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At an early age Bourgeois aspired to be an entertainer.
She began as a flower seller in a restaurant in her hometown, singing popular ballads as she sold blossoms.
After taking classes in theatre and singing, she began her career as an entertainer in 1885.
One day on the train to Paris for a violin lesson, she met Saint-Marcel, who directed the revue at the Casino de Paris.
He engaged her first as a stage-hand, and here she began to pursue her goal to become an entertainer, experimenting with various stage-names, being successively Miss Helyett, Miss Tinguette, Mistinguette and, finally, Mistinguett.
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