Prague Concert Life, 1850-1881

Veranstaltungstitel:

Concert given by String Orchestra of Royal Infantry Regiment of King Wilhelm I of Prussia as part of '4 Entertainments' with fire-eater Franz Muttalat [Mattulat], contortionist Stefano Arlotto and Juggler N. Giliom

Aufführungsort: Konvikt

Programmsorte: Popular social musical and dance events

Datum: 15/03/1863 6pm

Spielzeit: Lent

Programme including:

__heading.general_participants:
  • musical ensemble of Royal Infantry Regiment of Wilhelm I, King of Prussia: participating ensemble, str orch
  • ARLOTTO, Stefano: actor / actress / theatre performer
  • GILIOM, N.: actor / actress / theatre performer, juggler
  • MATTULAT, Franz: actor / actress / theatre performer, fire-eater

Kommentar:

An elaborate advertisement for this event was published by Prager Morgenpost 15/3/1863:

Konvikt Hall.
Today
4 Entertainments
in one evening:
1st Appearance
of the Russio-Asiatic Fire-eater
Mr
Franz Muttalat,
known as
Pluto, Ruler of the Underworld:
Farewell of the Rubberman
Mr
St. Arlotto
and of the Juggler
Mr
G I L I O M.
Concert
of the large String Orchestra of the esteemed
Royal Infantry Regiment
of King Wilhelm I.
of Prussia,
Commencing 6 o’clock.’

A very similat advertisement was published by Národní listy 15/3/1863:

Konvikt Hall.
Today
Four Entertainments
on one evening. First appearance
of the Asiatic-Russian
„King of Fire“
Mr T. Mattulat;
then
Rubber Man
farewell. Also a production of the juggler
Mr GILIAM, then
c o n c e r t
of the large string orchestra of the Royal
Infantry Regiment of King
of Prussia Vilém I.
Commencing at 6 o’clock.      Ending at 11 o’clock.

Národní listy 14/3/1863 reported in its section of daily news that ‘In Konvikt Hall will be on Sunday 15th March a great entertainment [velká zábava], in which will participate the military music ensemble of the Regiment of the King of Prussia, the rubber-man [muž kaučukový] Mr Arlotto, juggler Mr Giliom and for the first time the Russo-Asiatic fire-eater Mr Mattulat.’

Evidently the appearance of Mattulat caused something of a sensation; Prager Morgenpost 21/3/1863 reported that ‘Upon many-sided requests from the public as a result of the accomplishments of the Asiatic Fire-king Mr Mattulat, whose performance in the Konvikt Hall last Saturday found great approbation, Mr Bendel has obligingly arranged for tomorrow in the aforementioned Hall a festival amusement from which the receipts are assigned to the same [i.e. Mr Mattulat]. Mr Mattulat will be performing here [in Prague] for the final time before his departure. With this festival is combined too a Musical Soirée of the Royal Infantry Regiment of King Wilhelm I. of Prussia.’ The newspaper source seemingly mis-reported the artist’s name as ‘Muttalot’ instead of ‘Mattulat’. 


Zusammenfassung der Quellen:

Národní listy (14/03/1863)
Národní listy (15/03/1863)
Prager Morgenpost (15/03/1863)
Prager Morgenpost (21/03/1863)