Národní listy 12/4/1863 reported in its section of daily news that the ‘Second Tradesmen’s declamatory, singing and musical beseda in benefit of the Industrial Museum will take place on 19th April in Žofín Island Hall.’ The correspondent expressed a wish that the attendance would be more numerous than that of the first beseda given for this cause. Prague tradesmen’s awareness of the importance of the Industrial Museum would be demonstrated, considered the correspondent, by their numerous attendance. A week following this first report, Národní listy 19/4/1863 published in its section of daily news the programme to the event: ‘Programme to the second Tradesmen’s declamatory, singing and musical beseda arranged to benefit the Industrial Museum on 19th April 1863 in Žofín Island Hall. 1. Chorus „Na Prahu“ [To Prague]. 2. „Já jsem Čech“ [I am Czech], [declamation] performed Mr Oliva. 3. „Já jsem Češka“ [I am Czech], [declamation] performed Mrs Kulhánková. 4. „Staročeská“ [Old-Czech]. 5. Music. 6. „Šumař“, performed Mr Šedivý. 7. Music. 8. „Ženit neb neženit“ [To wed her or not to wed her], performed Mr Vacat. 9. „Vdávat neb nevdávat“ [To wed him or not to wed him], performed Miss Staňková. 10. Chorus: Směs z národných písní [Potpourri of folksongs]. 11. Music. 12. „Šaty co medicina“ [Dress as medicine], performed Mr Šedivý. 15. Chorus: „Podskalská“ [Under the cliff]. – Following this music. We hope that there will be a substantial attendance of this beseda arranged for this cause...’ Although composers were not specified for the musical items listed in this report, three of the chorus can be identified with certainty; Na Prahu was by Veit, Staročeská would have been the then extremely popular setting by J.N. Škroup, and the Potpourri most likely by Slavík.