Mistinguett
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Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois, known professionally as Mistinguett, was a French actress and singer. She was at one time the highest-paid female entertainer in the world. At the time of her unofficial r
Mistinguett, c. 1900, by Paul Nadar
Mistinguett at the Moulin Rouge
Plaque on Mistinguett's home in Paris
Mistinguett shopping in the United States in 1924
Anna Thibaud
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Anna Thibaud was a French singer. She had a wide repertoire, attractive stage presence and excellent voice. She performed at important venues in Paris during a lengthy career.
Mistinguett
…stage-names, being successively Miss Helyett, Miss Tinguette, Mistinguette and, finally, Mistinguett. In the 1880s Mistinguett visited her neighbour Anna Thibaud to ask for advice. Thibaud told her, "To succeed in the theatre ... you must be pretty. You must excite men." Mistinguett asked if she meant that she…
Anna Thibaud
Poster for the Alcazar d'Eté