An enthusiastic Josephine Baker opens her cabaret in New York. 1936.

Josephine BAKER (1906.1975)

Autograph letter signed to Valentine Fauchier Magnan.

Two quarto pages on paper with his name.

New York. [February 1936]

"I'm telling you, everything is going so well for me here. Tomorrow, I'm starting my cabaret, "Chez JB" ."

Josephine Baker opens her cabaret in New York and is thrilled with its success.

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“Dear Val, Thank you with all my heart for your kind and affectionate letter, think how happy it made me, but I must say that I am not surprised by you, because you are always there when we need friendship, I know this from others, thank you.

Dear Val, but I don't want to bother you with any more of my business, and I tell you that everything is going so well for me here. Tomorrow, I'm starting in my cabaret, "Chez JB" I'm still at the theater all the same but I have to make the most of the time I can because success isn't forever for anyone, so I have to make the most of it .

I'll be back in July. Imagine my joy in embracing you both. I miss you so much because I thought I would talk to you if you weren't so far away, and when you need it, it's a lot. Anyway, everything is going well here, thank God ..."

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On February 25, 1936, Josephine Baker opened a supper club in New York called "Chez Joséphine Baker," which she operated herself.

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Note: For easier reading, we have corrected J. Baker's spelling.