Prague Concert Life, 1850-1881

Event title:

Benefit [dance-]reunion given in aid of fire victims in Chrudim

Venue: Stromovka [Arboretum] (Garden-salon [Saale des k. ständ. Baumgartens])

Event type: Popular social musical and dance events

Date: 14/08/1850 pm

Season: Summer

Beneficiary: Fire victims in Chrudim
Benefactor: Pohl,A.

Programme unspecified:

General participants:
  • unspecified participants: participating ensemble
  • POHL, A.: dance master

Commentary:

Brief details of this event were listed in the Tagesanzeiger text of Bohemia 13/8/1850, which noted that there would take place on the afternoon of Wednesday 14th August ‘in the Garden-salon of the Arboretum: Reunion for the benefit of fire victims in Chrudim’. No further information was given by the specified source. This regular series of dance-reunions usually took place on Thursdays during the 1850 summer season.

Bohemia 18/8/1850 published news of the success of this event which it noted had been given by the dance master Mr Pohl. A profit of 40fl had been given to the Chrudim good cause.


Summary of sources:

Bohemia, ein Unterhaltungsblatt (13/08/1850)