Marcel AYMÉ. autograph manuscript signed, Surprise, [1966]; 1 page small in-4. On the Union des Artistes Gala. This year, Edwige Feuillère won't be taming wild beasts and Jean Gabin won't be performing on the flying trapeze: "Our stars, divided between theater, cinema and television, no longer have the time to perfect the dangerous acts that used to throw anxiety and panic into the hearts of their admirers. At the next gala, the actors will perform in a show I don't yet know the specifics of, but which looks set to be theatrical. For one night, the Cirque d'Hiver ring will be the stage for a vast theater in the round - a welcome revolution. Rather than watching talented performers exercise their skills in activities that are foreign to them, the spectator will prefer to see them shine in roles in which they excel"... [In fact, this Gala did not take place at the Cirque d'Hiver, but at the Opéra; it was a failure... and the last Gala of the Union].