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Event title:
Festival-Arrangement [Fest-Arrangement] with Garden Concert and Dance-Reunion [Tanz-Reunion] given by 2 orchestras of Royal Infantry Regiment Count Gyulai
Venue: Štvanice Island
Event type: Popular social musical and dance events
Date: 17/05/1863 4pm
Season: Summer
Programme unspecified:
- musical ensemble of the Royal Infantry Regiment of Count Gyulai: participating ensemble
- STREBINGER, Josef: director of ensemble
Commentary:
An advertisement for this event was published by Prager Morgenpost 17/05/1863. The source announced: ‘Great Venice Island [Insel Gross-Venedig] (formerly Hetz Island). Today great Festival Arrangement [Fest-Arrangement]. Especially marked by: Garden-Concert [Garten-Concert], performed by 2 Orchestras of the Regimental Ensemble of the worthy Royal Infantry Regument Count Gyulia under personal directorship of the Kapellmeister Mr Strebinger. Followed by Dance-Reunion [Tanz-Reunion], which will take place even in the event of inclement weather. Commencing 4 o’clock.’ No further details of this event were given by this source.
The island venue later became most well-known by its Czech name Štvanice. The specification of the event as a ‘Garden-Concert’ simply referred to the event being outside in the open air in the island’s gardens.