Now, in September, 1783, Schiller went to Manheim as poet to the theatre, a post of respectability and reasonable profit.

When Mozart was in Manheim in 1778, writing flowery letters to the Bäsle, he had occasion to have certain music copied, to be sung before the Princess of Orange, who had become interested in his work.

From His Settlement at Manheim to His Settlement at Jena (1783-1790) Schiller had his share of trials to encounter, but he was devoted with unchanging ardour to the cause he had embarked in.