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Vermot et Associés

398 - Maurice POTTECHER (1867–1960), theater director and founder of the Théâtre du Peuple in Bussang, Vosges) / Signed autograph letter, 2 pages, in-8 format, on illustrated "Théâtre du Peuple" letterhead, Bussang (Vosges), September 3, 1947, to the critic of the newspaper "Opéra": A member of the audience who came to see “Noë” (“Le Sotré de Noë”) showed them the article written by his correspondent, reviewing “Burubu” (“Burubu, or the Wicked Woman and the Gnome,” premiered in 1947), “I was very moved, and my entire troupe was highly satisfied”— “This review, so understanding and so kind, far exceeded the praise usually bestowed upon the author-director and the performers—it articulated my artistic vision with a clarity bound to satisfy a writer who has sought to bring together, for a moment, thought and performance, the elite and the masses, on a stage somewhat different from the others—and who, after half a century of courageous efforts, seems to have more or less succeeded […]”

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Estimation

€10 - 20

Sale fees

28%

Maurice POTTECHER (1867–1960), theater director and founder of the Théâtre du Peuple in Bussang, Vosges) / Signed autograph letter, 2 pages, in-8 format, on illustrated "Théâtre du Peuple" letterhead, Bussang (Vosges), September 3, 1947, to the critic of the newspaper "Opéra": A member of the audience who came to see “Noë” (“Le Sotré de Noë”) showed them the article written by his correspondent, reviewing “Burubu” (“Burubu, or the Wicked Woman and the Gnome,” premiered in 1947), “I was very moved, and my entire troupe was highly satisfied”— “This review, so understanding and so kind, far exceeded the praise usually bestowed upon the author-director and the performers—it articulated my artistic vision with a clarity bound to satisfy a writer who has sought to bring together, for a moment, thought and performance, the elite and the masses, on a stage somewhat different from the others—and who, after half a century of courageous efforts, seems to have more or less succeeded […]”

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Auction details

500 AUTOGRAPHS, starting bid of 10 euros
Tuesday, November 10
01:30 PM
5, rue Drouot
75009 Paris, France

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Vermot et Associés +33 1 71 19 42 16 info@vermotetassocies.com
On Drouot for more than 10 years avec More than 220,000 lots published

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