The age-herald., 1900-06-03
THE PASSION PLAY
Features of the Presentation of the Great
 Drama This Year

From the New York World
 Anton Lang, the Christ of 1900 in Ober- ammergau's "Passion Play" is a potter. He is but 25 years of age.
 Joseph Meyer, the Christ of 1870, 1880 and 1S90 is the Prologue for 1900, a part created for him on account of his great popularity and fitness, and the fact that his age pre- vented his acting the character of Christ again.
 Anna Hunger, the 1S-year-old daughter of the village postman, enacts the charac- ter of Mary. Her face is not spiritual was the Mary of 1880, Rosa Lang. 1t is the first time she has ever been upon the stage. None but a young maiden is ever called upon to enact this character Rosa Lang, the Mary of 1850, is now a sister in the Convent of the Good Shepherd at Vienna.
 The other new actors in the principal parts are Wilhelm Rutz as Nicodemus; An dreas Bauer, Joseph of Arimathea; Mar tin Oppenrieder, Annas; Gregor Brett samter, as Nathaniel; Maria Schwab as Martha, and Jacob Bierling, as Simon of Cyrene.
 The present Passion theater was erected last year at a cost of nearly $l00,00a and contains 4,O0O reserved seats, besides boxes. The seats are upon sloping scale, and there is not one which does not afford a full view of the stage. The prices range from A- hS to N9-OU to OU CentS)
 The theater is constructed of six iron arches, with a span 43 metres wide and zO metres high, and it covers a space of 400 square metres. The auditoririn is com pletely under shelter. Tt., stage and pro- scenium remain, ac before quite open and valley and sky form the background for the drdma- In 1890 more than three -fourths Sf the auditorium was exposed to rain and sun, which ma terially interfered with the comfort of the spectators.
 lar can be readily shut if the weather re- quires 1t, and five hung doors admit of a Tree circulation of air and a splendid scenic view from all parts of the audi- forum. The staging is the same as was used in 1880. The only other decoration of the hall is enormous arched nainting across the back one side of which shows the Passion Play" crucihx scene as given In 1854, the other the grounds and Con vent of Ettal as they probably appeared in 1z30 0N
 The outside of the theater is composed ot frame and an extremely heavy canvas wh1ch gives the appearance of being stuc- coed. The walls have been partially deco atea- On the west side are four evan SellstS with John the Baptist: on the ea ct Christ and four apostles; above tbese and the two doors of the new addition are 19 paintings, representing scenes from inc Old Testament 'ie
 On the front gable is Hope, Faith and Charity, while the back gable contains a crucifiX carved in wood, one and a half life size. with Mary and John painted on each side On the back addition to tbe auditorium there are five carved figures. representing Moses, Pilate Caiaphas and two prophets All these figures are ex- quisite in design and finish and are the work of native carvers.
 There are but thirty regularly scheduled days of performance, May 20 27; June 10. 16, IT. 24, 2s; July 1. s, 15, 22, 29; August 5. & F. 15, 19, 25 26; September ?, s, g. 16, g. 30 In the event of a greater number of visitors arriving than can be seated on the day of performance the play will be repeated in precisely the same manner on the following day.