Joséphine DUCHESNOIS (1777-1835). 2 L.A.S.; 1page in-8 with address, and 2pages in-8. [Circa 1825?], to Baron Taylor, royal commissioner at the Théâtre Français. "I am told that I would do well to play the first 4 acts of Phèdre and the last three of Marie-Stuart. I have therefore decided to play both"... [Pierre Lebrun's Marie Stuart premiered at the Comédie-Française on March 6, 1820]. March 28 [1829?], to a count, about her retirement performance. She asks him to do his utmost to ensure that the day of this performance, which is to take place in the first days of April, is fixed by the King, and that their Majesties honor this event with their presence: "I have only one regret, Monsieur le Comte, in leaving the Comédie Française, and that is to lose the hope of playing the beautiful role you intended for me in your fine tragedy"...