This Winter Will Pass Away Pretty Quietly And Insignificantly At The Theater, With Repertoire Works And Pieces That Will Bring In Money, And In Society With The Customary Pleasures.

A new drama by Rost, "Ludwig der Eiserne," made some sensation, as is peculiar to the very popular productions of this author, who has achieved a public-house notoriety here.

The nobles ought to have appeared in it yoked to the plough, but on Dingelstedt's advice Rost toned down that scene! - A translation by Frau Schuselka (who has performed here sometimes) of the "Pere prodigue" of Dumas fils was to have come on the boards; but it appears that there are scruples about making such very ominous demands on the customary powers of digestion of our un-lavish fathers of families! Amongst other inconveniences the piece also contains logarithms, to which the respectable German Philistine cannot attain.

As regards myself, I am quietly waiting for the spring, when I shall in all probability move on further - of course not to renew my occupation of conducting, as it is said I shall do in Munich, Berlin, or elsewhere - an occupation I have gladly given up; - but in order to be able to pursue my work further than I am able to do in Weymar, which to me is a more important matter.

Remember me most kindly to your wife, and be assured that I remain ever in truest devotion yours most faithfully,

F. Liszt

Weymar, February 5th, 1860.

234. To Dr. Franz Brendel

[February 1860]

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