, 1881-02-06

| blonde, his brow serene and clear, his beard
Sllghtly sflvered, with his robes and crown
he. appeared every inch King. Ills voice.
entire chorus. TIere we're two other men len
| beside him, the rest being niaidens OF about
| 10 70 II years. Tho Rector spoke. 4 neatly
written prolog, III which he reminded Us tint
! we had not eomUto witness n mere play or
! pantorlllne, but sacred scenes which have
called forth the tears and Iplifted hopes OF
millions i'll many generations, Az the close
OF this the chorus broke forth with hymn
| Let Heaven rejoice, let earth be glad.
I For He who retgns above. 7.
] With nll His Fathers glory clnd,
! Hath shown His perfect love. >
+. There were six verses, the last Of which
begins, Hail, Mary, thou art full Of grace.'
| drawn back on each side, and the singers
| dledtto one siue of the first tabfeau.. There
| appeared in the background small open
| cottage, around it were. green trees. anu ia
front we're flowers, SO that the '''Anauncia-
| t1on, !" at least. was not 4 wintry scene. In
| front Of the cottage Mary was shocking be-
| fore a sort Of pricdieu, OIL which lay n large
open book. She was in blue dress, her head
bound in white, the costume, except in color
| ing, being that Of a nun. The face was
| young and pretty rs it was raised from the
| book to look Mt the Angel, her right hand
| also being raised. Alta respectful. distance
from her-seycral yards-kneft amid flowers
clad in purest white. and with long shining
wings reaching far above the head to tile
| ground The angel k,1elt amid a circle Of
| flowers. and the hand held & long stem Of
lilies. Tie scene was certainly very bea4ti-
intonca tue narrative trom l4uke, l., 2d"Ss.
When the curtains vei1ed the scene there
| was no applause but 4 solemn silence. Then
/ the organist began Il voluntary, and soft
| whispers 0f delight were heard along tho
| benches. The chorus, when it next appeared,
sang hymn beginning:
Who is this that treads the mountain,
fasting eager On her wny,
Leaving Nazareth deserted
| Of the King Of Kings to~day2
What can TINT be which thou seakestf
| Who Of nun can add to thee?
! Thou who in thy womb coiataancst
| Him who ru1eth Garth auu sea.
At tho end of this hymn Of six verses the
! scene Of the .' Visitation" appears. Mary is
| seen approaching tho door of Ehzabeth's
| dwelling. Her arms are stretched wide to
| embrace Elizabeth. who stretches her hands
| toward her. Elizabeth is richly dressed, and
OH the threshold Of her house a female at
| tendtut is standing. The Rector i1tones
Luke l., 30 s6 at the end af which the Mag
| nficat - is sung, the entire audience rising;
| The third scene was the Nativity. The
chorus always accompanied its hymns with
gestures, generally soft aid constant waving
| Of the hands IN tho true antique style, and
| they were especially animated when they
sang the At Atleste Fidcles,"
I 0como, ali ye faithful! Joyfuily triumphant.
The smaller singers were especially aEi,
| tated; their little lean arms s,yayeA to and
fro: their eyes flashed; their pallid faces
! flushed, and the old hymn was given with
| revivalIstic irregularity. When tllls scene
| appeared will. the most perfect pink
faint wax baby on the straw before her, its
| hands stretched up to her; Joseph. standing
behind leaning OIL lis staff nnd looking
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viii viii ~ 10 body visible. except two wings
| when this was seen there was the greatness
silence, and then the suhducu "al-f1 " which
| follows breathless interest The account Of
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The stars snone bright,
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| And as this sweet old melody proceeded,
| they who gazel on the picture seemed to find
# hiurreI sfanet1nw. At any rate, observed
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&c ECO sos stiii iii ,i' thoir joyous Strains
Gloria il, cxGe!sis Dec.
In the tohteaux tt,e Shcul,ert1s are seen
| worshiping lie babe, now on alary's lap,
chnrts Guu ;ti sirS, swc,.tty @ the lSmn: ' S
@ - Maiden Mothcr. neck Ind mild.
shtNy to ms thy Hoy child:
Ger Ger our sneep-tolIs nii night long
We have heard the angels song;
And they bid Is come 10 thee.
Ehr1St III sWludl1nG bAni1S 10 Sen-