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Betty Daussmond

Betty Daussmond
Daussmond by Nadar, 1902 or earlier
Born
Marguerite Anne Bettina Doneau

29 July 1873
Sarthe, Pays-de-Loire, France
Died25 September 1957 (aged 84)
Paris, Ile-de-France, France
OccupationActress
Years active1910-1953 (film)

Betty Daussmond (29 July 1873 – 25 September 1957), born Marguerite Anne Bettina Doneau,[1] was a French stage and film actress, often associated with comedies and especially with the works of Sacha Guitry.

Career

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Daussmond was born in Beaumont-sur-Sarthe, and prepared for a stage career at the conservatory in Nantes.[1]

In 1914 Daussmond played the leading female part in Georges Feydeau's last full-length farce, Je ne trompe pas mon mari!. The author commented that she brought "joie de vivre" to the role on "her pretty Columbine lips".[2] Also in 1914 she appeared in L'habit vert, another French farce, in London.[3][4] She was featured in the comedy La danseuse éperdue in 1920.[5]

Daussmond acted in works by Sacha Guitry on the London stage, including roles in L'illusioniste (1922), Jacqueline (1922), Comment on ecrit l'histoire (1923), and Le veilleur de nuit (1923).[6][7] Of her work in Le veilleur de nuit, a Daily Telegraph reviewer wrote, "The audience took her to their hearts, grateful for the many laughs with which she enlivened the evening."[8]

In 1933, she acted in an adaptation of the American play Dinner at Eight in Paris.[9] In 1935 she was again in a Guitry play in London, Mon double et ma Moite, at Daly's Theatre.[10] In 1939 she was in the cast of a radio production of Guitry's Les ruptures.[11] She acted in a play by Armand Salacrou, Si Dieu le voulait, in Paris in 1950.[12]

Daussmond's clothes, including gowns by Lanvin[13] and Maggy Rouff,[14] were photographed, described, and discussed in the fashion press.[15] When her stage costumes violated an exclusive agreement in 1922, the designer Patou sued Daussmond.[16] She endorsed Dentol, a brand of toothpaste, in print advertisements.[17]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b Delini, Jules (1922). Nos vedettes : 300 biographies anecdotiques d'artistes dramatiques et lyriques: illustrées de portraits originaux du Maître Abel. University of Ottawa. Paris : Editions J. Bridge. p. 78 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Gidel, Henry (1991). Georges Feydeau (in French). Paris: Flammarion. ISBN 978-2-08-066280-4. p. 240.
  3. ^ The Era Almanack. Era. 1913. p. 143.
  4. ^ Wearing, J. P. (2013). The London Stage 1910-1919: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Scarecrow Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-8108-9300-9.
  5. ^ "Au Théatre des Mathurins: 'La danseuse éperdue'". Comœdia illustré. 7: 206. 15 February 1920.
  6. ^ Wearing, J. P. (2014). The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 174, 175, 232, 234. ISBN 978-0-8108-9302-3.
  7. ^ Who's who in the Theatre. Pitman. 1926. pp. lxii–lxiii.
  8. ^ "New Oxford Theatre: 'Le Veilleur de Nuit' by Sacha Guitry". The Daily Telegraph. 12 June 1923. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lundi 8 Heures". Variety. 110 (9): 50. 9 May 1933 – via Internet Archive.
  10. ^ "Theatrical Notes; Sacha Guitry Season at Daly's". The Daily Telegraph. 20 June 1935. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Popular Radio Features To-night". Evening Post. 6 September 1939. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "On mande de Paris..." Le Devoir. 20 December 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Paradoxes in silhouette dominate the mode". Vogue. 61 (7): 50. April 1923.
  14. ^ Knight, Mary (28 November 1934). "Evening Gown of White Satin Very Intriguing". The Evening Sun. p. 10. Retrieved 2 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Quintessence of Graft is to be Found among the Superstitions Stars of Beauty on the Parisian Stage". The Washington Post. 29 May 1910. p. 40. Retrieved 2 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Wore Gowns Not His, Dressmaker Sues Actress". The Lima Gazette and The Lima Republican. 26 November 1922. p. 22. Retrieved 2 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Je 'adore! (advertisement)". L'Instantané. 12 July 1913.
  18. ^ Hale, Wanda (30 April 1939). "Guitry Turns Out New French Film". Daily News. p. 81. Retrieved 2 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ Holden, Stephen (26 May 1989). "Review/Film; In Rigid Provincial France, A Tale of Love and Power". The New York Times. p. 60. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
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