Charpentier, Gustave. (1860-1956) Signed Photograph, from a "Louise" Premiere.A remarkable large halftone photograph, signed and dated in ink: "En souvenir de la premire reprsentation de Louise Bordeaux, Gustave Charpentier, X. 1901" (First performance of Louise in Bordeaux, France). The opera was first performed at the Opra Comique, Paris, February 2, 1900. "Charpentier's growing success in the 1890s with La vie du pote and open air extravaganzas like the Srnade Watteau and La couronnement de la muse, coupled with the expected