A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography/Gassier, Madame
GASSIER, MADAME,
Is by birth and education a Spaniard; her maiden name was Cruz, and she was born at Madrid, about the year 1830. She made her debût as an actress quite early, and attained considerable fame in her native country. In 1854, she appeared at the Paris Italian Opera, having previously performed at several of the principal theatres in Italy; she married M. Gassier, of Marseilles, an eléve of the Conservatoire. In May, 1855, Madame Gassier appeared at Drury Lane with immense success, "Barbière," "Somnambula," and "Pascale," were her principal pieces, and she and her husband were during that season the chief supports of the establishment, attracting night after night large audiences. At the close of the season she set out on a provincial tour with Grisi, Mario, and other famous vocalists, and fully sustained the reputation she had acquired in the capital.