CLARENCE EDWARD LE MASSENA - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 7/22 - HFSID 222448

C.E. LE MASSENA

The prestigious musicologist, writer and composer signs this typed letter in which she grants Mr. Crouch information about Galli-Curci and expresses her willingness to write a good story and give him a photograph if paid, signed in black ink

Typed Letter Signed: “C.E. Le Massena” in black ink. 6¼x9. One page. PlCE: New York City. Date: July 22. Written on personal letterhead. In full: “My dear Mr. Crouch. In reply to your inquiry of the 19th, regarding Galli-Curci and am happy to give you the desired information. She lives in Los Angeles at the following address: 110 Tilden Ave. and is engaged in painting pictures in which field she has become very expert. She has been in this country ever since her retirement and has not been East for nine years, although we have made numerous attempts to bring her in connection with the promotion of her biography which was published last year and is going well. I can supply you with a picture and a good story for your paper if you want it and be willing to pay me a small fee for my trouble. Very sincerely, C.E. Le Massena”. Clarence Edward Le Massena was a writer, composer and musicologist who knew Galli-Curci very well and devoted many years in research and compilation of the voluminous data covering her thirty years of public ministration. In her book Galli-Curci's Life of Song, she brought to light many little-known facts and plenty of high spots long forgotten along with several anecdotes, personal traits and trends. Other of her works include: Pandora: an operetta in three acts: founded on Hawthorne's story The paradise of children and Talking your way through Europe: conversational aids for travelers abroad, English, French, German. Lightly toned. Normal mailing folds. Staple holes at upper left corner. Otherwise, fine condition.