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Rachel (ELIZA RACHEL F LIX zerland Feb)

ELIZA RACHEL FÉLIX, zerland, Feb. 28, 1820; was the daughter of a Jew peddler, and in 1830 went to reof a Jew peddler, and in 1830 went to reside at Paris. Sarah, her elder sister, used to sing at the various cafés. In 1832, the voices of the two sisters having attracted notice, they were placed, by the kindness of some connoisseurs, under Choron, a celebrated singing-master; and in 1833, the younger sister Rachel, having shown great tragic power, entered the Conservatoire at Paris, and in 1838 made her first appearance at the Théâtre Français, in the character of Camille, in "Le Horace," where her début was not auspicious. In the course of a few months Mademoiselle Rachel completely revived the classic school of tragedy which had fallen into decay, though her crowning triumph was gained in 1843, in her representation of "Phèdre." Soon after this she she made a provincial tour, visited the chief European cities, and at last came to London, in 1846, reaping fame and wealth wherever she appeared.

In 1855 she made a professional visit to the United States, interrupted by the failure of her health, returned to France, and died of consumption in Cannes, near Toulon, Jan. 3, 1858.

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