Wednesday, August 23:
After this he has a very wretched night. On top of that the vexation over Scaria and Siehr continues; the latter intends to leave if he is not permitted to alternate on a regular basis. Herr Gudehus also writes from Dresden that it would be incompatible with his honor as an artist not to take part in the final performance! We have a family lunch. At 5 o’clock Richter arrives, and he absolutely denies having been put in an awkward position in London by Francke’s bankruptcy. Friend Gross came with him to see me; the general has suddenly withdrawn the military band for Vars., which was promised for the whole period — impossible to find out why.
We send a telegram to Herr von Bürkel, without telling R. about it, and he immediately sets things right. From Palermo comes the news that the wedding may proceed; we spend the evening in chat with Mimi, Malwida, Levi, Stein.