▁the ▁Thé âtre ▁du ▁G ymn ase ▁in ▁Paris ▁on ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁with ▁the ▁Mari age ▁de ▁Victor ine , ▁as ▁Victor ine . ▁She ▁was ▁intellig ent , ▁cheer ful ▁and ▁sentiment al , ▁and ▁performed ▁for ▁ 1 3 ▁years ▁at ▁this ▁theatre , ▁with ▁a ▁pi quant ▁na iv ety , ▁grace ▁and ▁dec ency . ▁Her ▁last ▁role ▁at ▁the ▁G ymn ase ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁d ' une ▁h onn ête ▁Fem me ▁which ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁She ▁played ▁in ▁works ▁by ▁George ▁Sand , ▁Eug ène ▁S cribe , ▁Alexandre ▁Dum as ▁fils , ▁Oct ave ▁Fe u illet , ▁Victor ien ▁S ard ou ▁and ▁Thé odore ▁Bar rière ▁throughout ▁the ▁Second ▁French ▁Empire . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁she ▁co - star red ▁with ▁Madame ▁Pas ca ▁( A li x - Marie - Ang èle ▁Sé on ) ▁in ▁the ▁play ▁Les ▁Id ées ▁de ▁Madame ▁A ub ray ▁by ▁Dum as ▁fils . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁the ▁Com édie - Fran çaise ▁offered ▁Marie ▁Del ap orte ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁soci é taire . ▁She ▁decl ined ▁that ▁but ▁accepted ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁p ension naire ▁( pa id ▁actor ). ▁She ▁fell ▁ill ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁stay ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁stage ▁for ▁a ▁year . ▁She ▁then ▁received ▁a ▁magnific ent ▁offer ▁from ▁Russia ▁of ▁ 5 5 , 0