Národní listy 10/1/1863 published news of a series of ‘Redouty’ [‘Redout’ or ‘redoute’ was a term, common to both Czech and German, for a masked ball]. The source related: ‘Redouty [Redouts]. On Sunday in New Town Theatre will take place first masked ball. In total there will be during this year’s Carnival 7 masked balls, specifically the first on Sunday and the last on Shrove Tuesday.’ Národní listy 17/2/1863 published a Theatre Bill announcing: ‘Today 17th February takes place seventh and final masked ball in New Town Theatre.’

The Theatre Bill published by Bohemia 16/2/1863 announced: ‘Tomorrow Tuesday 17th February the last of this year’s Masked Ball takes place in the New Town Theatre. Commencing 6 o’clock. End of music at 12 o’clock.’ A similar announcement appeared in the Theatre Bill of Prager Morgenpost 17/2/1863.

Prager Morgenpost 19/2/1863 published a review, signed ‘=’, of this event: ‘The last Redoute. The Redoute (masked ball), which on took place on Carnival [Shrove] Tuesday in the New Town Theatre, was not particularly lively in character. The conclusion of the glorious season of popular masked balls [der Redouten-herrlichkeit] (at 12 midnight) had more room to offer than in the previous entertainments in which costumes dominated. So it came to be that the crowd this time was not so great and the dance lovers could go untroubled in their pleasure. The number of masks was not so great, but those present at least had made a real effort... No particularly original masks were noticable... Pierrots, Dominos, Harlequins and the general band of mask-wearers chased around in the Hall until midnight, when the trumpet sounded the end of the Carnival and heralded the time of solemnity [i.e. Lent].’ Finally, the correspondent remarked that the Masked Balls had been responsible for drawing many respectable gentlemen [Familienvätern] and dance lovers away from local restaurant and café venues

Národní listy 18/2/1863 published an observation and critique, signed ‘-m.’, about the general  ball season, commenting upon the extent of drinking and unruliness that tended to take place, although not at the Redouts given in the New Town Theatre and in some public balls frequented by ‘better society’ [lepši společnost]. The correspondent felt there was too little ‘Paris spirit’ of more tasteful social entertainment.Two days later Národní listy 20/2/1863 published interesting statistics documenting the variety and extent of dance entertainments taking place during the 1863 Carnival season. This noted that there were 7 masked balls, 43 public and 24 private, a further 35 domestic [bálů domácích] with police permission, and 162 [instances of] music at inns and hostelries. Besides that 519 permits were given to allow inns to remain open past midnight.’