(1) However, she was also a tragedienne not only on-screen, but, sadly, off-screen as well.(2) She was a glamorous loser, a musical comedy tragedienne , a mixture of frivolity and misfortune.(3) She was regarded as a tragedienne and often compared to great actresses of the day.(4) Her skills as a tragedienne come forward in Rigoletto and even more so in La traviata, where she is an unforgettably poignant Violetta.(5) In any genre where a happy ending is not only not guaranteed, but almost forbidden, one is likely to find a Tragedienne .
