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Show A curious and interesting bit of correspondence cor-respondence between Alexandre Dumas, father, and Alexandre Dumas, son, has been published in Paris by Georges Boyer, showing the two eminent French-,men French-,men had planned to write a theatrical piece together. Unfortunately the plan was not carried out, and the literary world was deprived maybe of a brilliant produciton. The letters read as follows: Paris. Oot. 7, 1865. Alexandre Dumas, father, to Alexandre Da-mas, Da-mas, son: Dear Master After 30 years of struggle defeats and victories, of failures and successes, suc-cesses, I believe that, if not a great celebrity, 1 have at least the reputation of being a fruitful novelist. Only yesterday I received from Victor Hugo, in Guernsey, a letter full Of encouragement and congratulations. I have the honor to belong to the Society of Authors Rnd the Society of Dramatists. My modest claims to the first are: (Here follows a liBt of his most successful works.) Now, I beg, dear master, the honor of writing with yon a drama in five acts, the ideas for which I shall discuss dis-cuss with you at our first meeting. The ideas are, I believe, in accordance with the tastes of the day. Will you agree? Alexandre Due. as, Father. The reply of the son was: Alexandre Dumas, son, to Alexander Duma. father: Dear Master Tour letter came to the correct cor-rect address. The friendship, the love, the respect, re-spect, the admiration which I have fo my father make it my duty and pleasure to accept ac-cept blindly your amiable offer. Be it so, therefore, we shall work together on soma piece in five acts. To work with you, let me Bay, between us, will be no bad piece of bin Qfi8 for me. AxXJDRE Tjuuas. Sod. |