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Alice Regnault
Alice Regnault (born Augustine-Alexandrine Toulet) (February 5, 1849 – July 12, 1931) was a French actress.
Her theatrical career began in 1871, but she was praised mainly for her beauty. She became very rich as a courtesan in Paris, and retired in 1881. She briefly worked as a journalist, under the pseudonym of Mitaine de Soie, and published two novels without much attention: "Mademoiselle Pomme" (1886) and "La Famille Carmettes" (1888).
of the Marshall Mac-Mahon's "coup d'état" on May 16, 1877. However, the three chapters published by his widow, the former actress Alice Regnault, are discontinued on the eve of the coup...
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