GAUTIER, Théophile (1811-1872)
Autograph letter signed “Théophile Gautier” to Arsène Houssaye
S.l, 6 September 1855, 1 p. in-8
“I would like to get from your kindness a lodge for today’s performance”
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GAUTIER, Théophile (1811-1872)
Autograph letter signed “Théophile Gautier” to Arsène Houssaye
S.l, 6 September 1855, 1 p. in-8
Previously mounted, mark left on verso
Théophile Gautier asks for the favor of a lodge for the performance of the day
« Je voudrais obtenir de ta gentillesse une baignoire pour la représentation d’aujourd’hui. Une baignoire sinon une autre loge même meilleure tu me feras un vif plaisir, tout à toi de cœur et de plume.
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In 1855, Gautier left the editorial staff of the newspaper La Presse and joined the Moniteur Universel. A critic of art and entertainment, the author provides numerous articles on painting and cultural life every month, as well as his works in preview.
Arsène Houssaye (28 March 1814, Bruyères-et-Montbérault – 26 February 1896, Paris) was a French writer. He is also known as Alfred Mousse