GIDE, André (1869-1951)
Autograph letter signed “André Gide” to Muni
[Saint-Paul de Vence], 22 June [19]49, 1 p. 1/4 in-8, enveloppe attached
“Staying with you with all my heart…”
Fact sheet
GIDE, André (1869-1951)
Autograph letter signed “André Gide” to Muni
[Saint-Paul de Vence], 22 June [19]49, 1 p. 1/4 in-8, enveloppe attached
Gide protests against the publication of photographs showing him with actress Muni
“Gentille Muni,
Très sensible à votre aimable dépêche. Mais pourquoi faut-il que l’excellent souvenir que je voulais garder de vous soit abîmé par la divulgation, dans de misérables journaux, de photographies que je pensais devoir demeurer entre nous et, pour ainsi dire, confidentielles – auxquelles certes je ne me serais pas prêté si j’avais pu pressentir qu’il en serait fait cet absurde usage. Je ne puis vous cacher que j’en ai été péniblement surpris. Je me dis que le mieux, à présent que le mal est fait, est de n’y attacher point trop d’importance, pour pouvoir rester de grand cœur avec vous.
André Gide”
Actress Marguerite Dupuy, known as MUNI (1929-1999), played the title role of Amal and the Letter of the King, a play by Tagore adapted by Gide, given by the Rideau de Paris at the Théâtre des Mathurins on June 15, 1949, in a staging by Jean Marchat
We include:
-A set of prints showing Gide and Muni (an original photograph and 5 countertypes) in Saint-Paul de Vence
-A set of photographs showing Muni in representation of the play Amal and the letter of the King (stamp of photographer Lucien Lorelle on verso)
–A set of 3 autograph letters signed by Catherine Gide to Muni (1952-1965), including one granting her exclusive role of Amal for two years.