"Letter From Castelli Prestidigitator 1822"
LETTER from CASTELLI PRESTIDIGITATOR 1822 Exceptional autograph letter from MA CASTELLI, conjurer and director of the fashionable relaxation show. This printed letter is addressed to the owner of a performance hall in Cognac. Castelli asks for the possibility of giving a performance in January 1823. He ends by indicating that he has added "English mimes" to his show, most certainly Chinese shadows. 20 x 25 cm A GREAT RARE