French actress (1779-1847). Autograph letter signed. No place or date. 8vo. ½ page. With autograph address (folded mail).
250 €
(937431/BN937431)
Letter in French to Monsieur Koreff (i. e. David Ferdinand Koreff) regarding an upcoming dinner of Eugène Scribe and Boutet the next day, hoping it would be possible for the addressee to come as well: "Scribe vient dinner demain avec moi, je compte aussi sur vous Monsieur, si vous n'avez point d'engagement qui contrairi la plaisir que me pormet cette petite réunion [...]". - Recommended by Louise Contat, Mademoiselle Mars joined the Comédie-Française in 1795 and remained an active member for 33 years.
Her beauty and talents soon placed her at the top of her profession. She also trained actors like Charlotta Eriksson and Emilie Högquist. Scribe wrote starring roles for Boutet and she "openly professed her partiality for Scribe, whom she said gave her her 'mots'" (Ainsworth, Harrison: The new monthly magazine and humorist. London: Chapman and Hall, 1847, p.75). - Traces of closure and tear due to opening..