To The Editor Of The Time...
Sir,-I trust there will nced no apology forrmy bringing to tlieno_ ticc of the pubH4 through the rnedium ot' yeor columns, one of thq grossest inmpositions ever practised on a p:t of that public by thc ma- na-er of any theatre-I allude to MIadame Catalaui's absence from the Concert Spirituel last evening, nPter being announced in all the morning papers of that day. Signor B nelli states in hic anivertise- Inent of this morning, that he was not informed of that ladv's gevere i R . izponrff until tsvelve o'clock. The circumstance of the prmtedboo*s of the perfor-iance leavinz out Maland e Catalasnis songs, is, I th:nk, strong enough to refute this. Hc then says, that it was announced by kand-bills at the doors. This:also I can con. tradict. After passine the pax-place, and on entering thepit-iloor, a very smally-printed notice, in lashion of a quack 'doctor's adver- tiscment, was barely visible. The audience buiicieitrv expressed their abhorreiiceoftlie shifts Simnor Beuielli and his advisers adopr- ed at the theatre. I shall not detail the miserableasteijipta at apo. logy, the solemn humbug of singing " God save the King " the wvretcled black boards, with " Catalani is sent for," " Catalani is coining," and, at last, her appearance, in evident ill health, ac- companied by a fat man in as evident good health, vho al- most abused the audience for causinsr the appearance of this strange couple: when, in fact, it was soleil and entirely to the base ava- rice and cupidity of Signor Benelli, that the disgraceful (as tile fat gentleman called it) appearance of this lady and himself was to be attributed. I trust that this will be the last tirne Signor Benelli will attempt to fill his on;v pockets by picking those of the public; for, 99 uersons in a 100 in the house considered it in no other light, and told the Signor so pretty plainly. The Signor, I should hope, will not forget this lesson, and he c,nnotdo better than take this let- ter back with him into Italy, and keep it as a memnento of the coe- stant opposition imnusitioin wvill meet with from a British public. Saturday, April 102 1824. lain, &c. TO THE .BDITO, orw Pr r.rz