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Review Of Literature, The Drama, &C.
An easy Introduction to Short-hand . Henry Washbourne . —Shorthand is to writing what the invention of logarithms were to arithmetic . The great difficulty in most systems has hitherto been a want of perspicuity : in the essay before us that difficulty has been carefull y avoided . The system before us is so simple and clear , that with a little industry and attention , persons even of ordinaiy capacity cannot fail to attain a knowledge of this useful art .
The British Medical Almanack . Sherwood , Gilbert , and Piper . —In a little shilling pampMet we find compressed much useful information : astronomical tables , correctly calculated ; births , deaths , and principal works of eminent medical authors : a general table of the Universities of the United Kingdom ; a very copious reference to the medical schools , private and public , hours of attendance , and much miscellaneous information ; a list of military and naval medical officers ; in short , much that is likelto interest the It
y profession . is ivithout comparison the most scientific and best arranged Almanack of the year that has reached us . There is also a correct and well executed plate of the new Westminster Hospital . But the opening " address" is what has most forciblv struck us by its reasoning ; there is a correctness in the style which is amply borne out by the truth ivhich pervades it . The Town and Country Gentleman ' s Almanack . Sherwood , Gilbertand Pi
, per . —This Almanack is an excellent compendium of rural , general , and commercial information , and will prove particularly useful to the gentleman , while to the farmer and the industrious class it will serve as a vade mecum of reference .
The Drama.
THE DRAMA .
DRURY LANE AND COVENT GARDEN . —Since our last number Mr Denvil has been tried b y another test—the personation of Othello . In Manfred he had the aid of an original character , in ivhich no comparison could be drawn , and whose peculiar metaphysics were not generally understood : even with these advantages—and the critic must acknowledge that they were great—his efforts were eclipsed by the genius of Mr . G . Bennett , who in the spirit of—we scarcely know how to itthe been
name , part having compounded of so many characters—produced an effect from the calm passionless tone in wMch he gave the few passages allotted to him , that deli ghted the audience , and even in the last scene more than divided the interest ivith Manfred . Still as the drama was not one of general interest , the public waited for a more decided opportunity ere they gave final judgment . That opportunity was afforded them , by the representation of Othello . The jealous is
Moor so perfectly identified with the English stage , has been so exquisitely pourtrayed by the great actors who , like Banquo ' s issue , have since passed away—that its keeping , its very light and shade , are familiar even to the commonl y informed portion of the audience . The early scenes of Othello are characterized by a proud humility—a consciousness of merit , that scorns to boast its own deservings . The address to the Senate should be given with unaffected simplicity—not with strained efforts of declamation
. This was Mr . Denvil ' s first great error—the evident labouring for effect . The closing lines , " She loved me for the dangers I had passed , and I loved her that she did pity them , " had more of the bombastic tone and inflated appeal of the mer-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Review Of Literature, The Drama, &C.
An easy Introduction to Short-hand . Henry Washbourne . —Shorthand is to writing what the invention of logarithms were to arithmetic . The great difficulty in most systems has hitherto been a want of perspicuity : in the essay before us that difficulty has been carefull y avoided . The system before us is so simple and clear , that with a little industry and attention , persons even of ordinaiy capacity cannot fail to attain a knowledge of this useful art .
The British Medical Almanack . Sherwood , Gilbert , and Piper . —In a little shilling pampMet we find compressed much useful information : astronomical tables , correctly calculated ; births , deaths , and principal works of eminent medical authors : a general table of the Universities of the United Kingdom ; a very copious reference to the medical schools , private and public , hours of attendance , and much miscellaneous information ; a list of military and naval medical officers ; in short , much that is likelto interest the It
y profession . is ivithout comparison the most scientific and best arranged Almanack of the year that has reached us . There is also a correct and well executed plate of the new Westminster Hospital . But the opening " address" is what has most forciblv struck us by its reasoning ; there is a correctness in the style which is amply borne out by the truth ivhich pervades it . The Town and Country Gentleman ' s Almanack . Sherwood , Gilbertand Pi
, per . —This Almanack is an excellent compendium of rural , general , and commercial information , and will prove particularly useful to the gentleman , while to the farmer and the industrious class it will serve as a vade mecum of reference .
The Drama.
THE DRAMA .
DRURY LANE AND COVENT GARDEN . —Since our last number Mr Denvil has been tried b y another test—the personation of Othello . In Manfred he had the aid of an original character , in ivhich no comparison could be drawn , and whose peculiar metaphysics were not generally understood : even with these advantages—and the critic must acknowledge that they were great—his efforts were eclipsed by the genius of Mr . G . Bennett , who in the spirit of—we scarcely know how to itthe been
name , part having compounded of so many characters—produced an effect from the calm passionless tone in wMch he gave the few passages allotted to him , that deli ghted the audience , and even in the last scene more than divided the interest ivith Manfred . Still as the drama was not one of general interest , the public waited for a more decided opportunity ere they gave final judgment . That opportunity was afforded them , by the representation of Othello . The jealous is
Moor so perfectly identified with the English stage , has been so exquisitely pourtrayed by the great actors who , like Banquo ' s issue , have since passed away—that its keeping , its very light and shade , are familiar even to the commonl y informed portion of the audience . The early scenes of Othello are characterized by a proud humility—a consciousness of merit , that scorns to boast its own deservings . The address to the Senate should be given with unaffected simplicity—not with strained efforts of declamation
. This was Mr . Denvil ' s first great error—the evident labouring for effect . The closing lines , " She loved me for the dangers I had passed , and I loved her that she did pity them , " had more of the bombastic tone and inflated appeal of the mer-