Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-17
THE PASSION PLAY
Rehearsed for the First Timely Morse's
Specially Company Before an
Audience OF
Four New York "Herald" Reporters
Scenes that Ensued in Which q Fat
Manager Took q Hand.

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activity about the gloomy auditorium. The
visitors were one and all anxious to know if
the report was true that Mr.. Morse was TO
present the Passion Play that evening. The
philanthropist assured his questioners that
The report was only "a leeIIe choke that
somebody had played on the mayor" The
mayer, he alleged, had been 30 far gulled by
the little joke that he had sent word to the
Police Commissioners, who had rent word TO
Superintendent Walling, who had in his
turn sent word to Capt. Williams, and the
last named hero had called upon him 10 sscer.
tain whether the Passion Play vas really to be
produced that evening. He had informed
the captain that he was only going to re-
hearse one or two of the scenes privately,
and he invited his visitor to stay and wit
ness this rehearsal.
There was a knock on The door and a
pretty, black-eyed, little Jewess came in,
whom Mr.. Morse chucEed under the chin in
Paternal way. The plack-eyed Jewess ia
cast Tor the part OF the Virgin Mary, aud
she sat down in a comfortable chair and
made herself very much at home. There
was another knock at the door and gentle
man came in with four other young men,
who kept close together and seemed very
timid, and cast bsshful chances toward the
pretty virgin. The FIRST young man intro
duced the other four as editors of the Herald,
who wished 10 see rehearsal Of the Passion
Play in order to be able 10 write on the sub
ject intelligently.
There was third rap at the door, and an.
other plump and charming young Jewess of
greater tonnage than the "Virgin Mary" was
admitted. She was "Herodias," and she
proceeded to stare the four editors of the
Herald out Of countenance. There were sew
eral other knocks at the door, and several
reporters dropped in to know if there was to
be q rehearsal that evering. Mr.. Morse
assured them all that he had no such inteu-
ton and dismissed them with his blessing.
Ii he was surprised to find the same young
gentlemen in the orchestra chairs of the
theater when the rehearsal began, he did not
say 20.
The stage was set with gorgeous scenery
representing the mountainous country in the
vicinity of Bethlehem, and was the scene for
the slaughter of the Innocents." In the
dimly-lighted auditorium q score OF specta-
tors were gathered, mostly friends of the act
ora, including the "Virgin Mary" who was
chatting gaily with "Pontius PLATE" a
pompous gentleman with mutton-chop whis.
kers.
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Judea, were a group of thirty men and
women, whom a fat and energetic stage
manager formed into line and gave each q
number. The thirty were dressed in their
ordinary clothes. They all looked sorry
about something or other, with the exception
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