New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-12
rm,r,r. m each Election District on TUESDAY evening
THE LECTURE PLATFORM.


DISCERNING HE PASSION PLAY.
,.,,, srorpApp AT cuIcKERING HALT-rBL
OBgRAMMgRGAU Exhibition ILLUSTRATED
Tho Passion PAY at Obammmergau was
described last evening Mt Chckcrng Hal py JON"
stoddard who witnessed the representation A'' SUI"
mer at.i was personally acquainted with some % ''o
actors The lecture was abundsntly illustrated by ser
eoutlcon VIEWS which were thrown upon large sefo'"
ON the stage The audience which was OF only fair siz
oemed Interested ana attentive throughout ana iaVof
allie comm nts were frequently heard ut the close o te
hour and ihree.qnartcrs occupied BIS Mr. sioddird'
Tine appearance OF the first picture. showing inc
railway leading to the town. was the sg'"' 'oi
applause, winch changed to laughter when ''e s"'"
Of AN innocent assistant with umplrd hair was unneh
tentionaly projected upon the screen Into ibis '"eo
with clearly street and wnowasned houses with roofs
rrojecting IN froat came weekly A-''"o
STRANGERS TO witness the play. scant accommo-
daiions drove some to sleep in their carrlige''
while others made the acquaintance Of various 'ecVs
and others forms Of discomfort When the time for see
Ing the play hid arrived, Mr. stoddard declared mnse
dlsrlsted with the whole affair, but his feelings were
completely changed when the performance began ia
reply 10 the question whether rude peasants
could f;unGy enact such parts IL WIS u
be said that these aclors were not lGuOrah'
qeasants but artists being wood Sers of some educ
tion and considerable refinement OF feeling lney are
trained from CHILDHOOD up for their parts in the Passion
pay and every year permanent stage ue lrdgeu'S
of Goethe and Schiller and even Greek pays
are enacted. he.e peasants were oHereu
$4,000 to perform at the Vienna Exposition IN 1873
mi have received many other Oiiers. which lave De,
indignantly refused. The price OF ADMISSION 10 tn'
hcnire ranges from % cents to So and the money re
ccYed divided INTO l0ur parts Opo
part pays expenses of the rtPfeFenid
tlou-tha costumes alone last summer cosIlhE
Sll unofbcr part Is gwen TO the ebuch ouotn'r
goes 20 Improve the village and 10 build the tatr IOr
inc next re- rrs"rtatiOl. and the rtmaiung portion -
dyidcl among the 700 performers. Tue report That
Jo-elh Mats, who plays the part 81 tfriSt was assatS
fri with Ia share denounced a. false Mar hdh
stated to Mr. StOddard that he won!d be content Wln
900 for payin every Sunday ana Monday y ON MHy
Until September. ana ais actual receipts "clc u""'i'VO
10 amount 10 72OO -, 49, --..
The characters Of lie different actors, with the cXcep
ton pf HcrOd. with wnOm Mr Sioduard had some uih
entity were highly Cul0zed The tTcrs OF the primo dl
nerortucrs ~ upon the SCI 9puc"icd hDsc oi e
win strong character and OF much intelligence ana
pan - that Of coyutry course. The stag selhR
looked Ike Dprc porch Win Two Wings lhe uioP VI
tain being ~ te middle hluKcd by th3 balconies lhe
houses Pi1ie. nd he gh prlOsL9, ana w p on enc"
side were rcOr--shted stlcra in Jerusalem lhc PIC
tIir.s showed me pridci pal scenes IN The play.
Io-rph Il N who cnlcf- tIC part 90 ChTtSt WAS SPOKEN
81 i the highcs. terms. Iis picture shows 1l pCNc
tullv huf man. pale and with long, biack haif' PACK
boar, aud mustacnc. the under lip beng party pare.
ndiv enough ii, wife has never seen MA
Vav Icing unwilling to witness the scenes
al suff ing through which no gis'e
an ev ,iarttoiF chorus. after the manner of inc ou
G r pays between the acts, 81 which there are
seventeen while tabledu Upics the meaning 81 tho
act { at l. 90 come. :, ,-,..
ac.rr 0i acting the DEF feeling OF me act"ts ihu
fhc strung fecI produced upon the auuicuco D5 the
terrible realism OF some 81 the Sc nes