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Event title:
Festival soirée [Fest-Soiree] celebrating in advance of the arrival in Prague of the Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elizabeth
Venue: Count Canal's Garden
Parent Event:
Musical entertainment given by Kopta's Sextet
Event type: Popular social musical and dance events
Date: 02/06/1854
Season: Summer
Programme unspecified [see commentary]:
- SCHÄDE, ?: director of ensemble
- First Prague Civil Musical Ensemble [Prager Civilkapelle]: participating ensemble
Commentary:
Mercy’s Anzeiger 2/6/1854 reported that as part of ‘preliminary celebrations for the arrival of their Majesties takes place today (2nd June) in the former Count Canal’s Garden [at this time usually titled Zdekauer’s Garden], an extraordinary Fest-Soiree [Festival Soirée], in which the newly organized Prague Civil Band [Prager Civilkapelle] under the direction of Mr Schäde will perform favourite compositions. To conclude [the event] a great lighting display with Bengal lights has been arranged.’ Bengal lights were a type of firework that were originally used for signalling, burning like a flare with a steady blue light.