Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-22
ADJUSTMENTS.

JANAUsCHEK.-M Madame JanauscIek
appeared again last night to very large
audience. The piece selected for her
second night was Deborah, a play in which
she made great reputation throughout all
the LEADING cities of the country. In this
character ,Ianauschek brings to bear all her
genius, all her power. Deborah is a
Jewess, and represented as young
woman of extraordinary attractions. She
endures prosecutions I'm .Ic : as -...rv IS
do all her race. Joseph. the sou of the vii
meet secretly, and exchange vows of love
despsed Jewish maiden is discovered and
excites the ire of his father. Joseph's
father undertakes to bride Deborah to
leave the country, and employs q
renegade Jew to accomplish the
object. This man, in connection with
a woman, takes the money and engages to
take Deborah away to Bohemia. They de-
ceive Joseph's father, and bring Deborah
into disgrace with her lover, who, not
knowingthe deception practiced, reproaches
her with venality, and casts her off. After
that Joseph is married. While the cere-
mony of marriage is being performed, Deb
orah appears. She meditates revenge, and
curses Joseph for his faithlessness. Years
afterwards, however, discovering that 10
seph had named the child born of his mar
riage Deborah, and believing this evidenced
his lasting love for her, she relents. Heart
broken, after weeping over the child and
blessing it, she departs unseen by Joseph
forever. In this play is ample scope for the
portrayal of every passion. Anxious
solicitude for her family; love.
surprising all love, for her betrothed.
hate, revenge, religious zeal and prejudice,
tenderness, motherly instinct; all are given
with unfaltefing correctness and intensity
of feeling. The crushing blow that over
whelms and surprises her when she is ac-
cused of taking gold, the power of affection
shethrows in tOthe'one word Joseph whenhe
turns away from her, is magnitically WON
derful. Her talking and acting is that of
woman so crushed, so grieved that it seems
impossible to bear it, The woman's heart
speaks in every word, whether of cursing
and denunciation, or of grief and tender
ness.
Mines Levick sustained the character of
Joseph admirably, and the entire company
rendered good support,
Tonight Janauschek appears in the char
acter of Lady Macbeth, with Mr.. Leyick as
Macbeth, and who from all accounts will
show himself equal to the occasion.
OPERA HoUsE.-Last evening at the
Opera House the Katie Putnam troupe
enacted the popular drama of ''Jane Eyre"
Those Of the spectators who were familiar
with Bronte's great production must have
been pleased with the entirety and fidelity
with which the truly affecting and power
full plot is preserved in the adaptation. Its
dignity and pathOs are not lowered or
broken up with farcical interspersions in
being transferred rom the novel to the
theatre. Fhe drama and the novel seem
to run parallel to each other in action and
effect. The play, considered apart from
the original, is one of true merit. 1t is
graceful and dignified in its movement,
striking in its evolution, and pathetic in
its effect upon the sensibilitieS, often
awakening the gentleSt and tenderest emo
tionS. We make these preliminary remarks
in regard to the material which the actors
had in hand last evening" in order that We
iiIay be understood when we say that the
acting was equal TO the play, indeed quite
all that the play could merit. IL seemed to
us that the most necessary rule of all art
was more closely applied than on any pre-
vious evening, viz: that the greatest art is
to conceal art-a rule which is absolutely
Indispensable 10 L.sla scenic representations.
A violation of this rule breaks up deiuson,
which is the great beauty of drama, and
DESTROYS the power of the drama over the
emotions aad passions. Last night the
actors Tor the most panT entered Wild eaITegt
simplicity into their respective impersORa=
tiOnS.
Miss Katie was of course the principal fig
Te in the character of Jane Eyre. Jane Eyre
is character which no one can but admire
for her Startling ,lrIIyes, ard strongly svm-
pathize with for her mSfortunes and tor
the torturing delay of rewards which her
merits demanded. Miss Putnam concealed
art, and seemed almost Jane Eyre her very
self. Impassioned NltI anger IL tie first
act, she was quite sublime. Cherishing
strong hope in The second under adverse
auspices, she was an object of the tenderest
regard. Struck with sudden fear in the
fourth act, she again produced strong i'm
preston. In the fifth earnest, sincere and
devoted love was the impressive pic
ture. Those who witnessed it
will fel1emben with pnp,iyfd
satisfaction the effect OF the parting SCENE
of Jane Eyre and Lord Rochester. This
was the most admirable success of the
evening. The closing scene was also not
able for its naturalness.
Tie other actoss Sustalneq their r6les in
a very meritorious manner. We would
particularly mention Mr.. j. E. Nugent,
who acted the role of Lord Rochester with
great credit to himself; and Mrs. S. A. Nash
VINO appeared t. greet advantage, and to
the delight of the audience, in the role OF
Judith Horleigh. Jane Eyre seems to us
to be the play most suitable for the pecu liar
geniuses Of Miss Katie Putnam, Mr.. MI
gent and Mrs. Nash