

In 1860 she returned to Paris after a worldwide musical tour by her theatrical troupe which got a wide public attention.^{[5] [6]} She continued to perform in different popular theaters including Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe and Comédie-Française.^[3] At the end of her distinguished theatrical career, she became a Sociétaire at the Comédie-Française in 1888.^[4]

She died in Paris, France on 8 January 1891.

Notes and References

1. Book: Carlson, Marvin . 1972. The French Stage in the Nineteenth Century. 15 June 2022. Lanham, Maryland . Scarecrow Press. 221. 978-0-810-80516-3.
2. Book: Berlanstein, Lenard R.. 30 June 2009. Daughters of Eve: A Cultural History of French Theater Women from the Old Regime to the Fin de Siècle. 15 June 2022. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 89. 978-0-674-02081-8.
3. Book: Meyerbeer, Giacomo. 1999. The Diaries of Giacomo Meyerbeer: The years of celebrity, 1850-1856. 15 June 2022. Vancouver, British Columbia. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. 80. 978-0-838-63844-6.
4. Book: Bernhardt, Sarah . 1 January 1999. My Double Life: The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt. 15 June 2022. Albany, NY. State University of New York Press (SUNY Press). 317. 978-0-791-44053-7.
5. Book: Marbot, Bernard. 1980. After Daguerre: Masterworks of French Photography (1848–1900) from the Bibliothèque Nationale. 15 June 2022. New York. Metropolitan Museum of Art . 113.
6. Book: Senelick, Laurence . 21 September 2017. Jacques Offenbach and the Making of Modern Culture. 15 June 2022. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press . 187. 978-0-521-87180-8.