The Sun.
London, England, 1821-07-26 00:00:00

NEW ARGYLL ROOMS.

, These Rooms, last night, drew a very nume-
rous and elegant audience, from the united feel-
ings of admiration for the pre--eminent talents of
Madame CATALANI and the imptilse of Benevo-
lence. The extraordinary powers of this Per-
former appeared to great advantage, and perhaps
never can be excelled, if they are again equalled.
Her first Song, La to vedrai chi sono, was a new
air, but the name of the Composer" was
not announced. It was a composition admirably
designed not only to bring forth the wonderful
powers of CATALANI, but to afford ample scope
for her taste and imagination to indulge them-
selves in full luxuriance. She gave this air with
so much brilliancy of execution that she was
loudly encored, and she complied with cheerful
promptitude. Her second song in the first act
consisted of Italian words adapted to RODL43
violin variations, and if the violin were sus-
ceptible of feeling, it would have heard
itself equalled by the correctness and ra-
pidity of the human voice. This air also
was demanded again by the general admiration-of
the audience, and again CATALANI complied with
ready acquiescence. Her third performance was
a Scena ed Aria, Di lanti palpiti, given with such
exquisite taste and feeling that she was obliged
to repeat it, though the humanity of part of the au-
dience opposed their own wishes. Her last air. was
La placida compagna, to which no panegyric can
do justice, and she concluded with the first verse
of " God save the King." This air also, as
well as all the former, she was unanimously re-
quired to repeat, and she did so with such ani-
mation and fervour as evidently resulted from a
feeling in sympathy .wit.;l the audience. The
whole performance of this unrivalled Singer
was the triumph of 'CHARITY, as well as
of G Emus, and excellence in Art, for it is
understood that she devotes the whole profits of
the night to the laudable purpose of rebuilding the
Westminster Hospital. The other vocal performers
were the Misses CORRI. who acquitted themselves
very ably in a duet of PAEn,and were deservedly
applauded. 'We could not help observing, and we
take pleasure in noticing the attention which CATA-
LANI paid to their performance, and the warmth
with which she applauded it. Theinstrumenta 1 per-
formances were alantasia on the Grand Pianoforte
by M. Pr uClANcnETriNr,composed 'by himself and
well executed, and an Adagioand variations for the
Harp by Dim, performed with great skill and
expression. The whole was so delicious a treat'
that as CATALANI on this occasion acted from the
pure impulse of benevolence, we hope she will
repeat it with the same success, as a due recom-
pense for her wonderful abilities and liberal dis-
position.

The Hon. Mrs. WEDDELL, on Tuesday last,
gave a musical treat to several of her friends who
are particularly the admirers of Aricient Music.
Mr. CHARLES WESLEY, on this occasion, per-
formed some of HANDEL'S, CO RELLI'S, and
PURCELL'S finest compositions on the organ,
concluding with the grand CORONATION ANTHEM
and GOD S kVE THE KING, with his own Varia-
tions, as he performed them before their late
MAJESTIES and the Royal Family at Windsor
Castle.