The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-13
SAN FRANcisco.S PASSION PLAY.
The Churches. People, aud city Government
Protesting Against the Performance.

SAN Francisco. March Tile representa-
tion nj orr lnr,,est ,nn,,ra ~ n drotnn anti,lel
The Passion. and reprcs 'niing scenes IN the
life Of our Saviour has caused no little agitation
J" 'o minus w. w '''H ''"s ''''''" - 'N' wy
ul"uph OF uls CITY
This drama is the production ~ an English
man. soma venrs n resident 81 San Franchise,
49, .-, ~. - =, = W, -, H.,
IL Is destitute OF merit rs literary work p"''
like the llhretto Of m opera II serves its pur-
nos. which L. "a corpo,, md ,.v,ioin n seri.s
80 20 49, 49,"
OF hbehus. Whifh ara presented win an
effectiveness and beauty Of ensemble and COM
rleteness 81 dotau that ore rarnlv nttained In
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theatrical groupings, ana whlch even thetralned
Intelligence Of that veteran artist in stage
effects Dion Bouclcault might envy.
~, - 49, =,
mo hrst representation OF Inc lAssloh
was given last evening before an audience that
,,,rl, eli,J tho Grand o,.ro U,r-, ,vbi.l,
~" '".u ''' ''"''- ''' "''o''
holds about as many people a. Boom Theatre
So great was the excitement among the people
that large crowds assembled in tho street IN
front OF the theatre expecting that posse OF
opce An Injunction had h.nn oprlial f,r III,
Dr Plat rector ~ Tho rrIn.iu.l Erissounl
chureh and Tie Citv Cnun'.il ,yns nlso ln.t me-
intnrferrnce In nrev,nt Inc rarrasrntaiinn ~
thS drama
N intnrferenco occurred hoyever and n,
the nunointrd hour thr ',urt,ifn rUs. dis,i.siur
M "a ,,,r.. ,. :. IN, - ~. -r',,,,i, a. Ir,,.a-
irm' The stnes Wns crowded With choris,.r.
Surrounding Inc Iirgit, nrI the infant Tats
,y1senf is w,rn"l H. t,'nce The Uolv Fnmiiv L..
yout ma rnn"h 81 tIt.oFs soi,it.rs via nra
chargnn ,vith tGn tnurlar ~ th. 'inrn.nnts Tho
sn' , "i, r,.,,,,s ,, Hi,i, ~ ~ "a
Tnmilv intp Fgv,t f,il,,,,,ad Ia, s,..,,o l.i
NH rt.s - : ,, ~, a., ~, ~, r
sniiier- ani IRWIN, a. shi,'ld fhrir IN .n,ts
Snrcnssiv,s saan.' -, rra,ros,.ut Us.1Ts thr"mr
room tbe 5emnn1 ~ thn hend ~ ,L,It, We
| I1Diisf, the Br"ok ~ Kelrrn intrnduriur
| Jcsps and his 6isciul,. lie inst SINNER frt,,,
tho familiar Ii'tr of in Vinriis. ti,' nrrcst of
Jesus and the excitement Of the popular"; and
| TGis last tabiann closes tha notion Of The
| drama. though il was intended t. represent The
| cruclllN ION the descent from the cross thu.
rnsurrnction md the ns,rnsiou NH of which
were nbnndon~I in defsr.ncr Ia t,uIl ir nrinion.
Tho t.ro,,,',n ,.s ilt.1 ~ ~, i'm "a
nj thr Gr9nJ Opera II"use Irn hnndnd "ISntnn
Spnsnn nnd sat f"rth thnt rho Passion " vyiii
h - If, rrI III, ~ 1919, VS." i.,,, ~
lnmnifv nni ntt,ntion Ia hisfnrirnI flrts with
a choir Of eii,hty yoires md n mi hmnd of in
struments. Their. follows this notice:
owing 10 he sacred cl.r,ct, of III. re,ressut,ton
the nniience is rssrectinlS rco1c.' ~ ,nrpie.s n
outhursts OF applause until the drop ot the Curtain
| believe that this was the first performances
Ihere Is "s certnr no ,a WI in wbich 6 Nh" Np a
| mrnt ~ preventing such "A lrnmu would be- al
| tended with greater RISK. But the audience of
quiet. ATTENTIVE nnd r"y"rrntinl. durinr tH"
actual performance. ms they would have been il
,ysr, Nvo,,,.p MANY, Y ,y
| Wtrn NslnN ala'trdi lrrn4pS ou'- luurh ol
| the men present were Jews. WHO are numerous
| in San Francisco. Ihr motor O'Nrl. who ron.
| resented christ Tus ouirt ana subluri in Ms
1870 ~, ~ , ~ ~, , 'H i, ~, ~ 'a
! theatrical display. Iontms Ifidte aud H,4.od
| wero fairly acted in the catholic spirit which
| charactcriIas the whole PERFORMANCES From
beginning 10 end there was nothing Ia the bear
ing OF the actors or tho spectators 10 which Oh
| lection poul1 hp muiC
| THO nttnrv tbnn ,r.',urs Il tbn ron~,snr,n,f,,
of s,ict 1rna an tb, if,,, ~ ,ir l
W ~ ~ NlNlIl" "t' W ''''T ~ "a ''''",l W.
! Nol,'l 10 li' l'ptts'hldilnh al lue lunloiu SEN
sAlOnul drama likely 10 have an evil effect ulDu
! the .pectutorsY Ara such nre,pntutions d,-
! sirnhi,, or even nnrtui-.lllr3 Ara tnnv nnt