The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-03-29 00:00:00

OLYMPIC TIIE&TRE.

The attraction •f Rochester cooltmot s undimi-
nis#►ed at this elegant little Theatre. The follow-
ing were in the list of Company who visited in the
course of last week:— . _ .

The Docliess of Richmond and pasty, the Ladies Lennox
and family, Earl and 61111111 PBS of Bcshorougli and party,
Earl and Countess of Oxford and party, Hon. Lady C. I.3mb
and family, Lady Asgill and party, Mr. and Mra Colclough,
Majn► Stour and family, Ailiniral Voting and family, Mr.
and Mos. Macdonald and party, Captain Richardson and
pasty, Mr. and Mrs. Tilley and family, Mr and Mrs. Bulk.
icy and party, Hon. Mrs. Bouverte and party, and Captain
Vorihingiuu ksid party.

Mt SWART'S SHAESPEARIAN BRA

An elegant company attended at Shade's Con•
cert-roorn. Soho square, on Saturday evening, ►o
hear the rerstation of one of SHARIPEARE'S
plays, by Mr. SMART, who has, for the lasi
three ..... oohs, entertained the fashionable world
with a series of readings from the works of
the Bard of Avon and of nature. Mr. SMART is
eminently qualified to pet form, rn the most effective
style. the difficult task he has undertaken. His
voice is pawed'►,: but its eselody is more releirkable
even than its strength. It is capable of the greatest
possible variety of modulation--and he so attuned
it as to meet most accurately the peculiar temper
of each character, under every species of circum-
stance by which it is supposed to be agitated.—
Mr. SMART'S features are extremely flexible and
expressive. Ile moulds them, at will, to the re-
presentation of the dithrent passions as they are
called fortl► by the events of the scene. %Vitt,
these natural advantages are combined strong
mental :piddles, without which it is impossi-
ble to do justice to SHAKSPEARE, or to any
other great dramatic author. Mr. SMART evinced
• keen perception of the beauties of SIIA KSPI: A RE:
vend his impassioned mode of delivery proved that
his powers were fully equal to place before his au-
ditory, in the strongest point of view, the idea of the
Arrest and boldest passages of our great poet, which
had previously been created and matured in the re-
cesses of his own energetic mind. The tragedy of
Macbeth was selected on this occasion, and Mr.
SMART kept the attention of his auditors perfectly
fixed on the scene, from the entrance of the Weird
Natters until the fall of the regicide. When we
recollect that the tragedy is thus transformed into
a mono-dratne--that one person only " plays marry
parts"-41111 that the performatsce is wholly di-
vested of the pomp of procession, and the glitter of
(input:era—it argues iro mean ability in the indivi-
dual who can, for so considerable a period, rivet
the mitati of a mixed auditory to his unassisted
eXt-rtiwi... Mr. SMART pourtrayed, with troth and
force, " the compunctious visitirigs of nature,"
which shake the soul of Macbeth before the mur-

der, and 1111 him "with fears and scruples," after
it has 1-rot perpetrated. He was no kulii happy in
164 &lineation of the anti.fetninine spirit of Lady
Macialh—:rod the energetic, but heart-touching
vjirt Maeda"; was aim) excellently depicted.
'Firr a old leitce were much delighted with the enter.
uniiiirtut of the tveisterg, and were extremely 'them:
ul iii it applause.

The business at the Stock Exchange was some-
'shut tome brisk luring the last week, and, on the
whole, the funds have improved. We are disposed
' to tiook that they iv!!l expeitence a further int-
',met went.
Friday afternoon the Conimisrion fir holding the
Surrey it'Otat'• bona qorliell at Kingston, and this
il inmost% the Court will proceed to the dispatch of
hissinesp. The calendar contains all Unusual num.
i her of prisoners, among whom are several for caw
Ipilaf offences.
' Letters from Manchester mention another corn-
rarmcial failuie, to a considerable extent ; lint from
the limner teirperialutity and rerponsibility of the
Min, hopes are rtitertoti,t d that it will prose only
a temporary stoppvge.—(Silitriuy Paper.)
I situcx ism nava:static r —At Brumley, M idd sew*, on
1 Wi.theolay I suing is, a Islrouriug man haring a gharrel
with his a if., was tomtit bowie bread, when he threatened
to thrown the knife at her hhe dared him f'.l du so, and he
put me b iiiir down:, hut ill a moment afler, irritated by
1101111. expression which escaped her, he threw the hist at
her ant, west visileuce—ii struck their ihraut child, which
was rocking at the mother's breast, suit canard its instant
&Atli. The father sea, takes itito cuitudy, to abide the
urealt u( a Comte, Inquest.