The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-11-26 00:00:00

EDINBURGH THEATRE.

The Italian Opera was attended by a crowded
and brilliant audience, on Saturday, when Madame
CATALAN' di:played her extraordinary talents more
successfully than ever, and left us iii doubt %skillet
her singing and acting are not equally admilnlik in
the comic as in the serious Opera. We cannot
imagine a finer contrast than she A-Albite% in the
tragic Queen, and in the play fnl country girl.
Powers so various are rarely found in the same ac-
tress and never, as far as we know, were Were
united in the singer. To speak of rirticular ex-
cellence in her performance of Sat.:: day would.be
to mention every recitative and every song allotted
to her; but her Seen Regina was given in such an
style as to have all the charm a novelty.
.or St ao performed hi: part with his usual ex-
.+ ace, and gave the greatest pleasure to every
'l::i.Vl.ll* and judge of music ; ;virile Signor MIA li-
TESI gave the comic part With great felicity and
humour. Fie is a delightful bati.e,and,more chaste
;:id amusing in the fanatic(' and frau/Wane thna
any pedireser we hive Well.
ST. CE ILIA.'
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On Titeednys the Anniversary of the Catch
Club, in commemoration of St. Cecilia, wee held
at the Priiice of Orange, iu Canterbury, which was
attended by several of the iuhabitents, and s huge
poreou of visitors from VitriOtld parts of the county.
Upwards of oue hundred persons sat down to a
very excellent dicier, which was concluded by the
puce of " Nos 11 obis ilontiste." In the course of
the day, many excel legit sonic., 5041 toasts were given
and drunk ; also the healths of several public cha-
racters p went, to r.tiell they respec.ively returned
appropriete thanks. la the recent:. the company
were entertained by a selection of music, from the
Orchestra, in which the taste and judgment of
the perihriuers, contributed with the uuited tasties-
t/Oen,. 01 the worthy Chairman, Mr. C. Delman.
th: nu.;!:nut the dey, in preening the character of
th • So. iety, which has at all timer been dietin-
gnashed tin its harmony and unanimity, and which
hai eel.lnii prevailed in a ;renter degree, than on
present occasion. Among the many respect-
able Members preseet, were JORIf EARLS:ad ED-
WARD TAY Loa, 13sqrs. Members for Canterbury ;
T. GODFREY, Esti. M.P. for Hythe ; WILLIAM
HODGMAN, Esq. the Mayor, Sheriff, etc.

mmumweessumeeste
The Earl of CNATIMII is expected in town this
diy.
The Earl and Countess CIIIOLIIONDIELET• will
give n Arend dinner, to-morrow, at their house. in
Yk .dilly.
'nutmeg Pewees, Esq. who wu dangerously
ill for some time past. at Newmarket, has been
pronounced out 4f duo r.
The Countess of Essex was yesterday rather
hotter; some hopes ate eatertatned of her Lady-
aba p's roomy.
Sir IILMILT and Lady lasersoe arrived, yester-
day, at litunsm's Hotel, from Leeds.

Lady Pilaff, has taken a house iu Heitford-
street, ?Na}-fair, and will remove into it nest week,
from New Norfolk-street,

The ilunours'ule !Wank:cr. Dariatoir. is ex-
pected in town, mouth, from Drummond
Cattle.

GRUM, the actor, formerly of Drurv-lane Thea-
tre, and well known on provincial haerda,"Bied a
few days ago at Nottingham. He was the father of
Mn.s BELLAIIT, who performed last season et the
Haymarket Theatre.
Mr. H. SIDOONr is preparing a new Das& tor
Drury-lane Theatre. If it should be as adlosasfil
as his Comedy of Time's . Tell-lair, neithei he :for
the Managers will hare reason to complain.
A petu!aut fellow, maintaining his opinion upon
a pciint in tile gauge of whist, exclaimed, I can
shear it you in Hoy/e;" Imo.' which 4 Cockney re-
torted, " Sir, you mistake—you must mean wise-
s., r
We are sorry to learn that Mr. CoLMAN has been
much indisposed! he is, however, much bitter, and
the public aro,likitly soon to kuow that his Dra-
matis powers are in full rigour.
The Vountesc of CillAlVAtit continues very much
indisposed. Her Ladyship is not considered out of
danger. She is confined in Mr. Gainitiwuou s
hawse in Brampton.
Yeeterday ulterior:mu. Mr. CuaaLLs Lose left
the Pay Office, Whitehall, oh visit to Lord Bnair-
'mamas, in Cambridgeshire.
The Right Hon. Lord DOOLEY, with his nittal
uifcerrt, has sent 25 guineas towards complet-
ing the Dispensary in Birmingham.
His Royal Highness MONSIEVR arrived, last
night, at his house, in South Audley-atreart, from
Lancashire.

Lord CoLERAIN arrived, yesterday, at his house,
in Gletkester-place.
The Dowager Lady PETRI% came to town, yew.
terday, from her seat at %Vinton, Middlesex.
At no part of the season, in the absence of the
PrttNca, has Brighton boasted a larger train of No-
and Gentry than at the present period. The
sander the &dile direction of Mr. FORM.,
eniainne their attractive 300
raishiouables graced the Castle Itoossis. on Mon-
day last, with their present-, among whom were—
Lord and lady Monntnerris LadyCatherion Annosley,
!Cady C..Erott, Countess of Clonmel, Viacount
Lady Caltburpe, lion. Visa ('althorpe, Iloa. Mu Mrtioa.
ley I,ple, Lady Peso and M.llll Turner, Dovart Lad)
Moyle', Lord Coleraine, the Hen. Mr. 13)tig, he. ike.
A NJOrtSITIIII haring mentioned, with surpri,e,
that a milk-white here was lately wen in Susse•—
•' La." esphtined his son. 1 have seen twenty
milk-white hair upon inc Granny !"
On Saturday last, their Graces ti.e LORD LIED.
Tr.rusr, and Duchess of IticitnNn. a 'lib La.ly
ItIAMY LENOZ. and suite. returue.l to Dublin from
Brllinter, where they had been on a visit to Lord
and Lady 'rant. and were met by the ARCUIIII-
11140P of Deana. the Countess of NOI:M•NTON
and family, Earl and Countess CottYwon.v.i. The
principal Nolnl'ty and Gentry in the neighbour-
hood were alsoesiterbiined at Dditmter, daring the
shit of the' Viceroyal pulp

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