Title

Un Léger Manuscrit, 1845. Creator: Honore Daumier.

Caption

Un Léger Manuscrit, 1845. - 'Je crois que Mr. le Directeur va être satisfait de la lecture de mon mélodrame...je regrette même de ne l'avoir fait qu'en six actes!...'. A Weak Manuscript. Playwright: 'I believe that the director will be satisfied with the reading of my melodrama...although I regret having only done it in six acts!...'. Series: Les Beaux jours de la vie, no. 51; Periodical: Le Charivari, 22 March 1845.

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Reference

HRM23B13_280

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Keywords

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