Sacha Guitry - Manuscrit autographe signé - Discours, poème pour Robert Trébor, Officier de la Légion d'honneur - 1931

Autographed manuscript signed by Sacha Guitry, famous French playwright, actor and director. The manuscript is undated.

Written in black ink on a sheet of vellum paper with the printed letterhead 18 AVENUE ELISÉE RECLUS and accompanied by its complete typed transcription on a sheet of vellum paper.

Sacha Guitry writes a friendly, witty speech in poetry and rhymes, in honor of Robert Trébor to celebrate his promotion to the rank of Officer of the Legion of Honour (August 11, 1931).

« André, what author hasn’t wished
To have you one day as interpreter?
There is one o’clock and a half, Yvonne isn’t ready
And I’m expected to rehearse...
I beg you, André, be my interpreter.
I come to offer you a short role
It is only a page and a half
And it is the role of a friend
Who delivers a small speech.
If everything is well organized
Authorized voices
Much more authorized
No doubt ours
Will have showered our charming Trébor with flowers
Let others speak first
Politeness to everyone else.
Let them attend to Trébor,
But you, remembering good King Dagobert
Just read the name Trébor backwards
And address yourself only to Robert.
Speak to the friend. [Speak in your name, mine as well]
Repeat to him [So that once again André, we are associated]
[Yes, speak to him, repeat to him]
What you have told me a hundred [cent] times already
Tell him how much you love him
Tell him how much
This rosette suits him well
(line crossed out)
Tell him how much he deserves it
Speak to him of the real pleasure it gives you
Since indeed
(Lines crossed out)
For a month
All the people you see
Knowing your friendship for him congratulate you»

Dimensions: 21.1 x 27 cm
Condition: Good overall, with slight creases and a minuscule marginal browning. See photos for details.

Number of pages: 2 handwritten pages + 2 typed pages

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- Sacha Guitry was a French actor, playwright, director, screenwriter and stage and screenwriter born February 21, 1885 in Saint Petersburg and died July 24, 1957 in Paris. A prolific dramatist, he signed one hundred and twenty-four plays, many of which were major successes. Wikipedia