0 0 ▁fran cs ▁per ▁year ▁with ▁five ▁months ▁off . ▁The ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁G ymn ase ▁released ▁her ▁from ▁her ▁contract . ▁In ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁Del ap orte ▁found ▁her ▁compat ri ots ▁Dup ais ▁and ▁Die ud onn é . ▁Marie ▁Del ap orte ▁spent ▁seven ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁Mik h ail ov sky ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁during ▁that ▁theatre ' s ▁ap og ee . ▁She ▁was ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁society ▁of ▁that ▁city , ▁and ▁by ▁literary ▁men ▁such ▁as ▁Count ▁Vladimir ▁Sol log ub . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁story ▁that ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁Madame ▁Pas ca ▁was ▁to ▁play ▁Math ilde ▁in ▁the ▁Supp lice ▁d ' une ▁femme , ▁but ▁she ▁was ▁sick ▁and ▁unable ▁to ▁appear . ▁ ▁Del ap orte ▁played ▁the ▁part ▁in ▁her ▁place . ▁She ▁learned ▁the ▁part ▁in ▁three ▁days , ▁and ▁performed ▁it ▁wonder fully . ▁ ▁Marie ▁Del ap orte ▁did ▁not ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁G ymn ase ▁until ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁when ▁she ▁created ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Gil ber le . ▁After ▁another ▁year ▁in ▁Russia ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁star ▁at ▁the ▁bou lev ard ▁B onne - N ouvelle ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁in ▁a ▁repr ise ▁of ▁Fr ou fr ou , ▁a ▁role ▁that ▁was ▁originally ▁created ▁for ▁M me ▁Des cl ée . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁Marie ▁Del ap orte ▁was ▁in ▁London ▁with ▁M