The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-07-20

a,r,c arr q chanpa ia onidIv wn,kinp
in the direction ar the noni,lar niavs
or mysteries Of tho a Ares The
pubiic thew CLAIM, want n,avs of his
kind and in meeting the demand the
thaatricai folks have gone mnch
further hack IN fact tn Biblical
ti,,as
With the for1hcominr Passion p]ay
Mt Seizach and a sacred onera called
"Christus" nv the late Anton Rubin
ste;n now heinz ~nrodnred at fine
Rremsn Onera House the
snouia NAYS surfer. o stage piouuc-
ti1ns IL MS nitiu
fsuoills,elhs opera, alter ~ mas run
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VII pro"atiy oe o,ousns snts eou ~.
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proouctiou VIM W PC, ihltteu. VIZ
De u question OF iosal op,ion Win ne nv.
cues, ny Even II !. ~ esen'uany
s,assa as ~ WI oiis os ai.er niose
otter nsh's WIN tne 1ppomSiies 81
plays OF TINS kind. IT VIII aiso
pe Iareeis Inoullieo, as IN rs pfessht
shape II presents an OF .ne ,eauinS
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VI 1HE oELAaCH
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a p~s into datoi,s than Rnhinl
spJ nnera Two waa1s $50 tho Pas
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s,oa oh;awad n. uar,, Ina,Laa DC
t sh bsst ]critics of F;nrons arraed thai
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r lai ~ u.oIthr ,nnria nf Ell
nuc.io = "s po ~ 1900 0a a,
once began the creation of a fund for
the erection OF a Passion Play theatre.
The construction of this building Is
quite different from the ordinary play
house, being designed to meet the pc
"a, Z - Iav,, pIa 90 thu r1ato tn hn nrn-
duced.
al snectac,,a atf.ctS ON he fully
a naa,tned T,ha a~d,tnrInm hnwevar i.
nenarad ond 70 uhionad ,n,ch aftar the
nIan ~ tho orGinarv +haatre II viii
Seat / 200 neonle The narts designed
for the orchestra and choruses are
built after the plan Of the Wagner
Theatre Of Bayreuth. They are be.
meath the stage surface. and entirel,
ont Of the SIGHT of the spectators.
This eem intensihes the spec.
tacular OF the production, the
music seeming 10 come up out Of tn,
ground.
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play, a'iomi"e q rh;s ~.
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tatss the oeslnEins OF .ae peatoE ~,
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os n.au.' snna.aaIn 20 sy,,Iav nrtii So
~ 49, ~ 49, aah aav =, MIL,
~ Iii ~ 80 mr., 49, mgus
~ W. ~ ITSasivveoi 20 tha sss, ,tion
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Two hundred musicians. singers ant
actors take part in the performance
The music Is by the German composer
H. u, Mueller, and the play is divided
into two parts. one occupying tn
morning session. and the second tax
ing up the afternoon session.
The scenes OF the morning session ar
largely taken from the Old Testament
the first %picturing the life of Adam an
Eve in the Garden of Eden. Thei
fight from the Garden is shown. TIL
murder OF Gain, Jacobs dream, JOSEF
In Egypt. the finding of Moses as
babe and the giving OF the laws c
Moses on Mount Sinai are all presente
with truthful allegiance to the biblica
descriptions.
The birth OF Christ Is beautifully pre-
duced. When the Three Wise Men ente
the hut a dazzling radiance Of ligh
shows the Infant Christ. with Mar
SEATED at the foot Of tie crib, Standin
Nv 10 ,Josenh with folded hands and wit
soft music rising from the sunken o.
chestra and singers. The Three Wis
Men companf by the shepherd
knea, while the music slowly increase
in volume until 1t reaches a grand hall,
utah az adoration. This scene is or
Of intense grandeur. and church dign