COMÉDIE-FRANÇAISE. DIRECTORS. Jules CLARETIE. L.a.s. refusing to hire an actress (with attached l. from Emmanuel Arène, 1892). Note a.s. on the margin of a circular concerning works submitted to the Reading Committee. Caricature by Henry Somm, pen-and-ink drawing with caption, on the departure of Marthe Brandès (1902). Émile FABRE. 4 letters (including one l.a.s.) to Émile Drain, 1922-1928, the last two concerning the actor's resignation (with draft reply from Drain). Autograph note for the inauguration of the Mounet-Sully medallion (1927). L.a.s. denying an article in L'Action française about recent commitments allegedly owed to Léon Blum. 2 l.s. addressed to him by J. Mistler and G. Huisman, directors of the Beaux-Arts department (1932-1934, with duplicate reply). Pierre-Aimé TOUCHARD. L.a.s. to Pierre Brasseur (1947). Ms autogr. supporting André Reybaz and Catherine Toth's action in favor of theater. Attached: a note a.s. from secretary general Verteuil for the entries of gal Froissard and Filon, governor and tutor of the Imperial Prince (1869); 2 l.a.s by C.F. archivists Georges Monval and Jules Couët.