The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07
HE SAW THE
PASSION PLAY

,ur voyage to the Hook (Hoekinbutch)
81 Holland, was uneventful. We land
"a at a. m. the next morning. The
on being on that land so
pregnant with history was singular
We thought of old Van
Tromp and his broom and his relatives (
In South Africa. 1t was reported that }
English people were receiving scant
courtesy in Holland since the attempt
hi assassination and the lenient treat
bent OF the would-be assassin of the
Prince of Wales. But nothing could
kave exceeded the civility of the OFF,
e. -. customs and railway, with whom (
" had To- do. At 5:45 we started on
c. Journey south We had 70 pay two
= ks extra for our Platz karte. This (
vas TO preserve our places on the ID
or express train Not that any of us
intended to move about. or that any
one could turn us out, so we hardly
saw the justice of the charge. 1t might
be useful to mention another extra ex-
pense which we incurred; the sleeping
berth on the steamer had to be tele-
graphed for or the chances were that
you would sit up all night. Fortunate
ly for US. the boat was not overcrowd-
ed. so we obtained places. Farther on
we had other Unforeseen sums to pay l
not advised of by Gaze & Sons, so 1t
Is prudent to go prepared with con-
siderable amount of the needful more /
than the estimated expenses. In our |
innocence we presented our Platz karte |
in return for the breakfast. which we
had greedily demolished. but of course
without avail, for our provider in
polite mixture OF Dutch. German and
~, trx-n
marks each. At Naburgh on the Dor
ders Of Germany our luggage was ex-
amined again. and now we were free
from any more trouble on that score.
The officials are as eager to find to-
baoco in all its forms as our Hawaii
ans are to find opium. We leave fiat
Holland with its windmills and greer
fields and run through beautiful Ger
many Hurrying through large towns
past castles and over rivers, we come
to Cologne. Here we alighted ans
stayed several hours during which we
did" the city. Before everything we
visited the renowned Cathedral w1ic-
took six hundred years in building and
wandered over the majestic pile Ther
we hired n cab and drove around the
city. viewing its principal attractions.
, ON going to the railway station we met
! the two brothers. Johannes and Bernard
, Ehlers. once OF Honolulu. which gave
4 us great pleasure. They remained with
2 us until our train left. Their parents.
= whose name still lives i'm their Fort
2 street place Of business reside i'm Mu-
Mich. or Munchen. as the Germans call
= that city. We saw them on our ar
4 rival there next day and our meeting
p was n revival Of old times in Honolulu
:. Time has dealt very gently with Mr.
p and Mrs. Ehlers and they retain very
q pleasant "reminiscences of their resi-
. dence in Hawaii
a Munich Is lovely city. we'll anC
e substantially built. very ornamental Il
u appearance. full Of means OF instruc
~ ton and recreation, fine museums. ar
/" galleries. gardens. parks. fountains
theatres. everything which conduces I
the comfort and luxury of life. TIL
= Hotel Russo. where we put up, was
sr place which deserves all praise. II
charges were moderate and the civilit
of of the attendants was highly CRAFTY
m ing. We heard Tannhauser at Nun
M chen. Words fail To express our dc
b. light In the street. on our way TO a
no art gallery. We met Else Renjes, WI
10 lifted up her eyes in utter amazemer
when she saw us. Where did yO
= come frOm?" she gasped. Then We mi
~ her father and mother. and you ma
as imagine this meeting of old and a
IL tached friends so far from home.
r. spent much OF our time together. ar
Of they saw us off to our destinatio
~ Ober-Ammergau. On the train We h;
o. again TO pay for Platz-carte. In
time to pay for the new railway b
~ tween Murnau and Ober- Ammerga
NwaNW from
he nau had to be made by coach over
on rough road at much inconVenient
In Now ID or fast trains. pour people III
. the village three or four times ds
80 The sun was still high when we
rived at Ober-Ammergau. When
lat had secured our tickets for rooms
70 meals from our uniformed Gaze ma
a we engaged n porter to carry our /
ell. pedimenta to our respective lodgln
nod for we were separated. Arthur anc
=, were auartered with one Of the mu
llin clans of the Passion Play. and Mu
ms and Miss Benson with some OF the
ing gels You know that all guests
for disposed among those who take part
ms. the performance. This Is part or tr
,irit recompense They have to make
on while the sun shines, for he Is
=. bright once in ten years. Runor ma
sh'' that an interdict has gone forth fr
can the Pope against further performan
YER OF the Passion Play. on account OF
nsit and avarice. engendered by the ga
not This we hardly believe, because
,,ns, many alterations and improveme
-, involving great expenditure have |
~, en- place lately. and 1t would be crue
lceu do anything suddenly which would
re- volve the ruin of the whole village.
hen us there seemed an air Of prospe
,and and order. throughout the place, WI
will denoted anything but vicious life
20 the question lies more in the perto
ance itself of the Passon Play and
~ VI effect not only on the inhabitants OF
village but on all who go to witnes
ser The attraction Is certainly great.
sited thousand persons assemble Twice
are week and sometimes more. TO see
II is There were three performances in
e., ccssion during our stay in the VIII
The scheme Is vast. To think of ca
l. or ing out the events OF the Atoneir
n 10 personating the very beings who
n all part In the tragic scenes in the
such dcmption of mankind even the CT
= be- fixion OF the Lord OF life, Is overwn
ONES ing. but 10 see these things with
81, living eyes, IL truly awful There
~ feeling of relief when the "a
know strained tones OF the woman, who
'haps resents the Virgin Mary, removed
thus emotion which was causing the
c,fr Noxv fpvn1nuf IN rftv down our oh