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both in the United States and England; and
in 1905 headed an all-star production of
Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer. She
scored her greatest successes in Salomy Jane
(1907) and The Dawn of a To-M'arrow
(1910). In 1910 she married August Belmont
and retired from the stage,

Roc, or Rukh, a fabuolus bird that in the
Arabian Nights carried Sindbad the Sailor
out of the Valley of Diamonds and was able
to lift an elephant.

Rocambole, a perennial plant, occasionally
cultivated for its bulbs, which are used much
as garlic, but possess a milder flavor.

Rochambeau, Jean Baptiste Donatien
de Vimeur, Comte de (1725-1807), French
soldier, was born in Vendome. In 1769 he be-
came inspector-general in the French army,
and in 1780 lieutenant-general. In the lat-
ter year he was sent to America, with 6,000
regulars, to aid in the expulsion of the Brit-
ish. In the siege of Yorktown, Rochambeau
and Count de Saint-Simon led two assaults
on the British defences. On Oct. 19, Corn-
wallis surrendered. For his services Rocham-
beau received the thanks of Congress. He re-
turned to France in 1783. In 1791 he was
made a field-marshal, and for a time com-
manded the Army of the North; but the ex-
cesses of the revolutionary leaders led to his
resignation in May, 1792. In 1804 Napoleon
made him a grand officer of the Legion of
Honor and granted him a pension. A statue
of Rochambeau was unveiled in Washington,
D. C., in 1902.

Rochdale, borough, Lancashire, England.
The Church of St. Chad (isth century) re-
tains portions of ancient architecture. It is
an important manufacturing center (wool,
cotton, etc., textiles). The first cooperative
society was established here in 1844. Lord
Byron's family were barons of Rochdale for
more than 200 years; p. (1931) 90,278.

Roche, Sir Boyle (1743-1807), Irish legis-
lator, was born in county Galway. He was
present at the siege of Quebec and served in
the American Revolution. He was noted for
his wit, being called the 'father of bulls.'

Rochefort-Lucay, Victor Henri, Mar-
quis de (1830-1913), French journalist and
politician, was on the staff of the Figaro from
1863 to 1865; then started the Lanterns
(1868); and for violent attacks on the imperi-
al family was sentenced to two years' impris-
onment and his paper suppressed. He escaped
to Brussels, where he remained till 1869,

when he was elected to the Chamber of Depu-
ties, returned to Paris, and founded the Mar-
seillaise. After a period of exile, he started
L'Inlransigeant, which he edited until 1907,
and attacked all governments in turn.

Rochefort, capital of Rochefort Arron-
disscment, department Charente-Inferieure,
France. It has a naval harbor surrounded by
forts. It dates its importance from 1665 when
it was designated a repairing port by Colbert.
Here Napoleon surrendered to Captain Mait-
land, July, 1815; p. 26,452.

Rochefoucauld. See La Rochefou-
cauld.

Rochelle, La, seaport town, capital of the
department of Charente-Inf6rieure, France.
The most interesting building is the Hotel de
Ville, erected hi 1486-1607. Important indus-
tries are agriculture, fishing, shipbuilding. It
was a Huguenot stronghold in the i6th cen-
tury and in 1572 withstood a six-months'
siege. In 1627-8 it was besieged for fourteen
months before Richelieu could force its sur-
render; p. 45^43-

Rochelle Salt, a mild laxative salt, con-
sisting of the double tartrate of potassium
and sodium and having the formula KNaCi
Hi00+4H20.

Rochester, city, Minnesota. It is the seat
of the famous Mayo Clinic founded by
Charles and William Mayo; p. 26,312.

Rochester, city, New York. The Erie Ca-
nal (completed in 1825) played a conspicuous
part in building up the commerce of Roches-
ter. The old Erie Canal has been abandoned
in favor of the New Barge Canal, s. of the
city. Advantages for higher education are of-
fered through the University of Rochester,
Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Insti-
tute, Colgate-Rochester Divinity School,
Nazareth College, St. Andrew's and St. Ber-
nard's Seminary. In 1922, the Eastman Thea-
tre, the third in size in the United States, was
built, through the generosity of George East-
man, who also founded the Eastman School
of Music.

Rochester is best known for the manufac-
ture of photographic film, cameras, mail
chutes, optical goods, check protectors, ther-
mometers, office systems, enameled steel tanks
and horticultural products. It is a distribut-
ing center for the agricultural products of a
large section, and has a heavy lake traffic.
The combined factors of railroad, hydro-elec-
tric power, motor truck and bus, canal,
steamship lines on Lake Ontario, and air