Prague Concert Life, 1850-1881

Event title:

Musical entertainment given by ensemble of Civil Grenadiers [Corps] and an unspecified quartet of blind musicians

Venue: Pštroska Garden

Event type: Popular social musical and dance events

Date: 02/08/1854

Season: Summer

Programme unspecified:

General participants:
  • Civil Grenadiers Corps: participating ensemble
  • unspecified quartet of blind musicians: participating ensemble

Commentary:

The Vergnügungsanzeiger of Mercy’s Anzeiger 2/8/1854 announced: ‘Today Wednesday:... in Pstross-garden [Pštroska] the ensemble of the Civil Grenadiers and the Blind Quartet [das Blindenquartett]’. No further details were given by this source. Attendance of this event may have been affected by the weather, Mercy’s Anzeiger 2/8/1854 publishing an account of how a storm raged over Prague from 4pm in the afternoon that day.


Summary of sources:

Mercy's Anzeiger für Böhmen (02/08/1854)