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Auction: 317 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 1091

Composers. Lehár, Franz. Hungarian composer of operettas and waltzes, known especially for his operetta "The Merry Widow, his song "You Are My Heart's Delight" and his waltz "Gold and Silver". Autograph Letter Signed "Lehár". One page, oblong 8vo, on stationery imprinted with his name and address, Vienna, April 13, 1923. Writing in English, he tells Mr. Kaufmann that "I have received your kind letter, on the 2nd of May it is possible that I am in London for the new Premiere of the Merry Widow at the Daly's Theatre. I will send you a Telegramm to Paris when I go…" Some uneven toning at edges from prior display, small tear in upper right corner, otherwise Very Good. Matted with color portrait of Lehár and framed (Ca. 11 ¾ x 20 1/4" overall). The Merry Widow first opened in London in 1907, where it played at Daly's Theatre; the "new Premiere" mentioned in this letter was its first London revival, which ran for 239 performances.

Estimate
$150 to $250