Douceur and her niece, believing Douceur's condition to be grave and believing an earlier medevac flight possible, contacted Senator Jeanne Shaheen for assistance; as the NSF continued to state Douceur's condition did not qualify for a medevac attempt and conditions at the base would not permit an earlier flight, Douceur and her supporters brought the situation to media attention.
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The Th��tre du Vieux-Colombier was inaugurated with a little ceremony on October 22, 1913 and opened with its first public performance on the next evening with Heywood's " A Woman Killed By Kindness " " ( " Une femme tu�e par la douceur " ) ", but the Elizabethan melodrama did not impress the critics and the public remained indifferent.
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She returned to the Gymnase in mother-figure roles in works such as " Le Bourgeon ", " Le Secret de Polichinelle " and " L'�ge difficile ", to which she brought " une tendresse, une douceur et une bonhomie touchantes " ( " a tenderness, a softness and a touching affability " ) before retiring to her native Burgundy.
