Camille SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921). L.A.S., Paris February 19, 1915, [to Pierre-Barthélemy Gheusi]; 1 page in-8, vignette and letterhead Café Restaurant d'Orsay. It is truly scandalous that my music can be heard everywhere, except at the Opéra-Comique. Since you give patriotic interludes, you might well have them sing La Gloire, for tenor, baritone and men's chorus, which was a huge success at the ceremony for J.J. Rousseau, at the Panthéon... On the back, minute de réponse de Gheusi (1 p. in-8 au crayon): You can write me letters like this throughout the war. Op. Com. is not open. I'm giving out makeshift takeovers, to ensure the life of the staff I have left. But I can't study or perform anything new: only the current repertoire is playable here at the moment; and, sometimes, I even have to give it up, for lack of development and feasible rehearsals! ...