Prague Concert Life, 1850-1881

Event title:

First Humorous beseda [Humanická beseda] arranged by Heřmann Přerhof

Venue: Konvikt

Event type: Popular social musical and dance events

Date: 14/03/1863

Season: Lent

Benefactor: Přerhof,Heřmann

Programme including, part i:

UNSPECIFIED, ? : unspecified chorus, vv
SUCHÁNEK, František : unspecified song, v, [pf?]
     • Kovandová, ? : v
MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus : unspecified work for violoncello, vc
     • Svit, Václav : vc
UNSPECIFIED, ? : Croatian song Strunám, v, [pf?]
     • Polák, Jindřich : v
ZVONAŘ, Josef Leopold : song no.4 from 8 songs [Osm písní], v, pf, nr.4, op.8
     • Kovandová, ? : v
BERGMANN, Josef Adolf : song Když tě motýl celuje (When the butterfly kisses you), v, pf
     • Kovandová, ? : v
UNSPECIFIED, ? : unspecified chorus, vv

Part 2:

UNSPECIFIED, ? : unspecified chorus, vv
SMOLÍK, Otomar : song Děvče a poupě (Girl and flower bud), v, pf
     • Polák, Jindřich : v
STRANSKY, ? : song for violoncello, vc, [pf?]
     • Svit, Václav : vc

Commentary:

Národní listy 11/3/1863 published news that ‘Přerhof’s Beseda, which due to unforeseen circumstances could not take place today, is postponed until Saturday 14th March. The other three Humoristic Besedas are scheduled on Wednesdays 18th March, 8th and 15th April.’ This beseda series, in 1863 as in previous years, was given in the Konvikt Hall.

The programme for this first event in the series was published in a report appearing in the daily news section of Národní listy 14/3/1863: ‘Programme to 1st Přerhof Humoristic Beseda, 14th March. First part: 1. Chorus. 2. Humorous reading, read by Přerhof (new). 3. Song by Suchánek; sung Miss Kovandová. 4: Adagio by Mozart for violoncello; perf. Mr V. Svit. 5. Strunám, Croatian song; sung Mr Polák. 6. „Víno to nejde“ [Wine doesn’t go]. Declamation; perf. Přerhof. 7.a) Slovičko „Nikoli“ [The little word „No“] song by Zvonař. b) Když tě motýl celuje [When the butterfly kisses you], by Bergman, sung Miss Kovandová. 8. Chorus. Second part. 9. Chorus. 10. Děvče a poupě [Girl and the flower bud]. Song by Smolík; sung Mr Polák. 11. Vysloužilec [The military veteran] (new continuation), by Přerhof; perf. by the author. 12. Song by Stranský for violoncello; performed Mr V. Svit. 13. Nehoda od Tůmy [Accident from Tůma]; perf. Přerhof.’  


Summary of sources:

Národní listy (11/03/1863)
Národní listy (14/03/1863)