Diary Entry of November 26, 1875
R. told of a dream in which he realized, with uncanny clarity, that he had dreamed the same situation many times before. The first rehearsal of Lohengrin followed, and in the evening we went to Wilbrandt's Arria und Messalina, which struck us as lifeless, clumsy work performed by actors with no real talent and left us feeling sick at heart.
Friday, November 26:
R. recently dreamed of being in a situation in which he told himself, "I have dreamed this so often, and now it is really happening!"
First rehearsal of Lohengrin. In the evening R. and I go to see Wilbrandt’s Arria und Messalina, a dismal piece of hack work, performed by actors without any talent, and we returned home feeling nauseated.