Émile ZOLA. L.A.S., Paris April 23, 1887, to Paul Boisselot; 2pages in-8.
About Renée, a stage adaptation of La Curée (premiered April 16, 1887 at Le Vaudeville).
He asks Boisselot (stage manager at Le Vaudeville) to "collate the enclosed manuscript of Renée with that of the theater, so that it conforms to the performance text? The prompter could do this little job, and you'd tell me what I owe him: a small account that I'd settle with a voucher on the Debry agency. Finally, you'd be pushing the kindness envelope if you yourself would indicate with a red pencil the passages where the audience protests. I'll have the manuscript returned to the theater on Monday"...
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Émile ZOLA. L.A.S., Paris April 23, 1887, to Paul Boisselot; 2pages in-8. About Renée, a stage adaptation of La Curée (premiered April 16, 1887 at Le Vaudeville). He asks Boisselot (stage manager at Le Vaudeville) to "collate the enclosed manuscript of Renée with that of the theater, so that it conforms to the performance text? The prompter could do this little job, and you'd tell me what I owe him: a small account that I'd settle with a voucher on the Debry agency. Finally, you'd be pushing the kindness envelope if you yourself would indicate with a red pencil the passages where the audience protests. I'll have the manuscript returned to the theater on Monday"...

Estimate
€400 - €500
Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
30%
Émile ZOLA. L.A.S., Paris April 23, 1887, to Paul Boisselot; 2pages in-8. About Renée, a stage adaptation of La Curée (premiered April 16, 1887 at Le Vaudeville). He asks Boisselot (stage manager at Le Vaudeville) to "collate the enclosed manuscript of Renée with that of the theater, so that it conforms to the performance text? The prompter could do this little job, and you'd tell me what I owe him: a small account that I'd settle with a voucher on the Debry agency. Finally, you'd be pushing the kindness envelope if you yourself would indicate with a red pencil the passages where the audience protests. I'll have the manuscript returned to the theater on Monday"...
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