Show AMUSEMENTS ZILLAH The drain on the pockets of theatregoers instituted by the Mikado and a drizzly muddy night hurt the opening performance of Janauschek to some extent and only a fairly filled house assembled to sea her Zillah last evening There was no lack of warmth and jjcnuiue enthusiasm however on the part of those who witnessed the performance Janauschek was greeted on her first appearance with a hearty round of applause before she had spoken a word and at the end of each act the demonstrations amounted to repeated ovations The curtain ascended as-cended again after every act in response to the longcontinued applause and the actress was forced to make her reappearance re-appearance and to again and again bow her acknowledgments The play of Zillah every one knows and an extended notice ot it wa given when Janauschek presented at the Opera House on her previous visit It is the same play which Julia Dean Hayne used to act under the title of the Woman in Red and in which Hose Eytinge scored several failures underthe name of he Two Mothers It is a drama of the very sombre hue but one which gives the star inimitable opportunities for the display of power and emotion two respects in which Janauschek is unsurpassed Advancing age seems to have no diminution of her powers ands and-s > he still entreats with all the magnetic feeling or thunders forth her anathe mn TirifVi oil rKo fnrna nf vnnra ncm TTpr H UU U oJ accent is much the same as on her last visit not at first agreeable but growing on one until it is lost sight of altogether in the fire of a genius Her best scene last night was that with the countess her worst that in the prologue over tho loss of her child whether she felt the chilliness of the house or for some other reason she did not display the requisite re-quisite strength and it was only in the opening of the drama that she became entirely herself Chaplin was welcomed with a round which told that his MonteCrbto George Dumahel PocahontaS Poca-hontaS Seven Sister and a score of other ancient delineations still lived in the memory of some of his auditors He had a part of no great chancesthe comedy of the night which he did in an off hand way Carden and Stuart both afforded good support and Miss Rand did some very excellent and graceful acting as the daughter Miss Nelson and Miss De Forrest were the leading features ot the remaining support sup-port Tonight the new drama My Life will be given and as it affords an opportunity for a display of two characters entirely dissimilar and all who remember Bleak House will not need to be reminded how admirably anauschek interpreted Hortense and Lady Dedlock a large increase of bUSIness busi-ness is expected MACBETH In response to a number of requests and suggestions presented to the management last evening they have decided on changing th3 bill for Saturday evening and giving Macbeth in place of Marie Anna The title role will be filled by Chaplin Janauschek I will do Lady Macbeth said to be one of her very strongest impersonations It is to be hoped that an effort will also be made to produce the piece with Lockes music and the full chorus of witches |