Bøger af Lon Beauvallet

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER V. WHICH IS NOTHING BUT THE CONTRACT OP MADEMOISELLE RACHEL. Between the undersigned: Mademoiselle Rachel Felix, dramatic artist residing in Paris, No. 4 rue de Trudon, on the one part; and Monsieur Felix Raphael, residing in Paris, No. 3 Cite Trcvise, on the other; The following is agreed upon: 1st. Mademoiselle Rachel Felix will give on account of M. Felix Raphael, two hundred representations?tragedy, drama, and comedy?the said representations, as nearly as possible, to be concluded in the space of fifteen months, from the day of the first representation, which is now fixed for the first of next September; in that case, the expiration of the present contract shall take place on the thirtieth of November, eighteen hundred and fifty-six. The representations above mentioned to be given, at the option of M. F6lix Raphaiil, id the territoryof the United States, or North and South America, or at Havana. 2d. Mademoiselle can refuse to remain in the South of America if the sanitary condition of the country, into which M. Felix Raphael would wish to take his company, should be of a nature to affect the health of Mademoiselle Rachel, who reserves to herself the exclusive right of not going to New Orleans, Havana, or Mexico until the fevers shall have disappeared. 3d. Mademoiselle Rachel will have the right to fix the number of representations she will give per month, and that according to the following table. This table indicates the minimum of the nights that M. Felix has engaged to give to the various directors with whom he has an understanding, as also the maximum of the representations that he has a right to give; in case Mademoiselle Rachel should prefer the maximum, she must each month apprise M. Raphael Felix of it, in order that he may make the nec...