{"title":"Gustave Quinson","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"lettre-autographe-signee-henry-bernstein-a-gustave-quinson","title":"Autograph letter signed, Henry Bernstein to Gustave Quinson","description":"\u003cp\u003eHenry Bernstein (1876-1953), autograph letter signed, [Paris], 3 November 1912, to Gustave Quinson; bifolium with printed letterhead “157, Boulevard Haussmann,” in black ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 pages, Octavo (200 x 165 mm).\u003cbr\u003eA letter on theatrical business, titled “Le Secret” in the author's hand, in which Bernstein dictates to his director his conditions for the venue that will host his new play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e« 3-11-12\u003cbr\u003eLe Secret\u003cbr\u003emon cher Quinson\u003cbr\u003eil ne faut commettre nulle faute – même légère. Si vs tenez qu’il est plus sage d’écrire que de câbler, écrivez donc. Mais – croyez moi, – n’écrivez, ni ne câblez, avant de m’avoir donné un coup de téléphone : je serai chez moi de 3 ½ à 5 hres et à l’heure du dîner.\u003cbr\u003eEncore ceci, qu’il ne faut pas oublier dans vos stipulations de cet après-midi : Je ne donnerai cette pièce en ce théâtre, que s’il est loué par vous, tout exprès et nous présenterons la chose au public, de la sorte. Mon œuvre ne saurait en aucun cas, « succéder » aux représentations de la Loïe Fuller ou à une opérette anglaise ...\u003cbr\u003eà tout à l’heure.\u003cbr\u003ecordialement\u003cbr\u003eHenry Bernstein »\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne word crossed out and corrected on the first page (“aucune” replaced by “nulle”), several passages underlined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLe Secret, a play in three acts, premiered at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens on 22 March 1913, with Simone Le Bargy in the role of Gabrielle Jannelot. Gustave Quinson (1863-1943), already director of the Palais-Royal, took over the direction of the Bouffes-Parisiens in 1913. The play's success there changed the character of a theatre until then devoted to operetta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBernstein, famous since Le Voleur (1906), here insists that the theatre be rented “especially” for his play. Loïe Fuller (1862-1928) was the American dancer celebrated for her veils and plays of light.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59645849174341,"sku":"0998","price":180.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/0998-bernstein-01.jpg?v=1791538356"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.librairie-alexisnoque.fr\/en\/collections\/destinataire-gustave-quinson.oembed","provider":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","version":"1.0","type":"link"}