Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-02-16
PARK THEATRE.
THE FAMOUS PASSION PLAY" FRI
DAY NIGHT.

THE FAMOUS passion PLAY" FRI
| DAY NIGHT.
The above world widely advertised
and much talked about exhibition
comes to this city at last and
no doubt will be welcomed by
a throng. The famous Passion Play,
with the curious ceremonies and scenes
with overy ten years attracts thousands
of zelous pilgrims to Ober-Amergau in
| Europe, hos been reproduced in mas
terfui stvle and is now touring the
| country. The film which shows this re
| narkable production is 6,300 feet in
length and there are in all 1,240, 900
separate pictures on it, which, when
they flash past the lens of the project
ing machine at the speed at which the
human eye photographs objects. will
| form a consecutive moving picture OF
| the beautiful story, which depicts the
| life and suffering of the Savior, from
| the time of his birth to the time of his
| Ascension. The production from
which these pictures were taken, was
presented not so long ago in Philadel-
| phia. by carefully selected company
of capable actors and actresses, under
| the direction of Prof Alexis, of Ober-
| Amergau, who was imported for this
sole purpose, and with the aid of sever
| al ministers and positive authorities on
| Biblical lore, all the minute details ap-
pertaining to the paraphernalia, envir-
onments and wardrobe were very care
| full picked out. The reproduction i!
| truly remarkable and masterpiece
and will be seen here for the first time
on Friday night Popular prices will
prevail. Seats are now an sale.
| THE OPERA-SHoRTLY TO EE PRl
SENTED BY LOCAL TALENT.
| OF all the benefit performances to be
/ given this season the East End Hose Co
promise the very best entertainment
+, Everyone patronizing the opera will no
only aid this Hose Co, but the fire de
partment as well, and will receive II
entertainment worth the prices asked
The best opera talent in the city is III
the caste Particular attention has
been paid to casting the principal parts
properly and in such manner and with
talent that will insure the audience an
enjoyable evening.
This Comic Opera is ostensably
comic" and the comedy roles are il
hands of those who particularly under
stand this kind of business.
New talent (and good TALENT that
have never been before Butler audi
ence will be another feature of this pro
duction and The management assures
the public that they are a number one
and will be happy surprise. 1t ha!
been finally decided that the perform
ance will be given but one night anC
the boys expect our citizens to patron
ize the benefit to the extent of a packed
house Weather permitting, big
street parade will be given the day Of
the performance.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, PITTSBURG
The Master of Wood Barrow" will
be produced at the Grand Opera Hous,
next week in such a sumptious style
that it would doubtless surprise the
iauthor, Jerome4 jerome, to see the
magnifcence of his own play. The
scene is laid in an English county and
whole comedy The story is deeply
, interesting, being chat of an untutored
country boy who becomes rich anC
finds himself out of place amid his new
aristocratic surroundings. His per
plexities and love affairs are the mair
thread The cast is carefully selected
as is always the case at the Grand.
Great preparations are being made
for the coming production of 'Aristo
cracy, which is expected to far exceed
, in beauty and expensiyeness that orig
ionally made by Charles Frohman
1t will cost a small fortune to stage
at the Grand, and it will probably b
| an even bigger production than wa
"Cyrano de Bergerac.