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    Veuillot, La Petite Lune, No. 37, 1878–1879. "Pâquerette." Caricature of Louis Veuillot, La Petite Lune, No. 2, 1878–1879. "Les Hommes D'Église." Caricature...
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    Haras Nationaux. The seal brown Dictateur, born to the Duc de Narbonne in 1878, had a fine racing career, earning 13,255 francs as a three-year-old, for...
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    performance of the comedy "Pierrot Posthume". 1851: premiere of the ballet, Pâquerette. 1852: Un Trio de Romans | Caprices et Zigzag | Emaux et Camées | Italia...
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    by M. Volkonsky, and not by M. Teliakovsky. Mlle. Kschessinskaya took an active part in this intrigue, revenging herself because at the benefit of her late...
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  • roles. Today the company includes Sir Frederick Ashton's version in their active repertory (originally staged for the Royal Ballet in 1960), though the so-called...
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