New-York tribune., 1869-03-30
THE DRAMA.
ACADEMY OF MUsIc-JANAUsCHEK.

ACADEMY OF MUSfC-JANAUSCHEk'
Last evening Miss Fanny Janauschek, under
the goomiest auspices drawn from foul weather,
reappeared before slim audience at the Academy Of
Music as Elizabeth, in q German version Of Giacometts
historical tumble christened after Engands leonine
queen This peee kind OF gymnasuc trial OF
the powers OF ambitious tragedenne, being replete
with abrupt and complete Transitions from one extreme
passion TO it's opposite. IL is not very difficult to
achieve tho effects intended, ana win that sort OF
applause (which Is eXtorted by difficult and
successful athletic performance, but to har-
monlze these discordant ncongruies with possibility
and nature and TO mold them by the plastic force OF n
spraton into the flesh and blood OF actual humanity Is
the work Of the artist The superlaye vanity petty
weakness tyranDic strength, subtle hypocrisy, rough
buntnes and intolerable haueur Of Elisabeth, mingled
with touches OF yetabo oandor integrity tenderness
and magnanmity sufficiently tax the powers OF the most
consummate deneator, even were they rendered PROB
able by the dramatsps porraure but le AS they are
I'm this play n their bare inconsistency they exact the
utmost skill and the Of the greatest actress
IL WAS hero that Miss Janauscheks excellence was de-
by success which atoned for the defects
OF the play and swept It's puerile crudiues
out Of sight In tho full tide Of deep feeling
and earnestness The glow OF vitality impaired viva
freshness likelihood and interest TO It's stilted plaudes
and forced antheses Her genial and sympathetic treat
mcnt cooring like sunlight invested the
character with the of manifest reality
It's most repusyo features It's excessive egotsm
jealousy and ntolerable pride. She sank the nhuman
I'm the human and let tho womanly passages relieve and
outweigh the royal extravaganza and cruelty whieh
youd otherwise make the part insuerably odlous ana
absurd In the death sceno triumph OF better feeling
was powerfully expressed, and obliged the spectator to
pity and forgive the queeny victim OF ferocity OF pride
which proved no fatal TO herself than to the objects
OF her affection Miss Janauschek performed the dicnlt
feat prescribed by the dramasst most successfully but
we cannot help regreng that her talent not sustained
tbart 4 hal hurdp nv
execute an inferior composition well as to render 1t
quite acceptable, but tho performance s, after all only
an artistic The prime requisite OF tragedy is ex-
celent writing; and without It, the most mastery acting
is merely skillfu imposture
HAMLET AT WOODS MUSEUM
Pluvius had it all his own way last night,
and rained abundanty. All OF tho thoaters matter
Of course felt his disastrous influence Some however,
felt II less than Others At Woods Museum where the
English actress Miss Marriott, was announced to play
Hane-makIng the occasion, her first appearance In
this country-eght or nine hundred people assembled
The gallery, we remarked, crowded at early
hour Certainly the gods do take lively interest in tho
genuine legitimate drama. Hamlet" was put upon
the stage in rather rough way but potent Is tho
imaginative power Of the tragedy-such does 1t in
spire and such profound emotion does IL awaken-that
one readily nclines 70 forget inadequate scenery and
awkward supernumeraries when his mind is seized by
that nvlncble spell 1t was impossible, however, not to
notice. last evening the extraordinary antics That were
performed with the ghost OF King Hamlet All the stone
walls became transparent whenever this phantom ap.
preached once, the specter carried across mdar
ON slide; then sunk through hole and then reproduced
through fight OF stone steps. These childish maneuyers
appeared 10 afford much satisfaction TO large part OF
the audience which, In general very ready TO be
pleased We glad to observe that 1t gave hearty
greeting to Mise Marriott when she appeared in tho
second scene, and We should not omit TO state
that II extended its favor to her throughout the
performance. She was frequently applauded, and at
the end OF the first. second, and third acts, sho
was called before the curtain This Is not an nfallbo
sign Of popular success but 1t is not without Significance
Miss Mariots Hamlet very respectable piece OF act
ing-and nothing Respectable interpretations OF
shakespearean character, however, are often OF moro
value TO tho multitude than those which genius gives
They do not shoot over the heads OF the crowd Miss
Marriott read tho text conectythough With here ana