New-York tribune., 1870-10-11
THE DRAMA.
JANAUsCHEK IN ENGLISH DRAMA.


stage the part is known Leah and well known that
merely to mention say quite enough in the way
OF description The time certainly Is gone by for
tended comment on this character or on the play in
which 1t Is delneaed We pass over oil preliminaries
therefore, and come at TO Hecuba That Madam
Janauschek was great actress nobody, presume Is
unaware. who her play Mary
or hedea, In the German language. The sole point
70 be determined, last night, was the question
whether or no she had mastered the English Ian
guage. That point was not long left in
doubt Three years ago Madam Janauschek could not
speak word OF English Last night she acted an En-
gsh part and surprised everybody by the accuracy OF
her speech In nearly every her pronunciation
was correct In all her enunciation accurate
and full Whatever fault there was, consisted In her
distribution OF the emphasis. This she regulated
according to foreign usage-of course, nyoluntarily
But this did not especially signify. The defect such as
1t is be The wonder is that there not
other and far serious defects Few illustrations
are extant Of Of this kind. Madam Janauschek
Impressed us, long ago, actress OF tremendous
energy. She has shown, in such conquest as
as she has made OF the English language,
that the impression grounded well. Persons Of
weak will and small persistence do not attain Of
this kind. We would not be understood saying that
Madam Janauschek has acquired perfect mastery OF
the English tongue but do distinctly testify that she
has surpassed in this direction, any known ef
fort Of any foreign performer. great career,
glish stage That she will prove equal TO its
demands and s opportunities cannot doubt. she is
woman OF genius. With her method in art we could
often find dofecs-or, TO our individual taste, meo-
dramatic effects always disaseful. But with the
spirit Of her art cOntinually-and naturalysympa
thize She is superb Deborakand the part isfull of
passionate power. Madam Janauschek, of course is
not young girl and she cannot simulate young girl.
Allowance has to be made for that discrepancy at the
outset-as IL has TO be made, also, may add in the
of every other great actress on the stage That
was evident when she played Deborah in German: that
IA evident now that she plays It in English.
But Janauschek has tho vital fire of genius
that can melt the heart and elcctrfy the mind She
knows what love is She knows what passion is. She
knows what hate Is. She has splendid ntultlons. And
long experience has made her finished artist. We did
not sec the whole OF her performance last
night, but we the chief points Of it
and they suflced. During the whole fourth act one
could have heard a pin drop so silent was the vast
Academy But at its close perfect storm Of applause
broke upon the stiffness, and after tho curtain fell
the actress WIS called out three timos. And THIS
by, comparatively, small audence-for the rival
attractions last night strong, and there was not
crowd at the Academy, albeit the house was well hled
We may as well add herein record Of that
popular admiration which IA very significant
"a TO the fortunes Of public performer-that
Madam Janauschel called before the curtain twice
at the end of acts first second and third three times mt
the end of act fourth and again at the end Of the play
These arc distinct marks Of popular liking. The
appreciation OF critical study will not be wanting
to swell the triumph Of this electrical actress. She
has embarked upon grand and cannot doubt
her future. Deborah" well put upon the Academy
stage Mr. DE Vere who acted the priest being stage
manager. And the support was excellent 1t included
Mr. Mark Smith Father Lorrenz, MI. Frederic
Robinson as Joseph, Mr. Studey the Sch0ondster Mr.
A. H. Davenport as the Doctor, Miss lone Burke as
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Hendle as Jdcob, and Miss Ames R0Sek There
was nothing wanting in the acting OF those
miscellaneous parts TO assist the success OF
Madam Janauschek and the stage of the Academy must
have been very astonshed the excellence OF e
scenery with which "Deborah" was presented. Madam
Janauschek will play the same part tonight and toInor
row night but Thursday will appear Nary Stuart
wALLACK's TIIEATER-THE TWO ROSES.
Last night WAS very pleasant at Wallacks
Theater. "The Two Roses"-the new comedy by Mr..
James Abery, which has been remarkably success
ful in London-was acted there for the first time in
America. full house enjoyed IT, and gave it warm
hearted welcome 1t is of the pretiest little pieces
that of late years. have been added TO stage ltera
ture and it thoroughly deserves its success. Its name
suggests its character Its charm is simplicity 1t con
0uers by sweetness. OF late years very delicate ten
dency has made itself manifest in English Drama-an
effort to reproduce dramatic form, those representa-
tive situations in romantic period of human fc the
truth OF which recognized by all experience, and the
beauty Of which-bazoned is the somber back
ground OF earthly mutabity, and circled as II Is
by the fret-work of the turbulent world
touches every with mingled gadness and pensVe
regret RObertson's comedies in particular, Illustrate
this tendency the spring Of which, however must be
sought for I'm Thackerays novels To that great and
tender brmoris who has influenced the intellectual men
OF his time more deeply than any other writer TINS gem
Grafton owes Of its most exquisite pleasures lie IL
was who taught-in his brilliant and noble use OF 1t-he
art OF suggeson the art that is of framing In absolute
simplicity the sweet and the stern aspects Of human ex
nerience and leaving plain statements Of circumstance
TO work their natural effect on heart and mind The
spjrt OF the great master survives him. ana gamers
strength in the lapse Of time. Evident IN many drec-
tions it is especially eyden-as we long ago pointed
out-in the plays Of Robertson; and we once more per
ceive and welcome 1t in Mr. Aberry's comedy Of The
Two Rosesp The latter author is not, by any means
so ablo in his use OF this method as the
forn,or having apparently, a mind less poeucal
in tome and less firm in action; yet The employs IL Win
admirable skill and taste. His topic, In THIS piece Is
Youthful love- He deals with themes as fragile ana evan
as the odor the and the down on its tender
Leaf He depicts certain Of the experiences preliminary
IN marriage of two youths and twG maids. He weayes
together few natural situations for these young lovers
He surrounds their romance with the rough reahes Oh
selfish world He contrasts their chaTactcrs-Deauined
nv te light of celestial emotiOn-with characters OF
eoarser fiber swayed by meaner impulses. He takes
hem through period OF trial, and brings them to final
bappness Nothing could be simpler than the plot OF Inc
Two Roses" 1t even strikes the mind as positively mack
neyed And yet is resh-as the howers so prety VPeu
a. ,h con,edv-wth the freshness OF manner wherewth
ta incidents are handled Tie arrangement OF scenes
shows natural sequence in the unfolding OF the story
The anguage-always smooth and often pointed with VIII
-betrays no effort Each person speaks In character |
fe successive groups speakers make the entire story
na,n in symmetrical work OF art, IN wheh theIe aio
No r,s nor botches nor explanatory interludes There
are hu three acts separate scene being set for each.
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