The Národní listy 24/9/1861 report noted that a series of autumn besedas were to be held in the newly refurbished surroundings of the Konvikt Hall on 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 October and on 6, 13, 20, 27 November. However, only the first six productions took place. The programmes of these entertainments were to comprise dance works, preceded by a short ‘concert’ arranged by the director of the Czech opera, J.N. Maýr. Národní listy 9/10/1861 published details of the programme to this second beseda following a review of the first in the series.

Čas 8/10/1861 reported that the ‘Second autumn beseda, which will take place on Wednesday 9th October, the organisers are arranging in honour of the holiday in Prague of honourable members of the Imperial Council, for which the entertainment will have a celebratory character.’ The participants and programme were then listed in performance order. A review, signed ‘Sp.’, was published by Čas 11/10/1861. The correspondent noted that ‘The second beseda in the Konvikt Hall had a great attendance and as usual exemplary organization. In the most fitting place opposite the orchestra were positioned portraits of the Imperial Counsellors Doctors Palacký and Rieger, tastefully decked with flowers. Although the concert programme suffered some changes it was not, however, of reduced interest. In place of a quartet for voices the concert began with a prettily composed piece for piano, after which came two songs performed by Miss Beutlova, pupil of Mr Apéa [Appé]. The lady, still very young, is endowed with a beautiful, efficient, very sonorous soprano, which in performance shows the rudiments of good training, for example we liked in the first strophic song by Esser the successful vocalisation and tone and fittingly performed expression. We will however warm the young lady against taking breaths in the middle of words. Although the second song - the very piquant original by Rosenkranc, in an improved arrangement for piano by Hošek - which the young lady had to encore on stormy applause, we would assert that the first was better performed, and it seems to us that [her] execution is better suited for serious works that humorous ones. Mr Weber, member of the orchestra of the Estates Theatre, performed a Fantasie on folksongs for violin and gained for his solid playing vociferous applause. The audience gave a very heartfelt welcome to our favourite artiste Mrs Pešková, who declaimed successfully the humoresque Jděte, jděte by Fr. Doucha with interesting elegance and with charmingly piquant shading. The graceful artiste received tremendous applause. At the end of the concert came Mr Apé [Appé] who, similarly welcomed, sang in his beautiful baritone the song Na mou vlast by Kašp. Pivoda, set to music by Fr. Pivoda, and Jezdeckou [Jezdec před bojem] by our celebrated composer V. Veit. That Mr Appé performs masterfully is generally known. Both songs received long-lasting applause; Veit’s song the audience wished to here once more, however the galant Mr Apé gave way to the youngsters, longing for dance, which began immediately.’

The Národní listy 13/10/1861 review, signed ‘-ka.’, noted that this programme had had to be altered owing to the indisposition through illness of the singers Jan Ludevít Lukes and Josef Reichel. Miss Beutlová, a pupil of the baritone Prague opera singer August Appé, was praised by Národní listy for her ‘sonorous, strong and sweet soprano’, her voice ‘testifies to her good schooling.’ Appé was commended by the review for his ‘truly artistic performance’, and upon ‘vociferous demands’ from the audience repeated the song by Veit. The playing of the violinist of the Estates Theatre orchestra, Jan Weber, was described simply as ‘solid’. The review noted that the audience was more numerous than at the first autumn beseda. After the concert ‘the young hurried [off] to dance’, and the dancing again continued until midnight. The concert also included a declamation given by the actress E. Pešková.

This beseda was not reported by the German-language Prague newspapers Prager Zeitung or Prager Morgenpost. Bohemia 1/10/1861 reported that ‘(The Autumn Besedas) take place now in the newly refurbished Konvikt Hall on 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th October, then on 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th November. At the start of each Beseda [will be a] concert; arranged by Kapellmeister Mr Mayr [Maýr], followed by dances.