▁▁▁ ▁Her ▁real ▁name ▁was ▁Jean ne - Al fr éd ine ▁Tr é f ou ret . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Marse ille , ▁where ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁an ▁actor ▁at ▁the ▁G ymn ase . ▁She ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁her ▁first ▁appearance ▁on ▁the ▁stage ▁came ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁three ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁trained ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁Conserv atoire ▁and ▁was ▁engaged ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁for ▁the ▁theatre ▁at ▁Al gi ers , ▁and ▁afterwards ▁for ▁the ▁Kh ed iv ial ▁theatre ▁at ▁C airo , ▁where ▁she ▁played , ▁in ▁turn , ▁co qu ette , ▁sou bre tte ▁and ▁ingen ue ▁parts . ▁Ex pect ations ▁had ▁been ▁raised ▁by ▁her ▁voice , ▁and ▁when ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Marse ille ▁she ▁sang ▁in ▁oper etta , ▁besides ▁acting ▁in ▁R uy ▁Bl as . ▁ ▁She ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁in ▁La ▁ch aste ▁Su z anne ▁at ▁the ▁Pal ais ▁Royal , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁again ▁heard ▁in ▁oper etta ▁at ▁the ▁Renaissance . ▁She ▁sang ▁in ▁La ▁petite ▁mari ée ▁and ▁La ▁belle ▁L ure tte . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁great ▁success ▁at ▁the ▁G ymn ase ▁in ▁Le ▁ma ître ▁de ▁for ges . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁she ▁married ▁Victor ▁Kon ing ▁( 1 8 4 2 - 1 8 9 4 ), ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁that ▁theatre , ▁but ▁divor ced