Adélaïde-Louise-Pauline Hus

Adélaïde-Louise-Pauline Hus (1734–1805) was a French stage actress and courtesan. She was engaged at the Comédie-Française in Paris in 1751–1773.

Life

She was born to Francois Hus and the student of Hippolyte Clairon. She belonged to the most famed actors in contemporary France and known for her rivalry with d'Épinay. She supported the controversial political play Les Philosophes by Palissot to be set.

She is much known for the story of her breakup with the rich Auguste Louis Bertin; when she was discovered with a younger lover, Bertin ordered her to leave the house (which he paid for and kept for her), with nothing but what she could carry with her inside her dress.

In 1773, she married the court official Louis-Elie Lelièvre and became known for her philanthropy.

References

Denis Diderot Rameau's Nephew and First SatireOxford University Press, UK, 9 nov. 2006
"Adélaïde Louise Pauline Hus de la Comédie-Française : Autour du Père Tanguy". autourduperetanguy.blogspirit.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.

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