GLORY TO POVERTY
FAMOUS FRENCH DANCER
JANE AVRIL DEAD
(11 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 3. The death of J?ne Avril. aged 77 years, the famous French can-can dancer ’was announced by the Pans radio. _ , , She reached the height of her glory in Paris in 1900 and was admired and feted by kings, ambassadors, poets, and artists. She retired from the stage, married a painter, and lived in obscurity until his death, after which, poverty-stricken, she ended in an old ladies’ home in Paris.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21009, 4 February 1943, Page 4
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82GLORY TO POVERTY Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21009, 4 February 1943, Page 4
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