Letter Feb. 13, 1898
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ENVELOPE

Monsieur Chotteau1
53 rue Condorcet2
Paris

[Postal stamp: Hyères, Var3, 14 févr. 984]

LETTER (OBVERSE)

                                                                    13 fev. '985

Vous êtes absolument bon et charmant - je vais bientôt rentrer à
Paris où je trouverai « L'Illustré6! »  vous avez tellement raison d'apprécier ces pays - mais que sont-ils à côté de votre Egypte!7

toutes mes grandes amitiés & à bientôt-

                                                                    Massenet

chers souvenirs à nos amis Mr & Mme /Pontalion/ Poulalion8

 

LETTER (REVERSE)

Je vous en prie: un Illustré à l'adresse de Mr. Heugel9
                         un Illustré à l'adresse de Mr.Chevalier10 [Ménestrel11] 
                                                                        [P.E.]12

 

TRANSLATION

LETTER (OBVERSE)                                                                       

                                                                     Feb 13, 18985

You are thoroughly good & entertaining - I'll soon be back in
Paris where I'll find the "Illustré"6! - you're so right to enjoy these
countries - but what are they, next to your Egypt?7

All my huge friendship & see you soon.

                                                                        Massenet

Kind regards to our friends Mr & Mrs Pontalion [or Poulalion]8

LETTER (REVERSE)

Please [send or add a subscription to] one "Illustré" [each]
to the address of Mr. Heugel9 [and] Mr. Chevalier10 [both associated with the publication] [Le] Ménestrel11 [P.E.]12

NOTES:

1. Monsieur Chotteau is unknown

2. Rue Condorcet is in the 9th arrondissement in northern Paris, several blocks south of the Sacre Coeur Basilica.

3. Hyeres is in the south of France in the province of Var. Massenet and his wife were in the south of France--Côte d'Azur, St. Raphaël and Monte Carlo--from January 1898 until the end of February. [Demar Irvine, Massenet; p.215]

4. February 14, 1898 (Valentine's Day) was Monday

5. February 13, 1898 was Sunday

6. Illustré (?)

7. Had Chotteau been in Egypt (?)

8. Mr & Mrs Pontalion [or Poulalion] are unknown

9. Henri Georges Heugel (1844-1916), son of the famous music publisher Jacques-Léopold Heugel (1811-1883)

10. Paul-Émile Chevalier (1861-1931), nephew of Henri Georges Heugel (1844-1916) [Grove 6; viii, 539]

11. The publishing firm Heugel et Cie published the weekly publication Le Ménestrel from 1833 to 1940 with suspensions during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) and World War I (1814-1918)

12. The initials [P.E.] under Chevalier's name refer to "Paul-Émile"

01/08/2007

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