Ève Lavallière was born at 8 rue Champ-de-Mars in Toulon. Her birth was not desired, and she was placed, up to school age, with a local family of peasants. At school age, however, she was enrolled by her parents in a private school of excellent reputation. After the death of her parents in tragic circumstances, and after running away from home. she arrived, as a teenager, in Paris. She became an actress renowned in the Belle Époque, including the Théâtre des Variétés in Paris.
Later she became a noteworthy Catholic penitent and member of the Secular Franciscan Order.
Eve Lavallière dressed in Jenny. Les Modes, May 1914 via
Eve Lavallière in Les Modes, 1902 (dresses for the comedy Les Deux Ecoles) via
Eve Lavallière in Les Modes, 1902 (dresses for the comedy Les Deux Ecoles) via
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