▁went ▁on ▁tri ps ▁to ▁Bright on ▁and ▁Gra ves end . ▁ ▁Although ▁Pra eg er ▁sought ▁to ▁be ▁helpful ▁to ▁Wagner ▁during ▁the ▁London ▁season , ▁he ▁may ▁in ▁fact ▁have ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁poor ▁reception ▁of ▁Wagner ▁by ▁leading ▁English ▁critics , ▁such ▁as ▁J . ▁W . ▁Dav ison ▁of ▁The ▁Times , ▁by ▁writing ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Musical ▁World ▁looking ▁forward ▁to ▁the ▁up ro ar ▁that ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁this ▁" ult ra - red ▁republic an " ▁would ▁cause ▁in ▁" the ▁musical ▁world ▁of ▁this ▁ ▁classical , ▁sta id , ▁so ber , ▁proper , ▁exclusive , ▁conserv ative ▁London ". ▁ ▁Wagner ▁became ▁god father ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁Pra eg er ' s ▁sons , ▁Richard ▁Wagner ▁Charles ▁Henry ▁Pra eg er ▁( b . ▁ 1 8 5 5 ). ▁Pra eg er ▁remained ▁in ▁correspond ence ▁with ▁Wagner ▁for ▁some ▁years ▁there after , ▁and ▁met ▁with ▁him ▁on ▁several ▁occasions . ▁These ▁included ▁stays ▁with ▁Wagner ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Min na ▁in ▁Zürich ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁and ▁with ▁Wagner ▁and ▁his ▁second ▁wife ▁Cos ima ▁at ▁Trib schen ▁near ▁Luc erne ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁Pra eg er ▁saw ▁Wagner ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁abort ive ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁Paris ▁production ▁of ▁T ann hä user , ▁and ▁also ▁saw ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁Bay re uth ▁Festival . ▁By ▁this