Baumann, Alexander, early deceased paster. Archive officer of the Reichsrat, well-played playwright, librettist and composer (1814-1857). Eigh. Letter from the U.S. "Baumann". 3 p. Double leaf. 4to. Vienna 7.VII.1855. To a "highly esteemed friend and doctor" who he would be happy to visit. "... It would be ... very nice of you if you wanted to honor the very close Meidling with a visit, where you would find me daily from 3 o'clock, and besides me Frl. Wildauer has a real longing to meet you. You can only ask about the Neuwall's house, which is located near the Pfannisches Mineralbach, and you will immediately be taken to our Tusculum, where you can chat and smoke after a long time with some of my tin scraps. - The tail with swallow tail is not necessary ... Fr. Wildauer would certainly like to sing to you the gondolier or other to cheer up her guest. - After Spielmann helped me that I instead of the ... Cat could now get a monkey, including the latter Frl. Wildauer prefers much, so I ask myself with all modesty, where I can have this picked up ... Is the monkey small? The Frl. is afraid of big ...". - The soprano Mathilde Wildauer (1815-1878) first had an enormous success as a star of the Vienna Volkstheater in Alexander Baumann's "Promise behind the Herd", but then turned to the great opera and became a celebrated diva of the Viennese court opera. - A corner slightly brownish. - Rare.