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Show MJffE. JANAUSCHEK LAST NIGHT. A Urand Performance! and a Warm Welcome to the Great Actress. Notwithstanding the unfavorable weather weath-er last night, the Salt Lake Theatre was I well filled to witness the reappearance of Janauschek and her splendid company in "Zillah, the Fortune Teller." The favor with which this wonderful woman was received by Salt Lakers on her previous engagement was early renewed last evening, and at the end of three acts the vigorous and spontaneous applause was not satisfied satis-fied until the curtain was rung up and Janauschek had bowed acknowledgment to her admirers. It was a most flattering reception to the great artist, but it testified testi-fied none too much to the'superb piece of work which she enacts in this great drama. Her slight accent, which one is inclined to protest against at first, is soon lost to view, and nothing but the living embodiment of the character she assumes commands attention. Expression, gesture, ges-ture, force and method are so blended j into a harmonious, artistic Avhole of such strength nd animation that in the tragic moments her audience sink into . silence almost oppressive. And yet, with the strength of Charlotte Cushman is mingled min-gled that charming delicacy and versatility versatil-ity for which we may instance Modjeska, and the play last evening was designed to show the varied gifts of Madame Jaunauschek. While she is pleasing in all that she undertakes, far above the average, there is a force and power conveyed in her rendering rend-ering of the finer passages of the text, those which require a portrayal of the subtler emotions of the human heart, than is ofte,n our fortune to see on the modern stage. The support was far above the average. While neither time nor space permit us to speak of each individual effort, we must not omit to mention the finished acting of George D. Chaplin and Miss Helen Rand ; and the excellent company com-pany contributed in no small degree to the general fine effect produced. To-night the comedy drama of " My . . b uwu Deaumui piav, will be presented, and her marvelous versatility displayed in the dual and diametrically dia-metrically opposite characters of Madam Leban and Circe Encore one light comedy com-edy and the other emotional. This drama is said to be a surprise to those who have never seen the only Janauschek, Jan-auschek, and we would advise those who wish an evening's entertainment to visit the Theatre. |