Emmanuel CHABRIER (1841-1894). L.A.S., December 29, 1893, to Henry Bauër; 1 1/2 pages in-8, envelope. After the premiere of Gwendoline at the Opéra (December 27). He thanks Bauër for his fine, vigorous article in the Écho de Paris, "the day after the premiere of my poor Gwendoline. You understood, and you said so, that I hadn't always been very happy; I'm grateful that you spoke as you should with your beautiful mane, your beautiful cheeks - and your long nails, with your hellish temperament. Ah! I laughed out loud when you talked about the opera; they must have had a rough time of it; there aren't two like you to take the piss out of everything and put their foot in it. Don't show this letter to anyone, it would compromise me needlessly. If you keep it, keep it in a locked drawer. No gossip"... Correspondence, 93-54.