New-York tribune., 1867-10-10
THE DRAMA.
MISS JANAUscHEK's FIRST APPEARANCES.

MISS JANAUsCHEK's FIRST APPEARANCE.
Miss Fanny Janauschek made, last evening,
her first appearance in America at the Academy OF Music
The house was about twothrs full the audience being
mainly composed of Germans. Miss Janauschek was
very warmly welcomed when she entered. as Meded and
was warmly applauded from point point in the course
OF the performance During the first act she once re-
called upon scene at the end Of that act and
the end Of acts second and third and fourth she was
called before the curtain TO the congratulations
OF her audience. With the Germans her success was
immediate and complete. With the American portion OF
the audience it was, of course less emphatic but
impression Is that the more she the sha
will be appreciated and admired. In appearances
Miss Janauscheck suggests stalwart Mrs. Bowers.
She is dusky beauty Of very impressive aspect and
has finely expressive countenanco, and voice
that minges strength and sweetness. Her nature ap
pears be very intense in its emotional quality and her
method OF acting is characterized by great feryor
Trained IN the excellent school Of European continental
theaters her art scarcely necessary to sayexhbits
the habit Of careful and faithful elaboration. We are
GLAD 10 be able add that artistic training has not dead
ened in her the fire Of enhusasm-the glow Of inspiration
In her expression Of jealousy in the second act OF the
drama in her wild plea Of justice for herself toward the
close that act aud in her agonized suppcaon for her
children the Of third there the unmsakable
thrill Of that passion which the soul Of acting This
character Meded however generally wastes the power
the Nobody sympathizes with the barbarian.
though everybody may pity her. Neded is nothing not
infected with insanity and compassion is the tenderest
feeling that entertained toward madness Miss
Janauschck eylnced remarkable power but, after ALL
she did not find her way the heart Perhaps that was
in part due the magnificent distances" of the Acad-
emy OF Music. Dramatic performances IN that cdifce-
which was built for music, and is fit for nothing ese-re-
quire the aid of the magnetic telegraph Delicate and
subtle play feature is lost in it, and those low tones
which mean so much sink to silence before they have
IfIf
which We alude also, in great part due to the
unsympathetic character of the drama We could wish.
therefore, that Miss Janauschek had chosen more
human character in which to make her American debut
Deborah which she 10 personate on Saturday evening.
will undoubtedly show her l far more winning light.
We have seen that she be strong; she has now
10 show lis that she can tenderand that is by far tho
greater task We would not he understood as denying
the intensity OF emotion which notably marked miss
Janauscheks personati0n of Nedcd That was It's chie1
charm But that wildiand violent. 1t did not win
Madam Ristor's Meded which has lately been made
familiar 10 this community, charmed by what we may
call the mothery element You could feel the beating OF
the marons heart despite the lurd light OF insanity hae
burned the eyes; and that made 1t the best Medea our
stage This, however by way OF eNpaha-
ton and not by way of comparison. Miss Janausehek
has manifestly a kingdom of her own, in which she
worthly and proudly the crown. Her intellect
Is strong and keen her imagination is sensitive;
her heart is She has but 10 leave tho
classic drama and nearer 70 humanity, and her
conquest is assured The piece that was played last
night-a four-act tragedy by Grilparzer-is ceverly
enough constructed to show NedeG'S experience and
suferings but II contains too much OF what, in tho
slang OF the day, is expressiyely described as chin
music" Everybody does too little and talks too much
The east Of parts follows: Neded Miss
Janauschok; Jason, Mr.. scherenberg; King OF
Corinth. Mr. Klenert; Harold, Mr.. Crelinger Cora,
Miss Singer; Crelsa Miss Tietz. The German company
has been brought from Europe, with Nile. Janauschek'
and is n very good one. should judge. "hedea was
very well nut upon the stage of the Academy last ngnt
and Mr. Maretzck deserves both credit ana subStaaI
prosperty rs a reward for his enterprise IN presenting
this positive novelty 10 the theatrical public.
sTADT TuEATER.
At the Stadt Thcater crowded audiences are
nightly TO be found who witness the performances OF
highly aughabe comedieas payedby the three dwarfs.
Kiss OF Foszy Jean Pccolo, and Jean Petit with the as
sstance OF the regular German troupe of the
theater The three little men, the youngest
OF whom is q years old. and the ,Sllest 80
inches high, are reported play with more than
common talent and not only by their smaness' but oy
the real comic power receive uninterrupted applause
ON Saturday they will appear in a burlesque. ana on
Monday a comedy will be played, written expressly io
Them and describing the adventures when accolhdEeu
their finding each other, and forming cOpoIaVn on
the coOpcrative system. II is expected that tt hOs"
will he crowd ed on these occasions II has been ereso-
fore.