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The Glory and Downfall of a Theatre
See original version (French)
31
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The Glory and Downfall of a Theatre
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €250
Voluntary lot
Description
The Glory and Downfall of a Theatre
Alexandre DUMAS. 2 signed autograph letters concerning the Théâtre Historique.
- To Alexis Dupont. 8 October 1850. ½ p. in-8, address on the back. The performance is scheduled for Saturday. The carriage will be at his door at seven o’clock.
- To Jadin. Undated. 1 p. in-8. ‘I have sent a request to de Lessert to sell the actors’ costumes at the Théâtre Historique.’ He has received no reply. ‘Otherwise, the person who made the costumes will lose 3 or 4 thousand francs. ”
On the reverse, a note from Jadin forwarding Dumas’s letter and asking “why Dumas has not been replied to, and to press the matter if at all possible. ”
Enclosed:
- Mr Alexandre DUMAS the Younger. *Atala*, a lyric drama. Music by Mr Varney. Paris, Michel Lévy, 1848.
8vo, burgundy half-chagrin, plain covers preserved.
16 pp. First edition.
The play premiered at the Théâtre Historique on 10 August 1848.
Vicaire III, 455.
Extremely rare.
L.-Henry LECOMTE. Histoire des Théâtres de Paris. Le Théâtre Historique. Paris, Daragon, 1906.
8vo, half-percaline with chagrin grain, covers preserved, untrimmed, ink stain in the margin of two leaves.
[2 ff.], 166 pp., [1 f.], frontispiece. A print run of 200 numbered copies on Holland paper (no. 50).
See original version (French)
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