Mademoiselle Gabrielle

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(18**-18**) Circus performer, singer. Advertised as "eerste zangeres van den Koninklyken Schouwburg, Bruxel" ("first singer of the Royal Theatre, Brussels").

A member of the French Dramatic Artistes who had arrived from Mauritius 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.

By March 1848 the company had to close due to financial; difficulties and Mr Crosset), and two other leading artists (Mr Victor and X. Hus) then formed the Theatre de L'Union in March 1848, but by the end of September the company had disappeared.

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928: pp. 435-438; 502-3.

Fletcher, 199*;

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