, 1890-01-30

ali IiscyuInincd to the audience hy VIC
.|hnrus who form in line ut tho iruht nI
tIc stage before each scene ana eNl'a"'
If IL pv,ilIyely forbidden to take notes
OF the words or music during tue ,tSt
iornnncc, but the text ol tle h,o'JI
,,ens followed Us nearly rs possible aiu
,,n nIt,sir which was rewritten IN l-J[
L,, Rochus pedlcr, the village s'itiol
master. Is particularly beautiful ne
co,tuning was wonderfully accurate,
tbt actors. even children OF y'hIs
old. were perfectly trained, anu many pl
the leading party were so drAluntlcAIy
ure-pIted tliat lneir Interpreters WOMB
llye found fame and fortune on tne
STAKE. During eight hours ana 'Wl
seated on uncomfortable woOdrh behchcs,
the audience listened with uecP'st
r,ysr,uCv and interest to the porlrdNnl
.nftIis divine tragedy that mold Such
vital interest to us all Inc urahlilV
interest of the JIlly Ccntcrs on the scene
ofthe CruuiitNiuu. Joseph Maier, VINO
rt.rrr-cut, Christ, l. striking Uiurc'
lie stand, over six feet and IN ms lea
lures can Uc traced the type thai W, N1.
snriutc ilnu-h mHtuTes viii the lace
ufthe Master. Ills ciOCutluu Is eNqu,'.
ltC, and ii, grace, ease aui qulet dlsn"y
attest his dcyuut religious character
lie /, solicited for this part In the rlHy
ON account of las daily walk with COL,
and no earthly honor can CumparC IN
the miul uG ihi, community, with lAN-
ing Tuprcs,uivd tle Lord in the as
sion MAY. Iu., idea Of the religious
life uI the actor Is considered through
out the east, and its effect ON the
npral and religious life of tie conINuu'
ity can not 1t estimated. Tho crucliN-
ion is preceded by three tableauN.
First Abraham and Isaac ascending
Mount Muriah, Isaac bearing the Wool
tor the sacrifice; second, Moses hitlns up
the htlzCn serpent; and third, the Israeli
Ife- being s'unr ly other scrpcnts, are
hcuI,d hy luunius upon the brJGen ser
ucut. Alter these, comes tbri,t bearing
his cross, followed by long procession
of lsmulites gUd Roman soldiers, l'lc
two thiyYos, with their crosses, bringing
up the rear ur ihu procession, In tlil'
sc uy, ihu Incident Ot -. Veronica auu
her handkerchief II thc only departure
from the scrIptUral narrative IN the play
'Ihr curtain falls on TINS sccuc, tp ~
RAJ srd an u tcW moments revealing Cal
vary lud IT. dark Uycd. The two thieves
are bound 10 their crosses, lie ucuI H.
an. la the act ot mailing Jesus to the
cross, the sight ul the nails and the
sound of the hammer lending intense
realism to the scene. The closest scrll'
tiuy W.th the glass failed To disclose
how Nlnicr wa. fastened To the cross.
Clad in nc,h-culprei tights, with %
scarf kuuttol around his lDius, th"le
was apparently nothing but the nail
that held him. E,Cu after the descent,
no sign ota seat or hooks could be dis
covered, 50 perfect was the art. lOl
twenty eight minute, the actor hung In
tins terrible STRAIN. aud dur 4s tlst timC
tho incidents of thc thicTs repentance,
our lords agony and his seven utter
nnCes from the cru-s. the casting lot, Tot
llis garment and the piercing ut HI
side wcrc represented rs described by
the eviugrll4ls. At noon the sky hlI
,om mvnccI tu grow dull, and signs OF d
., ,thcriug Storm were overhead, As the
words "lt b. iiui.hcd' were uttered and
the veil OF the temple was rtnt h
twain. the Hwiulucs- ul the scene SCENE,
t0 be intensified Gy the gloom ABOVE us
The descent from the CrusS was almost
a reproduction uf Ecuben's puwcriu
painting This was not the only seen,
that suggested Ia, study Of old masters
the Last supper was evidently Cupie,
from leou'ris = masterpiece. The scou'
ffpu thu cntumbiucut to the ascension
followed rapidly, and At u O'Clock wa
coming away from OUcr- Ammer
g,u with the conviction tha
NllhAtNtT lill~ElNlNEH may UhN'
possessed me before witnessing the MAY
treated o. Il is by these religious people
good comes Of II. Never had the uuitN
letwccn the old and New Te-tamont'
been 50 clear to me. Taken uway iron
lis mountain retreat, robbed OF it, set
ting Of religion and devotion in which
these peasants have placed IT, aud carrie,
over lie world ASA money mukins show
no more horrible b!aspuemy could Dt
conceived
Aside from the play. no more intor
csuug trip could b' found In Europe
than this little run out from Munich
No concessions have been made To In
lNish and American travel ans tiI,
glimpse oi rural German lite Is Ike
scene from - story book. "EhCr
being no room in the inn We stoppc,
In the humC OF a member o
I tho chorus, aud have no TcCol
/ lection of a Swectcr hospitality thur
/ tlIls good German uui hl. lu1ustriOu
wife dispensed. Their guest Chantbc
nislit offer suggestions To- some ot uu
arlistic house keepers, wrh tho litt'
. IRON hcds t,inglD clothed In tio clean
| est and daluiicst lintu, tho pillows au,
sheets edged with tho "rrutrhet.l
/ trimming the good woman herself hl,
| knt. The lloor was scrubbed Until /
seemed To be polished, AN onormo
/ porcelain stove filed one corner ol th
| room, warming Il iu winter and even u
I summer served as It's ClIiCi ornament. .
| prir diou over which hung Woudc
. CIUUiiN, the work uf lhu host, iy,
I brlght urnis on the wall u table, two "a
: lttfec CutGr,. and ngrvHrpct rugs ON tn
/ llnur completed thn furnishing OF thi
/ little apartment, that made nc lCci
/ hIu seen the homo uf some OF the ChiI
/ dwn Hans Andersen had told mo about
he fresh milk and honey. the goo
: bread, aud the test peach | tustcI D.
l Eur'Ip were some of the daiutir, thI
! crowned thi. huJitUblc board.
! 10 Hll who hay" the opportunity ,
I witnessing thr Passion riuyn tnI
/ year ! CIn say that nothing IN l.upp
| " more IhtUr, ting, and tBu Iuust CritiC.
/ lfIlc.Utntt VIII Ind nothing to shog
| their religious sCu>c.
LEILA AtsIELL THORNTON.