Mrs Montasus
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(18**-18**) Dancer and performer. Possibly from Mauritius.
A member of the French Dramatic Artistes who had arrived as part of an Italian Circus led by Signor Severo and Dalle Case in November 1847. In February 1848 a number of the artists broke away to form a company led by Dalle Case. Mrs Montasus is listed as a dancer in a number of performances by the Dalle Case Company, often as a partner to Mr Hus.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928: pp 435-438; 502-3.
Fletcher, 199*;
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