• unspecified military music ensemble: participating ensemble

Mercy’s Anzeiger 5/5/1854 published a notice announcing ‘Great orchestra of the Royal Military; afternoons. On the Žofín Island: Tuesday, Friday, Sunday; in Zdekauer’s (formerly Count Canal’s Garden): Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday; in the Estates Arboretum: Sunday and Thursday.’ No further details were given by the source. This was the first occurrence of this notice in Mercy’s Anzeiger during the summer 1854 season. Although the text specified ‘Great orchestra of the Royal Military [Großes Orchester des k.k. Militärs]’, this would not have constituted one single ensemble but signified simply a military ensemble of one of the various regiments that were then present in Prague. Events have been recorded at the venues and on the days specified for the weeks following the first appearance of this notice throughout the summer season.

Mercy’s Anzeiger 13/8/1854 published a notice relating that owing to unfavourable weather the Reunion that was to have taken place in the Arboretum on 27 July was rescheduled to take place on 17 August. The notice, repeated in the issue of Mercy’s Anzeiger 15/8/1854, was signed by Pohl, the Prague dance-master arranging the reunion event. The same information was published in a brief report appearing in the section of daily news in Mercy’s Anzeiger 14/8/1854. This Reunion on 27 July may have been one of the series of entertainments specified as taking place at that venue by Mercy’s Anzeiger 5/5/1854.