Gizmachi - People Show

Departure from Riga was more like fleeing. Wagner was overcome by creditors - conflicts with the theater leadership could not but affect the material wealth of the bandmaster, and he firmly promised Minna that she would never know the need again. Accordingly, living in Riga, Wagner spent money, not counting, and in the end realized that he was unable to pay debts. And without this, they simply will not let him out of the country. I had to resort to the help of ... smugglers. When secretly crossing the border, Richard, Minna and their faithful dog, the Leonberger breed Robber, which was presented to them shortly before departure, nearly died under the bullets of the border guard. But everything worked out, and soon they reached the Prussian harbor of Pillau, from where they decided to go by sea, first to London, and from there to Paris. (It is interesting to note that this decision was influenced solely by the factthat it was easier to transport a very large dog; there was nothing to think about taking her by stage coaches.)