CARUSO ENRICO Photograph postcard Inscribed with a long note

Sale 2543 - Lot 75

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Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600

"HAVING ALREADY DONE LUCIA AND PAGLIACCI, TONIGHT IT'S GIOCONDA" CARUSO, ENRICO. Photograph postcard Inscribed with a long note and Signed, "Caruso," reproduction of a graphite drawing by W.C. Brazington, showing a bust portrait of him wearing a moustache and looking into the camera. Inscribed in the blank lower margin and vertically in right margin. Correspondence side blank. The note, to Pasquale Simonelli ("Dear Don Pasqualino"), in Italian, expecting success from his upcoming performance despite suffering from the mumps and giving travel plans. 12mo; minor loss to upper left corner. Boston, 10 March 1905

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". . . Having already done Lucia and Pagliacci, tonight it's Gioconda and I hope for the usual success in spite of my mumps. I hope it's not serious because if it goes on the consequences could be very bad for everybody. . . ."