Description
Autograph letter signed, one page, 5,5 x 8 inch, `Theatre des Bouffes Parisiens` stationery, Paris, "Monday" (n.y.), in French, to "mon cher maitre" - informing him of a change, written and signed in black ink "Jacques Offenbach", with intersecting letter folds and mild signs of wear - in fine to very fine condition. Accompanied by a vintage photograph (unsigned), shows Jacques Offenbach in a chest-up portrait, 3 x 5 inch.
"mon cher maitre
C`est pour lundi 29 X bre 11h 1/2 au Passage Choiseul.
Tout le monde est prévenu de ce changement.
Merci bien de votre obligeance et veuillez agréer, cher maitre, l`assurance de mes sentiments les plus distingués
Jacques Offenbach"
Translated:
"my dear master
It`s for Monday 29 X ber 11h 1/2 at the Passage Choiseul.
Everyone is notified of this change.
Thank you very much for your kindness and please accept, dear master, the assurance of my most distinguished feelings.
Jacques Offenbach"
Further Information on the person
Profession:
(1819-1880) German-born French composer, cellist and impresario of the Romantic period. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s to the 1870s, and his uncompleted opera The Tales of Hoffmann.
Year of Birth: 1819
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