Wednesday 19th (19th January, 1876)

Dictation and work. In addition, the arrival of royalties and the calculation of expenses. Bon Hofmann writes of the poor attendance at the theatre; everywhere complete horror prevails over the financial calamity. “That only a man like Bismarck could help us,” says R., “shows that we are lost.” — —

Director Jauner telegraphs that he will arrange the matter in R.’s favour; at the same time he reports that Herr Scaria demands, as a condition of his cooperation, 2,500 thalers to be paid in advance from the 15th of July onward; this so outrages R. that he is minded to renounce the matter at once; nevertheless he still telegraphs to Betz to ask what his and Niemann’s opinion may be. —

In the evening we continue reading Prof. Lagarde’s pamphlet.

^{Revised English translation by Jo Cousins [© Jo Cousins | WAGNER Salon]}

Further Documents (in German):

Originaldokument (Richard Wagner Stiftung):

eigenhändiger Brief von Georg Herzog von Meinigen an Richard Wagner

Nachlass Richard und Cosima Wagner. Sachsen-Meiningen, Herzog, Georg II.: eigenhändiger Brief von Georg Herzog von Meinigen an Richard Wagner. Meiningen , 19.01.1876

Erwähnte Schrift von Paul de Lagarde “Über die gegenwärtige Lage des Deutschen Reichs”: