Crossword-Solution: CATALANI 8 letters, 2 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 10

Perhaps the highest compliment ever paid to a songster was paid by Catalani herself to one of these daughters of Roma.

Siddons, and other members of the Kemble family, together with the celebrated Italian singer, Madame Catalani, had been engaged at very high salaries.

Among the most conspicuous, was one inscribed, "John Bull against John Kemble.--Who'll win?" Another bore "King George for ever! but no King Kemble." A third was levelled against Madame Catalani, whose large salary was supposed to be one of the causes of the increased prices, and was inscribed "No foreigners to tax us--we're taxed enough already." This last was a double-barrelled one, expressing both dramatic and political discontent, and was received with loud cheers by the pitites.

Among them were, "Come forth, O Kemble! come forth and tremble!" "Foolish John Kemble, we'll make you tremble!" and "No cats! no Catalani! English actors for ever!" Those who wish to oppose a mob successfully, should never lose their temper.

The profits of the theatre were evidently great: they had saved the heavy salary of Madame Catalani; and by shutting out the public from all the boxes but the pigeon-holes, they made large sums.