• ensemble of the Royal 24th Rifles Battalion: participating ensemble

Mercy’s Anzeiger 5/5/1854 published a notice announcing ‘Great orchestra of the Royal Military; afternoons. On the Žofín Island: Tuesday, Friday, Sunday; in Zdekauer’s (formerly Count Canal’s Garden): Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday; in the Estates Arboretum: Sunday and Thursday.’ No further details were given by the source. This was the first occurrence of this notice in Mercy’s Anzeiger during the summer 1854 season. Although the text specified ‘Great orchestra of the Royal Military [Großes Orchester des k.k. Militärs]’, this would not have constituted one single ensemble but signified simply a military ensemble of one of the various regiments that were then present in Prague. Events have been recorded at the venues and on the days specified for the weeks following the first appearance of this notice throughout the summer season.

On 17/6/1854 the Vergnügungsanzeiger section of the Mercy’s Anzeiger, a daily almanac of musical entertainments taking place in the city appearing in the source for the first time, noted the date, venue and participanting ensemble of this event, which was simply titled a ‘Musikproduktion’.