"to be of service to a very charming artist"
Autograph letter signed.
Vevey, 9. VIII. 1900.
Oblong 8vo. 3 pp. on bifolium.
€ 280.00
To an ambassador, requesting a favour for the singer Sibyl Sanderson, Massenet's inspiration for his opera "Esclarmonde". Sanderson wishes that her boxes of costumes not be opened at the Belgian border: "Il s'agit d'obtenir un mot de protection afin que ses Caisses de Costumes ne soient pas ouvertes Γ la douane belge. La crΓ©atrice d' 'Esclarmonde' doit se rendre Γ Bruxelles dans quelques jours [...]".