The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-07-26 00:00:00

ALMACK'S.

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AM extra ball was given at these gligont rooms
on Tuesday evening, which was attended by nearl7
ADO. distinguished favhiunahlea. Dancing com—
menced about eleven o'clock ; it IV a • half-past four
yesterday morning before the whole of the company
had retired. Among them were—
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Nis Royal Flightiest the Duke of Gloaming..
Princes—Esterbegy, Metternich, Cati-an, Cigit*Hi, assiV
GortebsFor.
Princess &tertian.
Duke of Wellington.
DurAnies—Bedfor.l, Dowager Richmond, %wager Leeda,„
Wellington, sad Argyll.
Maripsitsm-Titchield, Graham, Bunny, Loadwarlsrry..
and Exeter.
Aftsmildosseresm-Rtestly, Cornwallie,:end Waterford.
Rerle—Aboyee, Falmouth, Porter Hewlett, Bective.
Wftfili Vichridge, Howe, Westmorland, es& Glanwilliasa.
notedeeeee—Falseestb. Abeyee, Murton, Derrowby,
Howe, Dieliserap, Warwick, Euston,. Mesolleld, sack
Gimp%
Zmnim-Garlies Dysevor, Beslinek, G. Somerset, Wm.
Lennox, Garvaik:- Dredenell, Bingham, Gram. Pslktort..
Finny Somerset, Palmerston, H. Somerset, Molligimix, bur"
J. Throne.
Ladies—e. Barhin, Thynne, Dysmor, E. eteshoper
Ceseees, J. Corsentlie, G. 'Montagu, Elleaborough. War_
wander, .h.Stsiarte. &mink, Gwydyr Lennox,.
6. Lennon, G. 'beget, M. Ryder, A*. Chichm:ter, :Elisabeth
Halliday, K. Walpole, G. Fan, G. Pesten, .
Direction, E. Edgeumbe, B. Codriugton, Stuart, Greville,.
Hawerdes, Brostulaw,,ll. Begot, Raiwsden; Fitzroy Smer-
en, AeCtmert, W.. Gorden, C. /Macdonald, L. Rani. Pan,.
Butler, sad Sarah Robinson.
Miss, G. Hill, Wm. Chesterton, IL Dinalle,
N. Woiliani, Colin Campbell, and A. Murray.
Hun. Gement Upton.
Coloisids-41initt, Amber, Walpole, and Bowater.
Marquis and Marquise de Demerit'.
Connie—De Dames, Chanspegney, Vitalism 11Pasectit,„
Watelooki, Wittgenstein, Gotterboorg, Itesambs, Laid R.
Zbasoisky,,Colloredo, and Joseph Esierisszy.
Barosir—Di Ruima and Dr Sainbert.
Mostriestre-TDe Dietitian, De Seen, and De Wahistiern.
Illeerre-4. Mills, Irby, Irwin, E. Bridgman, B. Siam.
OOP F. Seymour, Robinson, Macdonald, A. Witsclareeeep
litaimodeb, Cm, Demobs,. Law, and Canning:
Alissidlamee—R. Cum,. Ineseme, sad Huskiest's.
Miseem-Petre, Gordon, Strait, Ramedes Cost, Bruce.
Ilphinston, Codringtes, Mikhail% Halliday, Chichentsri.
Dawns, Rice, Law,,Canniag, and Barham.

niEerRAS. .
•
• DRUITAANt.
?As ?darkest V Felice was perferated bete last
night., • Mr. Ki*w restiosed'the ehm'scter of SAr
leek, but with reduced powers. His voice failed in
many pssssges to give adeqoate expreesioa to the
malignant hate and raging fire that consulates the
Innate Israelite. Mrs. Samoa played Portia
with spirit and energy. In the scene where she
**poen& the law upon the bond she was rather too
inspassioaed. A more solemn and measured tone
world have given more weight and dignity 'to the
decision. Her performance of the character was.
however, very effective, sad- well entitled to praise.
Ausook. end Bieseavio were well represented by
Mr. Pore and Mr. COOPER. The house displayed
a full and elegant audience.
SADLER'S WELLS.
We sew with much plessore a numerous and
highly respectable audience assembled at this pleas.
nig little theatre last night, who appeared to be
highly refilled with the entertainment which it
presented. The performances of the evening coni-
nsenced with the laughable borletts of The Bak
• Rood, in which 1415.. K BOAT and Miss Jeansions
acquitted themselves to admiration in their respec-
tive parts. 7hei Air Ballo= followed, in which the I
dry humour of LANCASTER, MS the Doctor; the
whimsical eccentricities of KEILIT, as Johnny
• Athirst, the cobbler ; and the genuine comic talent
of Mists Jouurrona, es Pam", afforded an int.:-
haustible fund of amusement. To the above was

added the pantomime of Harlequin of Home, whit 11
had lost none of its attractim ; and the whole con-
chided with the diverting little comedy of Jaeitalta,
in'which Mrs. Eaaarox, alma we were glad to
me recovered from -her-recent severe indisposition,
sesmined the port of the waiting-woman of that
mile with her wonted spirit and vivacity. Mira
Jonnstona again delighted us with .her animated
.pertiontance of Leonora. Mr. KIELCY maintained
his hold on our favour by his humorous portrait of
Saneho; and Mr. MORDAUNT played the fiery,
jealous, ■nd clouting lover, Corior. with due and
becoming warmth and vigoar.
MADAME CATA LINZ'S CONCERT.

MEW ARGYLL ROOMS.
The rooms were filled lest night with company
of high fashion to hear Madame CATALANO'S
second concert, which was given in aid of the
funds for rebuilding Westminster Hospital. The
entertainments, except one duet by the CORRI'S,
lay between her and the instruments. The first
piece was in overture of MOZAWeI ; Madame
CATA LAST then came forward to sing a new
air.-the author's name not published in the bill.
Site wasgreated with an enthusiasm which would have
become one of the ancient and favourite Kings re-
-turning from multiplied conquest. She has au-
dergone no discernible change in figure itid beauty,
still less waif here any thing like a decrease discover-
able in her power or compass of voice, said still lees
owes in her judgment or estcation. She exercises
the same despotic and indefinable sway over her
hews that she ever did. She has eatended she
resources of her domination since she left Englund.
in the first-mentioned air she seemed to content
herself with .The display of her power by the ordi-
navy modes of intonation snd embellishment. Her
second effort went as far beyond the first, es that
rose above the eapectatiooo of her new auditors. it
.Ims a course of variations colopised for the violin by
RODS. Having all the intricacy which the same
modern science could press into it. there waslis..
ciao subtlety required for the execution of it Is.
the most finished violin performer; but to bear At
most quaint and rapid divisions, composed each of
intervals the most difficult to strike quirk. •
cession—to bear such passages. reaching
all the replications of the scale, not only el
touched, bat modulated sad graced with every
chanting invention of highly-gifted taste, went
yond the rarest expectations or her most coltivalia
adinirere. The choice of excellence in this and the
sacceeding performance (itoasint's "Di lama pal-
pita") was too fine for chivies's to determine.
Feeling might perhaps give it in favour of the
former, as the difficulties of eaecution were, if
not greater, at least more rare to .those who are
unskilled in the mysteries of the art. There is
nothing in language which will come op to the
effect which she produced, timid the poets with
all their machinery of seraphim trumpets and ce-
lestial harps be pillaged for the occasion. 'I he
tide of melody poured from her with varieties of
wrier and sweetness, which seemed to be always
acetone, with new admetages. The variations
were repeated. after long and unappeasable plau-
dits, mingled with cries of ~are. She gave a
beautiful air, by Pocrett, in Iter original style.
end charmed as mach in it by her feeling
and simplicity re she had before by the spike-
dour of her performance. M. Pro Cs AW.
twit-mut conducted, and gave a very scientific
fauttudia on the grand piano-forte with masterly
skill. AM. Dtzt figured on the harp in • very
superior manlier, and unsold have been as much ad-
mired by the room at large as he was by the cog-
noscenti, {lad CATA LANE left any of the senses un-
occupied by bee admiration. She concluded the
entertainments with the first verve of " God save
the King." to which the audience supplied the
4 hurus. This again seemed to be the happiest of
lug efforts. because it occurred loot. Her voice
intik 11l l mted over the, united force of the band and
all those of the assembly engaged in singing it, mid
with sr much eve as a child lisp., did she convey a
volume of sound which iii effect swallowed up all
the oilier music, as the serpent rad of A A 1110il did
those of all the Egyptisa necromancers. The

ensure was again renewed ; she very graciously
acquiesced in the expressed will of the company,
and received the loudest gratulation winch were
..ver bestowed by so full and fashionable an as.
trtablage. This is styled in the advertisements
the lass of her concerts. It is to be hoped there
are to he wore last inlet, except she is engaged for
the opera. There were few present who would not
forego a considerable odvantage of some other kind
for the sake of bearing her, and there must be
thousands who feel an inclination of the same kind,
though their doires he., not been excited in the
some degree. The season is long enough yet fur
them all to be retitled; if any understanding can
be established betwixt) her end the to4uosero of the
public ptace,