Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-07
MADAME FANNY sASArscaEK.

Madame Janauschek came among us
a stranger, ignorant Of our language as
we'll AZ the people to whom she present
ed herself IA q candidate for favor. and
she remains among us yet, a permanent
and splendid ornament of the American
stage. Francesca Romano Magdalena
Jsnauschek was born at Prague. Bo-
hemia. July 2Oih, 1887. or family Of
nine children she was the fourth. Her
father WAS merchant, whom business
reverses overlook. Francesca had de-
yeioped an extraordinary musical talent
In her childhood, aud at the age Of ten
was brilliant pianist and phenom-
email vocalist. At l6 she went on the
stage at Prague. Shortly aftsrward abe
accepted the first engagement offered,
and went to Chemmitz, where she joined
q travelling company at a salary Of $14
per month. Socially sho soon rose
above her position on the stage, and
made such rapid advances in her pro-
fession that at the age Of IL she engaged
as leading actress at the Stadt Theater
At Frankfort. There she remained for
eleven years aud made her reputation.
The first year her salary reached $500,
and after that SiO0q, besides benefits.
which amounted TO over t20O0 per year
more. Az tue end Of the eleven years,
and at the ago Of %, she closed a. a
star. There was but one thing left Tor
her 20 win, and that the title Of Royal
Actress
For year and half she starred
through Europe, which was then ablaze
with her fame, and at tho end Of that
time accepted a three years contract
with the Royal rheater at Dresden. at a
salary Of &2bO0. She remained for one
year. For three years after she starred
through Europe, and In 1867 came to
America with her own COMPANY. Al
though she acted exclusively In German
the English speaking public recognized
her ability and encouraged IL. as they
had RacheI's before her and as they
did Beruhardt's after. Madame Jaunu-
schek was ~ we'll pleased with her first
acquaintance with the country that af-
ter she left IL she determined to play
here In English. She went TO work TO
master the language by heroic means.
She WAS already something OF a linguist
and knowledge of the principles OF the
strange tongue was not 10 difficult to
attain TO. Indeed she 10 said to have
mastered II within year. Bot TO per-
feot herself in pronunciation was an
other matter, and to this day traces VI
her old tongue cling 10 her English, and
render it, like Fetcher's, peculiar. with
out investing IL with the charm the
splendid vivid originality OF Fletcher
cloaked his defective intonAtion with.
She Ii eminently \ tragedienne, and In
her hands the most splendid psssages OF
she dramstists find appropriate and
thrilling Interpretation. The actress
touches tho intelligence and tha heart;
stirs the blood aud the soul. There IL
one thing for which the American stage
has to thank Madame Janauschek. She
brought tn IL a heroic strength and \
lordly breadth Of style which had we'll
nigh departed from our boards, and rs-
deemed the classical drama In the
United States from n tlecadence In which
Il sAs becoming the toy Of hands In
competent 10 wicld the fan Ut Frou-
Fsou, far less the dagger OF Lady Mao
beth London Era, July -. 1882.