Thursday, November 4:
R. had a good night but wishes for more heating, and says gaily that the Heating of Mary would make a better feast day than the Annunciation, our maid's name is Mary.
Sitting with the photographer, and then a visit to Herr v. Ziegler. Continued negotiations with the Leipzig director, Neumann, about the Nibelungen in Berlin.
In the evening a performance of Der fliegende Holländer; R. affected in spite of the shortcomings of the performance, he frequently bursts into tears.