Mr. Macready's reappearance at the Princess's, in the character of
Mac- beth, seems to have dispelled some prevailing heresies, and to have revived the truth that he is really the " first living tragedian." After a pause, somewhat strangely filled up, it is really refreshing to see an intellectual actor; for such an artist is, at any rate, sure to command respect. Never did we feel less disposed to notice the mannerisms of Mr. Macready than when he came out on Monday last, after we had endured the fatigue of mere physical exhibitions. Mrs. Butler, who reappeared in Lady Macbeth, is an actress of great intelligence, and evidently studies her parts with an assiduity that must be painful. But she is not an inspiring actress: her study is not thrust into the background so that we witness its results only, but it is visible throughout the performance.
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