Alexandre DUMAS, Jr. *Denise*. A play in four acts. Paris:...

Alexandre DUMAS, Jr. *Denise*. A play in four acts. Paris: Calmann Lévy, 1885.
In-8, half-percaline with corner pieces, covers preserved, untrimmed, with bookplate.
[3 ff.], 145 pp., with an added engraved portrait.
The play premiered at the Théâtre Français on January 19, 1885, featuring the cream of the troupe, including Coquelin and Coquelin Jr., Reichemberg, Bartet, Pierson, and Amel.
It was inspired by the life of Adèle Caussin, known as Cassin.
Denise, a single mother, conceals the birth of her son, who died young. As she is about to marry, she reveals her past mistake to her future husband.
Vicaire III, 483–484; Talvart, 58; Carteret, 249.
Bound at the front: Signed autograph letter, undated, 1 p. in-8 on paper embossed with her initials.
Bound at the end of the volume: 4 pp. from *L’Illustration théâtrale* devoted to the performance of the play at the Comédie Française.