The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-11-20
JANAUSCHEk.
The Great Tragedy Queen in Her Fs
vor1te Role OF Lady Macbeth.

Janauschek will appear in her great
character of Lady Macbeth 10 the Opera
House next Monday evening. We take
the following from the Cleveland Ohio
Leader:
Madam Janauschek last evening appear
ed 10 Lady Macbeth, The piece was put
upon the stage with magnificent effect, the
castle OF Macbeth in the first act unusually
elaborate in plan and detail, the witch
scenes and choruses iull and effective, AID
the interior OF the royal castle of Macbeth,
| Ia the. banquet and street-walkiEg scenes,
| all presented IN more striking complete
ness than anything of the kind We have
heretofore had 10 Cleveland. The imper-
sonation of Lady Macbeth" by Madam
j anauschek, In its entirety, was q superb
| work of art, which we have not space to
speak of as it merits. As the creation OF
Shakespeare this actress very properly
makes is understood from the first, that
her cue for action is taken from the
| Thames letter, (which came to stir into
ambitions activity all the dormant powers
of her soul, transporting her from the
| ignorant present into the midst of the
golden round that fate aud metaphysical
aid" had marked out. Each glance at the
letter seems to arouse anew her ambl
| ton and she turns to it with rapture to
again look with earnest appeal into the air
Tor the ''sightless substances" that wait
on natures mischief to come to her aid.
| The call for the thick night" that is to
shrowd the bloody deed is uttered with a
smile as If even some deeper depth of
darkness would be welcomed. 10 talking
to Macbeth the letter is again pointed to
as if it were the bond fate had given in
assurance of the fulfilment of her am.
bilious schemes. Nothing is percepti-
bic in her bat the strong undaunted
iron will impelling her in the great
de ID fer a throne, until the sound of a
bug.e arouses a tremor 10 the Woman's
nature that was almost dormant, Iu the
same act: w as the hope drunk ?" were
uttered as a supplication aud a threat.
! The words Il would have dashed its braias
out, were enunciafed with powerful eff
feet. and not with the usual gesture OF
throwing something to the earth Then
she clings to the Thane, weaving around
him the fine texture of her determined
will. While the murder is going on she
wanders furtively about the castle court
peeriog here and there. that no eye may
behold Macbeth on his return. Her every
action contributes in some way to the sue
cess of the bloody business. Macbeth
pitifal rawlings scarcely reach her ear, SC
entirely is every element of her nature
bent upon reaching the goal of her ambi-
ticn. 90 seeing him with the daggers she
1rushes the strong man back to the door oil
Duncan room. all her force coming from
the mysterious power of her will. In the
third act she appears worn by the weigh
of her crime, but the strong lines O. her
lDheXible character are still boldly promin-
Ient among the traces of her physical weak
ness. The half wavering condition of the
mind is Visible for moment, TO give way
again to the strong assertion of will the
moment her king needs her strong sup
port. In the banquet scene during the
presence of the ghost, her amazement at
the wild ravages of the king is ct once
overcome, and she goes, from table to
table dispensing cheer to the guests and
absorbing their attention. The second
appearance of the ghost with its terrible
result upon Macbeth thrills Der with fear.
While dismissing the guests she buoys him
up surrounds him with her iron will, peers
into his eyes with an anxious, half relent-
ing look aud seems to ask; is your soul.
tool trembling beneath its weight? And did
| bring you 10 this depth of woe?"
Space is lacking to say titbe of what
| this extraordinary impersonation merits
or to speak of any of the subordinate char
acteFs.