Jean COCTEAU. Autograph manuscript signed, "Britannicus" at the Bouffes-Parisiens, [1941]; 3 pages in-4. On the occasion of the Britannicus staged by Jean Marais. "The impulse of the youth of 1941 towards the classics is an instinctive impulse towards balance, nobility, the sublime. .... The idea for this show came to Jean Marais during his nights on guard. Cocteau attended the last rehearsals and keeps "the memory of a youthful, modest, sumptuous and solemn show, a perfect example of the attitude that should be taken and that symbolizes the dignity of the soul.