composer (1842-1900). Autograph letter signed. [London] "Albert Mansions". 8vo. 1 page. Mounted on backing paper.
$ 1,603 / 1.500 €
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To the composer and conductor Alfred Cellier, requesting a meeting: "Can you manage to call upon me anytime tomorrow after 5 p.m. I want to speak to you. If you like, you will find dinner at 6.30 [...]". - Cellier had written some of the overtures to the famous operas created by Sullivan and W. S. Gilbert, conducted and directed many of these original productions. - With collector's note to backing paper and slight staining due to seeped glue.