Marie-Augustine-Adrienne Maillet was born in Montreal on 10 December 1885, the daughter of Ludger Maillet, a lawyer, and Sarah Larose Maillet. As a child she attended the Académie Saint-Léon in Montreal, the Slade School at Fall River, Massachusetts, and the Mont Sainte-Marie convent school in Montreal. She began studies at Montreal's Ecole normale, but was obliged to withdraw after completing four years of the program in order to take on additional responsibilities within her family. In 1910 she left the family home in order to administer the dental office of her brother. In 1917 she began a long career in the postal service, throughout which time she resided at a Franciscan convent in Montreal. During the period 1934-1936 she supplied three short comedies to the sisters for use in their school, and in addition she wrote seven other comedies which were staged at various locations in Montreal, such...