Louis JOUVET is to take over the management of the Vieux Colombier theatre. 1924.

Louis JOUVET (1887.1951)

Autograph letter signed to Adrien Fauchier-Magnan.

A quarto page on letterhead from the Vieux Colombier .

Paris. April 21, 1924.

Louis Jouvet was entrusted with the management of the Vieux Colombier by Jacques Copeau.

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" Dear Sir,

Here is [Jacques] Copeau asking me to succeed him as director of the Vieux-Colombier and I have accepted; I would be happy, knowing the interest you have in the theatre and this house in particular, to be able to explain to you the projects that I have been led to form for the resumption of the operation of the Vieux-Colombier.

I beg you, dear Sir, to present to Madame Fauchier-Magnan my respectful regards – and I assure you here of my cordial devotion with my very faithful memory. Louis Jouvet »

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Despite Jacques Copeau's request, Louis Jouvet ultimately decided not to take over the theatre. Jean Tedesco eventually took over as its director from the autumn of 1924. Louis Jouvet moved to the Comédie des Champs-Élysées , where he worked until 1934.