Victor HUGO / Set of 3 autograph letters signed and addresse - Lot 193

Victor HUGO / Set of 3 autograph letters signed and addressed to him: 1°) Monsieur de SAINT-ANGE (probably the director of the Théâtre des Italiens), letter (3 p in-8) written the day after the performance of the French premiere of "Lucrèce Borgia" (October 31, 1840), Donizetti's opera based on Victor Hugo's work, Saint-Ange had seen Hugo 3 days before, who had told him he would make his decision after the performance, Saint-Ange was there, "it took place yesterday, Sunday, with all the splendor of a similar masterpiece, it was greeted with bravos and applause, the beautiful Madame Ronconi was admirable in the role of Lucretia, and Moriani justified the high opinion we had of his rare talent", he begged for "a second and final performance", in the upper margin, Hugo has drawn a cross, signifying that there is no reply / 2°) Baron Charles-François de LADOUCETTE (1772-1848, politician and writer): letter (1 p large in-8) dated June 21, 1846, as secretary of the commission for the equestrian statue of Joan of Arc [in Orléans], asking Hugo for the amount of his contribution / 3°) Claude VIRMAITRE (1806-1854, journalist and Hugo's collaborator): letter (2 p in-8) dated September 4, 1846, asking Hugo for his help in obtaining for him a position as head of legal affairs at the Chemin de Fer de Tours à Nantes, "in order to use the time left to me by our newspaper" / 3°) Claude VIRMAITRE (1806-1854, journalist and Hugo's collaborator): letter (2 p in-8) dated September 4, 1846, asking Hugo for his help in obtaining for him a position as head of legal affairs at the Chemin de Fer de Tours à Nantes, "in order to use the time left to me by our newspaper".