Louis JOUVET. L.A.S., June 7, 1951, to Pierre Brasseur; 1page in-4 (small cracks at folds).
On the evening of the 1st performance of Jean-Paul Sartre's Le Diable et le bon Dieu at the Théâtre Antoine, directed by Jouvet, in which Brasseur played the role of Goetz. Jouvet has to leave for Toulouse [see Maurice Sarrazin and his "Grenier de Toulouse" company for advice and encouragement]. He won't be back until the 3rd performance the day after tomorrow. "This little bill is to tell you that I'll be with you, in spirit, later on. The train leaves at 8 p.m. I'll have time to settle in and be seated in the auditorium". [Jouvet died on August 16].
Attached are a L.S. to Miguel Zamacoïs, September 18, 1948 (1p. in-4 on Athénée Théâtre Louis Jouvet letterhead), about his Fin de Tartuffe; a photo of Jouvet at his work table; and 2 l.a.s. from Léo Laparra to Raymond Oliver, about his book Dix ans avec Louis Jouvet (2p. and a half in-4).
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Lot no. 216

Louis JOUVET. L.A.S., June 7, 1951, to Pierre Brasseur; 1page in-4 (small cracks at folds). On the evening of the 1st performance of Jean-Paul Sartre's Le Diable et le bon Dieu at the Théâtre Antoine, directed by Jouvet, in which Brasseur played the role of Goetz. Jouvet has to leave for Toulouse [see Maurice Sarrazin and his "Grenier de Toulouse" company for advice and encouragement]. He won't be back until the 3rd performance the day after tomorrow. "This little bill is to tell you that I'll be with you, in spirit, later on. The train leaves at 8 p.m. I'll have time to settle in and be seated in the auditorium". [Jouvet died on August 16]. Attached are a L.S. to Miguel Zamacoïs, September 18, 1948 (1p. in-4 on Athénée Théâtre Louis Jouvet letterhead), about his Fin de Tartuffe; a photo of Jouvet at his work table; and 2 l.a.s. from Léo Laparra to Raymond Oliver, about his book Dix ans avec Louis Jouvet (2p. and a half in-4).

Estimate
€300 - €400
Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
30%
Louis JOUVET. L.A.S., June 7, 1951, to Pierre Brasseur; 1page in-4 (small cracks at folds). On the evening of the 1st performance of Jean-Paul Sartre's Le Diable et le bon Dieu at the Théâtre Antoine, directed by Jouvet, in which Brasseur played the role of Goetz. Jouvet has to leave for Toulouse [see Maurice Sarrazin and his "Grenier de Toulouse" company for advice and encouragement]. He won't be back until the 3rd performance the day after tomorrow. "This little bill is to tell you that I'll be with you, in spirit, later on. The train leaves at 8 p.m. I'll have time to settle in and be seated in the auditorium". [Jouvet died on August 16]. Attached are a L.S. to Miguel Zamacoïs, September 18, 1948 (1p. in-4 on Athénée Théâtre Louis Jouvet letterhead), about his Fin de Tartuffe; a photo of Jouvet at his work table; and 2 l.a.s. from Léo Laparra to Raymond Oliver, about his book Dix ans avec Louis Jouvet (2p. and a half in-4).
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