The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-20
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Jsnauscheh az Marie Stuart.

Janauscheks first appearance in this city
was greeted last evening by such an audience
as Charleston never accords save to those
whom she delights to honor. In twenty
minutes after the doors were open only stand
ing room could be procured at the box ONCE,
and the rows of extra chairs which filled the
middle and side aisles were all occupied oy
ladies who had been unable to obtain reserved
seats. And certainly the performance was
worthy of the house. We will not enter mere
into the question as to whether Scnlilers
famous play adequately represents one OF tne
most traglcal episodes of all human history.
The Marie Stuart of actual fact may have
been-iti is part of the merciless irony OF MIS-
tory that che should be-very diferent from
the-.bapless heroine Of sentiment and TO-
nance; ,,,o
Matchless alike in beauty as In miser3."
But there can be but one opinion as to what
rank the Marie Stuart who, last evening, suf-
fered and struggled and endured and over
came before US, holds In that ideal realm OF
artistic truth In which alone Genius can freely
live, and move and have its being. If the
Queen of Scots was all that Schiller dreamed
her to be, then is she noblyi even grandly IN
terpretei by Janauschek. From frst to last
the character grows, expands. develops, and
eliminates before us, until the whole pitiful
drama has unfolded itself in all Its. .ghastly de-
tails. If, in the process Of this development,
there Is Some lack of delieacy and faesse-
If outlines are hardly drawn with sumclent
sharpness, If something of the minute subtiety
of the poets conception is lost In the transia-
tion of thought into aclion-thls is but 10 say
that strength and passion have oVersnaooWeo
their paler rivals, and that the artlsL nus
been so carried away by the force OF
her own conception as to have iforgotten
that colder discrimination which 1t is 30
much easier for criticism to Insist upon
than for art to supply. This fault, however,
which was perceptible on several OCCASIONS III
the first act. yielded in the fifth to the exquisite
pathos of the parting scenes, and rarely nave
the hidden springs Of emotion been touched
by truer hand than here controlled them. IL
is. nevertheless, In broad and vigorous sKelcn-
Ing. In warm and vivid coloriDg that Janau-
schek's truest strength resides, and the tnira
act, containing the famous however unhls-
toric-intervlew of the Queens, witnessed her
greatest triumph. The curtain fell among
prolonged applause, and the management un-
wisely indulged the delighted audience by
raising 1t upon tableau which displayed In
smiling amity the royal rivals whose bitter
rage and jealousy had excited that applause.
Perhaps, however, this mistake may be for
given to the enthusiasm Of the moment.
The support was throughout OF remarkable
excellence, Mr.. Weaver, Mr.. Levick and Miss
placlde afFording admirable representations
of their respective roles.
Tonight Deborah is to be played, ana as
all who stood last night will, doubtless, prefer
to sit this evening, we would advise an early
visit to the already nearly filled box sheet.