Yvette GUILBERT. Long autograph letter, signed, addressed on July 2 (circa 1902)…

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Yvette GUILBERT.

Long autograph letter, signed, addressed on July 2 (circa 1902), on stationery headed 120 rue de Courcelles, Paris, to M. Legrand-Chabrier, writer. In her letter, the singer talks about her program at La Scala (the famous Paris theater), and asks the writer for publicity. "I'm taking along verses by Maurice Donnay: A- Les Vieux Musiciens, B- Eros Vanné, in case the audience is... intelligent" "[...] that I begin the 2nd part after the entra'cte because I'm unaccustomed to smoke...!!! I'm afraid it will make my voice hoarse". 4 pages in-8, blue paper.

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Yvette GUILBERT.

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