Francesca Romana Magdalena Janauschek was born on July 20, 1829, in Prague. Her mother worked as a theatre laundress and her father as a tailor.[5]
She came to the United States in 1867 and first performed at the Academy of Music in New York City, on October 9, 1867, managed by Max Maretzek. She spoke no English, only German and often worked with all English speaking casts.[6]
In three years time since arriving in the U.S. she mastered enough English dialect to communicate with American audiences and decided to make America her home. Some of her performances, especially Medea, were compared to the revered Italian tragedienne Adelaide Ristori. Her performance of Medea by Franz Grillparzer inspired William Dean Howells to write his novel A Modern Instance.[7] She became famous acting in great Shakespearean parts and other famous parts. She was particularly noted for playing Meg Merrilies, a role Charlotte Cushman made famous. In 1873, Janauschek starred in an adaptation of Charles Dickens's Bleak House, in which she played both the heroine Lady Dedlock and the murderous Mademoiselle Hortense.[8]
She played this double role in touring companies for decades. In 1900, Janauschek had a stroke and was paralyzed. She died in 1904, partially blind and bankrupt. Friends and actors gathered a collection to have her buried properly in Evergreen Cemetery, New York City.[9][10] Janauschek had no known offspring.
^European Immigrant Women in the United States: A Biographical Dictionary ; edited by Judy Barrett Litoff and Judith McDonnell, c.1994
^The Oxford Companion to the American Theatre 2nd Edition, by Gerald Bordman, c. 1992, Oxford University Press, p. 378
^Knepler, Henry (1971). Notable American women, 1607-1950: a biographical dictionary. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. pp. 271–272.
^Great Actors & Actresses of the American Stage in Historic Photographs page 10 c.1983 edited by Stanley Appelbaum
^Sweeney, Gerard M. "The Medea Howells Saw" In American Literature c. 1970 vol 42, No. 1, pg. 83
^Bolton, H. Philip (1987). Dickens Dramatized. Boston: G. K. Hall & Co. pp. 349–352. ISBN978-0816189243.
^Famous Actors and Actresses on the American Stage by William C. Young c. 1975 vol 1, pg. 568
Francheska Janauschek portrait gallery at NY Public Library Billy Rose Collection(updated url March 2017)
Fanny Janauschek at JosephHaworth.com
April 11, 2024
fanny, janauschek, born, francesca, romana, magdalena, janauschek, july, 1829, november, 1904, czech, born, american, stage, actress, bornfranziska, romana, magdalena, janauschekjuly, 1829prague, austrian, empirediednovember, 1904, aged, amityville, york, unit. Fanny Janauschek born Francesca Romana Magdalena Janauschek July 20 1829 November 28 1904 was a Czech born American stage actress 2 3 4 Fanny JanauschekBornFranziska Romana Magdalena JanauschekJuly 20 1829Prague Austrian EmpireDiedNovember 28 1904 aged 75 Amityville New York United StatesOther namesMadame Fanny JanauschekOccupationActressYears active1867 1904SpouseBaron Frederick J Pillot 1854 died 1884 1 Biography editFrancesca Romana Magdalena Janauschek was born on July 20 1829 in Prague Her mother worked as a theatre laundress and her father as a tailor 5 She came to the United States in 1867 and first performed at the Academy of Music in New York City on October 9 1867 managed by Max Maretzek She spoke no English only German and often worked with all English speaking casts 6 In three years time since arriving in the U S she mastered enough English dialect to communicate with American audiences and decided to make America her home Some of her performances especially Medea were compared to the revered Italian tragedienne Adelaide Ristori Her performance of Medea by Franz Grillparzer inspired William Dean Howells to write his novel A Modern Instance 7 She became famous acting in great Shakespearean parts and other famous parts She was particularly noted for playing Meg Merrilies a role Charlotte Cushman made famous In 1873 Janauschek starred in an adaptation of Charles Dickens s Bleak House in which she played both the heroine Lady Dedlock and the murderous Mademoiselle Hortense 8 She played this double role in touring companies for decades In 1900 Janauschek had a stroke and was paralyzed She died in 1904 partially blind and bankrupt Friends and actors gathered a collection to have her buried properly in Evergreen Cemetery New York City 9 10 Janauschek had no known offspring References edit Fanny Janauschek highbeam com Accessed November 20 2022 Fanny Januschek North American Theatre Online European Immigrant Women in the United States A Biographical Dictionary edited by Judy Barrett Litoff and Judith McDonnell c 1994 The Oxford Companion to the American Theatre 2nd Edition by Gerald Bordman c 1992 Oxford University Press p 378 Knepler Henry 1971 Notable American women 1607 1950 a biographical dictionary Cambridge Mass Belknap Press of Harvard University Press pp 271 272 Great Actors amp Actresses of the American Stage in Historic Photographs page 10 c 1983 edited by Stanley Appelbaum Sweeney Gerard M The Medea Howells Saw In American Literature c 1970 vol 42 No 1 pg 83 Bolton H Philip 1987 Dickens Dramatized Boston G K Hall amp Co pp 349 352 ISBN 978 0816189243 Famous Actors and Actresses on the American Stage by William C Young c 1975 vol 1 pg 568 The Oxford Companion To American Theatre External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fanny Janauschek Fanny Janauschek at the Internet Broadway Database Francheska Janauschek portrait gallery at NY Public Library Billy Rose Collection updated url March 2017 Fanny Janauschek at JosephHaworth com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fanny Janauschek amp oldid 1169269496, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
