Octave MIRBEAU (1848-1917). L.A.S., [January 13, 1914], to Sacha Guitry; 1page in-12, addressed. He will not be able to go with his wife to the dress rehearsal of La Pélerine écossaise: "Hélas! je n'y serai pas. I'll be there all the same, and the most thrilled of your friends". He wanted Guitry and Charlotte Lysès to succeed, "and what I want is no mean feat, believe me! Lysès has had "a cursed sinusitis [...] Here it's the same thing, at night, the mind spins. My poor wife can't take it anymore, but she has admirable courage. To you dear Sasha, and you dear Lysès, with all our enthusiasm and affection".