Prague Concert Life, 1850-1881

Event title:

Huldingungsfest [Hommage-festival] given in the Station Garden

Venue: Hraba's Restaurant (Garden restaurant)

Parent Event:
Musical entertainment given by unspecified ensemble

Event type: Popular social musical and dance events

Date: 20/08/1854

Season: Summer

Programme unspecified:


Commentary:

An advertisement was published by Mercy’s Anzeiger 20/8/1854 announcing:

For the Festival of the supreme Birthday of His Royal Apostolic Majesty Kaiser
FRANZ JOSEF I.
takes place in the
Station Garden Sunday 20 Aug. 1854
a great
Hommage-Festival.
At twilight there will be festive illuminations of the Gardens. 

The Vergnügungsanzeiger of
Mercy’s Anzeiger 20/8/1854 reported ‘Today Sunday: In the Station Garden great Hommage Festival [Huldigungsfest], evening festive illuminations
’. No further details were given by the source.

No details of any musical content to this occasion were noted by the above sources.


Summary of sources:

Mercy's Anzeiger für Böhmen (19/08/1854)
Mercy's Anzeiger für Böhmen (20/08/1854)