Contract : between Eugène Bertrand, director of the Théâtre des variétés, and Jacques Offenbach, Henri Meilhac, and Ludovic Halévy : manuscript, 1869 Aug. 3.

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Contract : between Eugène Bertrand, director of the Théâtre des variétés, and Jacques Offenbach, Henri Meilhac, and Ludovic Halévy : manuscript, 1869 Aug. 3.

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Contract, with tax stamp, setting out the terms for performance of La belle Hélène, Barbe-Bleu, La grande duchesse de Gérolstein, and La périchole, as well as other provisions.

1 leaf ; 26 cm.

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Bertrand, Eugène, 1834-1899,

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Théâtre des variétés (Paris, France)

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Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908

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French dramatist. From the description of Autograph note signed : [n.p.], to M. Denis, "Mercredi 9". (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270507876 From the description of Document signed, dated : Paris, 8 June 1885, 1885 June 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873886 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., Paris?, n.d.], to an unidentified recipient, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873408 ...

Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880

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Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880) was a German-born French composer and cellist of Jewish ancestry. He had a strong influence in popular music in Europe, and was one of the originators of the operetta, of which he wrote more than one hundred. His works were noted for their elements of satire and parody; two for which he is particularly known are the operetta Orpheus in the Underworld and the opera The Tales of Hoffman . From the guide to the Jacques Offenbach Letter, undated (after 1844)...

John Milton and Ruth Neils Ward Collection (Harvard Theatre Collection)

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Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897

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Henri Meilhac was a French dramatist, who often collaborated with Ludovic Halévy. From the guide to the Henri Meilhac plays, undated., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) This inscription is almost certainly by the French writer Henri Meilhac (1831-1897), who co-wrote the libretti for a number of operas and operettas, including Bizet's Carmen; Massenet's Manon; and Offenbach's La Périchole, La vie Parisienne and La belle Hélène. Fro...