The children’s dancing lesson brings joy. The arrival of the young Brandt[1], complaints! Everything is behind; the swimming-machines give cause for concern.[2] The painter Hoffmann lays claim to his admission tickets; he is said already to have sold them!
[1] Fritz Brandt (1845-1895), son and from 1882 successor of stage manager and technical director Carl Brandt.
[2] According to Fricke, see note on May 9, it was feared that the singers would not dare to use the complicated scaffolding, and their choreographic coordination was also lacking; on May 20, RW said to Fricke: “The movements from right to left, from top to bottom, must be rehearsed to the note.”
Revised English translation by Jo Cousins [© Jo Cousins | WAGNER Salon]