Lecouvreur
ADRIENNE (luhkö-vrur'), a French actress; born near Châlons, France, April 5, 1692, made her début at Strasburg in 1717, and soon became famous for her power as an actress, and the number and eminence of her admirers, among whom were Marshal Saxe, Voltaire, and Lord Peterborough.
Her death, in Paris, March 20, 1730, was unjustly suspected to be due to poison administered by a rival, the Duchess Bouillon. This is the plot of the play by Scribe and Legouvé, in which Rachel, Bernhardt, etc., won distinction.