St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-13
ADJUSTMENTS.
Madame Jani.h,s Great camiir.

There is a positive fascination, sinister
though be it if you will, about the great play
of Camille" that attracts and enchaius the
attention while the sensitive attributes of the
soul shrink from the picture of so much
beauty and self sacrifice amidst such repelant
surroundings. Aside from his artistic por-
trayal of his Inflated heroine the world can
well afford to pardon Alexander Dumas pere
for teaching it so consummate lesson in
pure unselfshness and sacrifice.
The bitter breath of the blizzard which
swept over St. Paul Yesterday was more than
an excuse enough for the medium
sized audience which assembled at
the Grand last night to witness the
initial performance of Madame Janish.
Not that the audience was small, for enough
of the wonderful ability of this great actress
had preceded her to tempt a goodly number
of artistic souls to brave even the terrible
weather lnd the great beauty of the audience
consisted in the spontaneity and great enthu-
siasm with which her performance was recog-
nized and greeted throughout.
There are Camilles and Camilles, but the
character has never been played with such
genuine power and almost electric force as
on last night The conception of the char
acter was also unique; there was scarcely
anything so broad as to suggest
the courtezan or woman of
the world; it was refined,
subdued, harmonious and localized portrayal
of the character, without the CHASTITY con-
sumptiveness of the Clara Morris. the Ian.
guild. spasmodic insipidity of Modjeska, both
Of whom are grand By turns, or the bizarre
suggestiveness of Bernhard. The almost
now Evolutionary power of Mathilda Heron
alone exceeds it in resistless force and i'm
FASHIONED grandeur.
In personal appearance Madame Janish is
imposing and beautiful, not in the mere
sense of pleasing expression or winsome.
contour, but in the beauty which illumines
the eye and lights up the face, making the
expression glow with meaning, while one
can almost see the shades of thought
pictured in the face as they come
and go; this power or gift,
as a distinguished lady of letters, who saw
the performance, said last night, is the mark
or test OF the intangible quality called genius,
and this is the gift possessed by Madame
Janish 10 a remarkable extent. She pos
sesses a tall, Hthesome figure, and her move
ments are the personifcation of grace.
Her enuncation is defective in some par
ticulars, but for all that she is easily under
stood. and considering the short time since
she took up the study of English, she has made
marvellous progress. In the first two acts
she was the light hearted, gay, disappointed
queen of the Paphian circle, over
which she ruled with magic fascination;
subsequently when she comes to know Ar
mand, when her love is discovered TO herself
and when she realizes that il is reciprocated,
she gives way to her JOY az only a woman who
has erred and suffered and finds a way Of
redemption, can rejoice. The love scene in
the second act was touching and beautiful,
and when the curtain fell the enthusiasm was
uu bounded, the actress being recalled thrice.
Her power and versatility as an actress was
more apparent in the next act, where
the painful scene takes place
with Mons Duval, Armand's father.
She shudders at the frIghtful sacrifice ex-
acted, and endeavors to excite mercy By lay
ing bare the depths Of her love and misery
Of her heart; from the moment of the sacri-
fee hope expires like a burned out candle,
and the fact Of her immediate death Is Ger
tain. This scene was given with power
fearfully vivid in its realism. The stormy
meeting with Armand in the fete scene in
The fourth act was also powerfully given, but |
not until the last act is the transformation |
she has undergone made visible in her face. |
There is nothing maudlin in this act, usually |
so trying, either; no striving for sentimental
effect; there are the palid face, the sunken |
eyes and the cough of the consumptive, but |
the latter is not oppressive; 1t is natural and |
easy, If the brain is allowable and not until |
she falls in the arms of her lover, does Que !
realize that she is dead. The deep pathos Of !
this scene was remarkable. There were |
many numerous lights and shadows in the |
picture of which space and time will not per-
NIT mention.
The support was very capable. Mr.. Frank |
Losee made manly and forciDle Armand, /
and the trying role of Mons Duval was ad- /
mirably taken by Mr.. c. y McManus. Mr.. |
Cooper was excellent as the Count. and the /
Nine. Prudence of Miss Vincent was bust
ling and enjoyable. The roles Of Nichette, |
Olympic and Nanjne were admirably done by |
Miss Bailey, Miss Ferman and Miss Shaw. |
Mr.. Eytiuge was also clever as CASTOR.
Tonight the play ''Leonore''will be given |
for the first time in this city; in this Maiame |
Janish will be seen in her most delightful |
comedy role.
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