Note 1 — Chapter XXVIII · Private Performances at the Hof Theater at Munich

From time to time he would cause translations or adaptations of French plays from Louis XIV.’s time to be made and played for him alone. Later he transferred his attention to Louis XV.’s time. In his latter years he caused several historical pieces to be produced, of which the subjects were taken from the legends relating to Hohenschwangau. The first private performance took place in 1871, the last towards the end of 1885. In the course of these fourteen seasons he was present at two hundred and ten performances, of which forty-five were operas.1 Until and including 1878 there were never given more than twelve private performances in each season. In 1879 the number rose to twenty, and in 1883 to twenty-five performances. Everything that was played for the King alone was artistically perfect.