| Performance Notes | Each year from 1871 to 1874 an Annual International Exhibition was held in London. These followed on from the 1851 Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations and the 1862 International Exhibition in London, and the many international exhibitions which had been held in various countries since 1851. The first received over a million visitors and made a profit, but the subsequent three had fewer visitors and all made a loss.
The London International Exhibition of 1872 (1 May-30 September 1872), was devoted principally to the show of arts connected with printing, paper, music and musical instruments, jewellery, cotton goods, and fine arts. The exhibition was housed in the garden arcades and conservatory of the South Kensington Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) gardens (to the South of the Royal Albert Hall) and the Royal Albert Hall. Areas exhibited by the exhibition included painting, sculpture, architecture, miscellaneous art, engraving, photography, lace and embroidery, Chinese and Japanese productions, cotton, jewellery, musical instruments, paper stationart and printing, horticulture, machinery, scientific inventions and new discoveries.
Exhibits came from the UK, India, Australia, Argentina, Austro-Hungary, Austria, Hungary, Baden, Bavaria, Belgium, Chili, Columbia, France, Hesse, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Rome, Russia, San Slvador, Spain, Sweden, Switzerlnd, United States of America, Venezuela and Wurttemberg.
Spaces used within the Royal Albert Hall:
Tea Rooms (Verdi) - Refreshments,
Main Auditorium - Concerts
Door 3, Door 6, Door 9 - Access to the exhibition
An official reception and private viewing was held by HRH Prince of Edinburgh who opened the Exhibition on 27 April.
Military bands played every day at four o'clock. 145 performances were held and performed by Band of the Royal Horse Guards (35 concerts), Scots Fusilier Guards (25 concerts), 2nd Life Guards (15 concerts), Honourable Artillery Company (14 concerts), Coldstream Guards (13 concerts), 1st Life Guards (12 concerts), Royal Engineers (7 concerts), Royal Artillery (6 concerts), London Irish Vounteers (6 concerts), Grenadier Guards (4 concerts), Police (4 concerts), Royal Marines (4 concerts).
A series of eight evening recitals in the Hall were organised by Herr Pauei [sp.] and an additional seven concerts in the daytime also in the Hall. |