Léon HENNIQUE. 6 L.A.S. and one P.A., [1912]-1920; 10pages in-8. Concerning the theatrical adaptation of his short story Pœuf (1887) in 1909 by Jean Thorel (1859-1916). 3 letters to Thorel reporting on his approaches to Gémier to have the play performed, who promised to give it no later than the end of January 1913. In June 1920, 3 minutes of letters to Firmin Gémier remind him of his commitment... Enclosed: - 2 stapled "first proof" sets of the unpublished play Pœuf (Imprimerie de L'Illustration, 1909), one corrected by Thorel, who inserts 9 pages, and the other in which Hennique inserts a 2-page autograph addition; - 12 letters (or copies of letters) relating to the play, 1909-1920: René Baschet (treatise on the play's publication), Ch. Maudru (of Théâtre Antoine), Firmin Gémier, Porel and Mme Thorel.