The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-28
THE passion PLAY"
Elaborate Preparations For Put
ting 1t ON the Stage in
New York.

A New IOTk correspondent OF the ct.
Louis Republican, thus writes of the
passion Play"
1t is at length fixed fact that the "Pas-
sion Play" originally brought out in San
Francisco, will be produced here on or be-
fore Christmas. Who the capitalists be-
hind it are is q matter of mystery, SIM e
no person except its author and prospec-
tive manager, Mr.. S,lmi Morse, appears
on the surface, bit there seems no reason
10 doubt that ample means will be had.
A small army OF men are at work trans
forming the old armory and stables on
Twenty-third street, just beyond Sixth
avenue, into place for the proper presen-
tation Of tie passion" 1t will look a
good deal like theatre when IL is COM
pleted, which must be, according to the
contract, BY the 22d of next month
There will be large auditorium and one
gallery, or perhaps two, and stage with
drop curtain and scenery.
WHAT THE MANAGER SAYS.
To q reporter, who called upon him, yes-
terday, MIR. Morse said sit is now settled
beyond all question thst The Passion
shall be done this season in New York, no
matter what opposition is made to it,
There is ample capital not only to produce
il without regard to any question of cost,
hut 10 defend the right to its production
To do coed by it, not to make money. is
nv aim in producing it. All d. -i:,- : :"
do financially Is pay the expeas.- oi To-.
ming it not even those OF getting it M,
for il will not be a dOll.r in debt when the
curtain rises upon it; but know that it
will bring a knowledge Of the Savior To
many thousands who now know nothing of
Him-ihat il will cause many a Jew to
read the new Testament and learn of
Christ"
"And what will that cost ?"
"The expense of running The Passion
will be at least 81 500 per right perhaps
nearer s., O00. There will be 600 person
on the Stage. Forty of them will be speak
ing characters and 100 com pose the chorus
The others will be required to fill the
scenes to give them life, to present
JERUSALEM As SHE WAS.
| shall not have ore professional actor or
opera singer on the stage. None of the
people on the ttage shall be persons who
have ever appeared on the stage If know
/. They will be amateurs, but thoroughly
trained in that which they have to do, and
persons who have a strong sympathy in
the solemnity OF the work before them
The best scenic artists in the country are
at work ON the scenery. MIR. Voeghtlin is
painting the drop curtain. But as | said,
no person shall appear in this representa-
ton ShO mas or who has had any connec-
ton With the theatre"
"Will you make an efior. at scenic dis
play"
THE grandest ever seen on this CONT
nent. You have read, doubtless, of the
superb effects in Irving's production of
Romeo and Juliet in London, where. by
what is technically known as 'builded
sccaes,' the houses and streets upon the
stage seem TO be not Simply representations
of the things, but the actual things them
selves. In that manner every scene in
The Passion will be presented The glo-
riOus temple will be actually reproduced
A street In Jerusalem will be- shown actu-
ally 132 feet in depth, with each house
upon it
EXACT In EVERY DETAIL,
With people on every housetop and bal
cony and in every window, with camels en-
tering at the back on that long street and
walking down it, with q multitude in the
That will be the scene ut the
trial of Jesus. You see, We have the en-
tire building through from Twenty third
to Twentv-iourth street, which enables US
10 SHOW l32 feet of stage depth. We have
the means to put upon that stage anything
We want, regardless of cost, and we have
the knowledge to utilize that space and
capital in the most complete and effective
manner"
st ought to make handsome theatre
for somebody else when you get through
with it."
"No, sir. 1t will not. 1t will be quite
unsuited for any other form of theatrical
production. 1t is to be constructed selely
and entirely for The Passion In every
detail of the architecture, arrangement and
it will harmonic with, and
only with, The Passion 1t will be the
richest and most beautiful theatre, il so
must call it, in the country, but will not,
in any respect, resemble others. None of
the Rarish splendors and tawdry sham
glOries of other theatres will be seen in it.
1t shall be solemn, grand. impressive
harmonious with the sublime theme to
which it will owe its being. Upon this
stage no amOrOus ditties will be warbled
no low comedians horse play wake the
loud laughter that speaks the vacant mind;
no haif.clad ballet dance and cavort
never"
A Pitiful Scene.
Springfield, ILL.,, November 23.-Ia the
circuit court, At Taylorville, to-day, Miss
Emma Bond. the victim of the gross ost-
rage Of June last, the particulars of which
the public we'll remembers. appeared before