New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-30
NINE. FRANCESCA gANAUSCHEK-
This actress who 6ied yesterday.
photograph by Rockwood.)

and where the teacher Of eiocution discovered her
gifts in that line, and 20 1t that she forsooK
the opera for the drama.
Her first part taken al Prague Carolina in
81 VIII Remain Single" After that she appeared
sn Come Here" the play which. adapted by
Augustin DAILY. she played for the last time in
English at Proctor's in New-York in 1895 When
she was but eighteen two years had done so much
for her that she engaged as leading woman at
the Stadt Theatre in Frankfort where she played
for eleven years in great variety OF classic parts
laying the foundation of the power and versatility
which characterized her later work 1t was the
rort Of training few actors who show early prom
tse can now secure in this country. After this
training came q year or of travel star
sn Europe and then she made royal actress
at The Theatre Royal in Dresden, with yearly
GALAXY of $500 We pay our stars better In Amer
tca to-day at any rate.
In 1851 Nine. Janauschek came to America, open
Eng as Medea IN German, at the Academy Of Music.
She came almost unheralded for our German coll
ony smaller then; we had not our present
managerial Napoleon. and she, apparently, no pas
sionate press agent. A few students VINO saw
her however, felt her Force. and Augustin DAILY,
dropping in one night TO the Bohemian actress.
lost time in urging her 10 study English and
return America with English plays
When her reputation established. there fol-
lowed. also in Boston. most remarkable per-
Torrance, that the present time has fresh
interest from the fact that hue and is going
up every hand against the proposed polygIot
production or Romeo ana juliet Bernhardt-
Adams combination. At the Boston Theatre Nine
Jsnsuschek played Lady Macbeth In German to
Edwin Booths Macbeth in English. The rest of
fhe company all spoke English. Nine. Janauschek
records that, while she had already picked up
fully Booth knew nothing Of German; SO when
enc was close to him she gave him his cues by
her opening soliloquy. the cry Of the messenger
The King comes here tonight struck the au-
clence as funny, raising an audible litter. and en-
Booth All laughter ceased and the biiinp,,aT dr. 81
.oSlS moved Ootn the actors and their
IN the way intended SO il would seem that the
rather be based on the difficuty Of pincbjnp For
cues IN me balcony scene than in the unpleasant
In ls7 Nine Janauschek returned to America
twenty-five odd wears was a commanding III i, 1pe
on our stage playing wide variety of pal Is bus
thought Of dignity. reserve power and eocutonary
olsuhction. she was what is often called "a great
Many OF The parts that won her distinction in
america were those she had learned to psL IN
Germany. Her Brunnhilde. especially was popiilIar
& al hFst WITH some misgivings that the story
M3u-o TOY pe known, but with greater confidence
atter she tried il just before the second Wagner
Stuart, Lady Macbeth Hermione Blanca CaTber
inc H. were others Of her classic or pseudocIassc
for Meg Merrilies, in an adaptation from scotts
oonyasng naq Snf fGr heT double and wildly
~ a oramatzation Of Bleak House" In these
and fortune that, unfortunately. seems to have
In her declining years forced still TO act. she
"a Gt lSss a N Palmer starred her
enc appeared at Froctors in Gone Here the title
p ,, she had given when but sixteen. The pa
.nec fact could not be disguised that sixteen was
an sse far better h;ted to the piece than sixty
elgnt Again IN the fall OF 1899 at Washington
with q wretched company and before an audfence
fhat bat little appreciated whom they were hear
sng, she revived Neg Merrilies'' for q vyeel, n a.
core 70 gain some ., the comforts Of life she
there was more Of pahos in the suggestion Of ,wtat
once was and as the play seemed out of date IN
the class who reg lary patronized the theatre tbe
REVIVAL could not nave been very renunerative 80
what Nine JanaUschek always considered her
best parts she has died without HAVING nIs--s5
70 US In America .Antigone' and ''Phedrei were
among the plays she loved best hut once y,bsr
asked why she cid not give these tragedies here
she said: " Phedre is great play very great
play, but II would not appeal to the roodarn
1heatregoer in this country. if for no other reason
than thar there Is. from first TO last. no change
Of scenery" Those words in a vyay sienifce
OF Nine. Jansuschez's life ana art: she JiG 80
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