Secret Sphere - No Reason Why

The difficult financial situation of the family created a fertile ground for the onset of discord between the young spouses. Minna, believing that her husband was not able to adequately support his family, began to make more than dubious acquaintances, which caused Wagner unbearable agony of jealousy. Endless quarrels broke out between the spouses. The theater barely kept afloat, and then a rich merchant Dietrich appeared, taking on the role of patron of the female part of the troupe; as Wagner later recalled, "he often invited selected actresses to his dinners ... he kept himself with an affective English comfort, which was the highest ideal in the eyes of German businessmen." This same Dietrich began to provide special signs of attention to Minne ...