Bernier, Louis - Autograph Letter Signed
French architect (1845-1919), mostly known for having conceived the Théùtre National de l'Opéra-Comique.
Autograph letter in French (untranslated) on the two sides of a card signed by him, dated May 22, [1911], where he addresses a gentleman, concerning the first performance of Debussy's "Martyre de Saint Sébastien" at Théùtre du Chatelet: "...J'avait été décidé hier (...) que la répétition général du "Martyre de S. Sébastien" serait purement et simplement supprimé en raison de la catastrophe d'Issy. Les protestations du public furent si violentes que cette répétitions réservée alors à la presse seule, eût lieu devant 2000 spectateurs....". Size is 475 x 3.6 inches, in very good condition.
The "catastrophe d'Issy-les-Moulineaux" was an airplane accident during the 1911 Paris-Madrid air race that injured several public figures such as the War Minister Maurice Berteaux, President Ernest Monis, and Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe.Â
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French architect (1845-1919), mostly known for having conceived the Théùtre National de l'Opéra-Comique.
Autograph letter in French (untranslated) on the two sides of a card signed by him, dated May 22, [1911], where he addresses a gentleman, concerning the first performance of Debussy's "Martyre de Saint Sébastien" at Théùtre du Chatelet: "...J'avait été décidé hier (...) que la répétition général du "Martyre de S. Sébastien" serait purement et simplement supprimé en raison de la catastrophe d'Issy. Les protestations du public furent si violentes que cette répétitions réservée alors à la presse seule, eût lieu devant 2000 spectateurs....". Size is 475 x 3.6 inches, in very good condition.
The "catastrophe d'Issy-les-Moulineaux" was an airplane accident during the 1911 Paris-Madrid air race that injured several public figures such as the War Minister Maurice Berteaux, President Ernest Monis, and Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe.Â
