CELESTE, MADAME (1815-1882), French dancer and actress, was born in Paris on Aug. 16, 1815. As a little girl she was a pupil in the ballet class at the Opera, and made her debut at the Bowery theatre, New York City, at 15. Going to England, she ap peared at Liverpool as Fenella in Masaniello, and also in London (1831). In 1834 she played to enthusiastic audiences in America. She returned to England in 1837, gave up dancing, and appeared as an actress, first at Drury Lane and then at the Haymarket. In 1844 she joined Benjamin Webster in the management of the Adelphi, and afterwards took the sole management of the Lyceum till 1861. She made a third visit to the United States from 1865 to 1868, and retired in 187o. Her favourite part was Miami in Buckstone's Green Bushes. She died in Paris on Feb. 1a, 188a.