National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-02
ADJUSTMENTS.
NATIONAL TRE-JANAUSCHEK-
MEnEA-I.AnY nEnI.OnK

NATIONAL THEATRE-JANAUSCH
MEDEA-LADY DEDLOUK.
A large audience at the National Thursday
night were privileged to en- joy an entertainment
1T for the golden days when tragedy was young.
Not every one knew the psthos and IRE which
temper Janauschek's genius until, as Medea, she
raised her grand form, and hurled, with winged
words" the elOquence which has lived two thou:
sand years at faithless jason. The Medea Of
Euripides was never before presented to Wash
ington audience, and acting and elocution grand
as Janauscheks in "Medea" were never before
seen and heard in cur city. Study profound and
that complete conception which true genius alone
can compass, are proven BY such representation
as was hers last Thursday night.
The real Fpirit Of old Greek tragedy Is the
most soaring ard least easy to catch and assume
Of all in the world Of letters; and other char
acter as complicated and extreme In human SEN
timents as Is Medea lies within the reach of
modern artists. Unlimited attention and perfect
appointments ought to attend such o represent
alton, and hundreds who valued every utterance
Of Janauscheks last night as the purest gold of
eloquence and passion were greatly annoyed by
cerely admired the self-control and apIom6 which
sustained the great actress under this and the
slight eoHtretemPs in the stage.
Last night her renowned impersonation OF Lady
pedleek aud Rortense in ''Chesney Wold," rIT-
eted the attention Of an audience exceptionally
large. This afternoon, at the vespertine, she
supplement Il with HOome Here,"s very beautI-
fuf dramatic sketch. In the evening Jsnsu-
eCleE'g FAREWELL performances. I'm THIS occasion
the earl Of Essex" will again be performed.
It's first representation here, last Monday night,
secured for the drama the unqualified spproba-
IF The i history 81 the play is this: Four years
zoos. there appeared on the stage in Lon,
feSoSniIed the trsgicai fate Of tie noble Earl
and, notwithstanding the denial Of the writer,
Samuel Daniel, Il was believed Il referred TO
dueed in Spain and France. No one knows the
author, but kissing says & was the King Of
1895, and who wrote several pieces, one called
"Dar 10 vida por su Dana Ell Condo Sex, de IN
Ingenio de esta Corte.n Next comes the French
success; the second from Boyer, and the last 1878
from Thomas CorneIlle, which achieved very great
suceess. Now, about lesS Epgiand began the ~.
Banks who took the subject Of the novel, 1.-THE
Secret History Of Queen Elizabeth and the Earl
%.s.s LdRnS iSS snd any n K:
play was kept on the stage, when new version
By Ralph, entitled "Ths FAN Of Essex, !" made
its appearance at the GoodmanSneld, London,
: EiShteen years later. IT4s, another version Of
Essex, by Brooke, was frst played in Dublin, and
played for the first time in DruTy Lane theatre in
iT6i Its title then was "Earl OF Essex" An
Ssn rs Il the Coysnt Garden theatre and the
last time It was performed there was in 1872.
That these different versions Of Essex were played
Hlr tSs EARL Of Essex Vas played in i7ii; n
Vienns, June Is, 1T4S. Both were TRANSACTIONS
from OoTneille. New versions followed BY Dyk,
ITTe; BY Fleek I7VS; by Opertz, 1904, and by Col
lin. ISIS. DR.. Laube's tEari Of Essex" was
| played. in the year 1855, for the frst time, in
Vienna. The one Janausohek plays Is q transla-
| tion Of Laube from the German, and which has
been played all over Europe for the last twenty
| i've years with the greatest success.
tinEuisbsd and critical audience, the highest
/ point Of enthusiasm was evoked as one alter an
other the great historical scenes In the life Of
| impersonation Of the character Of Elizabeth was
| imperial and perfect. In her great scene with
IN anger and in administration, but never for q
/ second dSd she descend from her qeenly charac-
/ ter or lower the dignity Of royal prerogatlve.
| her 10 yield to Essex, and timid men were flying
| from her standards she remained calm and col
lected, and her faith IL ultimate triumph was
| all sides unqualified praise. His assumption was
| superb; and the Lady Rntlard Of Miss Kate
auschek's company has vastly Improved since
| they were last here the first Of the season. To
night, "Deborah;" Thursday night, "Medea."
THE ROYAL
HALL.
The great merit Of the Royal Oriental Marion
cite troupe, now performing at Lincoln hall,
makes It deserving Of an elaborate notice. Mari
onettes flor the beneft Of little people, Is the
Italian for puppets. There are one hundred of
then, all made Of wood, dressed en- costume, and
are worked by mechanical contriyances. They
move about, make regular entrances and exits,
| talk, sing. dance, ride horseback, and perform
regular dramas with an astonishing degree Of
accuracy The opening minstrel scene has all
the Characteristics Of the work or hrst-elass
company. Then Punch comes on with his enter
tainInent followed by that Of the aerial juggleF
The compound TURK, Blondin on the tight rope,
| old Dame Shipton, the globe artist, Susan and
JACK, the animated skeleton and the comic mules.