French actor and novelist (1826-1898). 2 autograph letters signed. N. p. o. d. 8vo. Together 2 pp. One letter mounted on cardboard.
$ 234 / 220 €
(90185/BN59636)
Both to ask for theater tickets, one addressed to a director: "Pouvez-vous me donner une loge pour ce soir? Si oui, merci, si non, merci encore et votre artiste toujours". - Henri Lafontaine performed on all the important stages of Paris, including the Comédie-Française where he had his debut in 1856 and was elected sociétaire in 1863. However, Lafontaine was not satisfied with the roles that were given to him at the Comédie and so he left the theater in 1871 together with his wife Victoria, an equally acclaimed actor, and returned to changing engagements, starting off with a successful production of Victor Hugo's Ruy Blas at the Odéon in 1872. - With recipient's notes. Some browning.