"Voici mon cher Carlo à peu près ce que j'aurais voulu apporter à Willemetz. Bien entendu si cela ne te plait plus, je suis toujours de tout coeur avec toi mais réfléchis bien car il y a des occasions qui ne se retrouvent plus."

Autograph letter signed by composer Vincent Scotto, addressed from his Parisian home, to his great friend the Provençal writer, caricaturist and filmmaker Carlo Rim who was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of André Salmon and Max Jacob (44 lines in black ink)
Vincent Scotto insists with his friend and collaborator Carlo Rim, whom he considers too hesitant and indecisive, that he find the motivation to contact theater man Albert Willemetz so that the latter will stage the play that the two Marseillais created together for fear that their project might fall through:
"July 2nd
My dear Carlo,
in response to your letter I must tell you that I am leaving for Paris Sunday 6th, final deadline, and that I would have liked to bring Willemetz the authorization and conditions for our play to be performed because I sense that with all these hesitations we are going to miss out again and that it's another play that will be performed instead of ours. I would have wanted you to write me a letter in this sense: "My dear Willemetz. It is understood that we authorize you to perform our play at the Bouffes Parisiens and to touch it up according to the needs of your theater. You are also authorized to write the lyrics for the songs according to the performers. I will cede to you for this, assuming that the play is declared at 12%. 1% on my rights and Mr. Vinc. Scotto, 2% on his which will make, 3% Willemetz, 4% Scotto, 5% Carlo Rim, but it remains well understood that if the play is not performed by January 1st, 42 in one of your theaters we will consider this contract as null and void and we each regain our freedom." Here my dear Carlo is more or less what I would have wanted to bring to Willemetz. Of course if this no longer pleases you, I am always wholeheartedly with you but think it over carefully because there are opportunities that don't come again. Our regards to your wife. I embrace you. V. Scotto. Regarding the song I'm waiting for Jo Bouillon but I remind you that they are not completely finished from the lyrics standpoint. Vincent. Telephone me and write me: Lycée 18-68, 18-69."