The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-01
THE PASSION PLAY.

To begin at the beginning We left
| Garmisch after lunch ON Friday in n
stell wagon, and drove over TO Ober-
Ammergau. the trip taking five hours.
/ The views were fine all the way. At
Ettal, we stopped TO see the famous
Monastery Church. ltseemed strange
to find in this little out of the way
mountain village a church which for
/ splendor of architecture and richness
of decoration, could scarcely be equal
led in the largest cities,
Ii is circular, the dome and sides
being covered with paintings. The
choir has a smaller dome but equally
rich. Back of the side affairs We're
figures enclosed by glass, which upon
closer inspection proved to be skeletons
of saints in white satin clothes, trim
med with gold fringe.
We resumed our journey and soon
came in sight of the Kuilel, the curious
mountain overhanging the village OF
Ober- Ammergau. The lodgings which
!
reached. All previous notions of dirty
places with the COW house so close that
the COW could poke her head into the
bed room, were instantly dispelled.
We were obliged to go two in room,
but each had single bed and the rooms
were most comfortably furnished.
There were sofa, table ward robe,
washing apparatus and lace curtains
at the windows, 1t was very cold. |
have learned to bless the feather bed
under which thankfully sleep.
The meals were rather German, For
supper We had SOUP then veal and
stewed plums, next cold fish and potato
salad. followed lay sort of denghnuts
served with fruit sauce.
We had more or Less RAIN while there,
that il, We had la be ready for shower
at any time. We first went to the
church, of course, which is very large
and very fine. On Saturday we roam
ed all about, exploring the place, walk
Il ont to the Calvary presented by
King Louis II, from which We had a
fine view, called ON Anton Lang. who
takes the part of Christus in the play
and bought his photograph, ON which
he wrote his autograph. | bought a
post card from Twink, who takes the
part of Judas He has fine face with
such sweet deprecating expression.
as if he we're apologi2iug for the part
he takes. 1t was most interesting
SIGHT To see the crowds and crowds of
people pouring in for the next day $
performance. They now have rail
road aud many came TINT way, bni
every street was thronged with ear.
riages aud vehicles of every deseflp
ton coming in from the surrounding
country. That evening the band play
ed through the streets and guns were
fired Us II salute 10 the great event oil
the morrow.
The Theatre seats four thousand
people, bnt 80 many came that the play
had 10 he repeated on Monday, every
sent in the house being taken on that
day too. On Sunday morning We got
~, os,.lv and were on our way to the
play AT a quarter TO eight for they be-
gin AT eight promptly. We soon found
onraelves nart of a vast crowd all press
,n,, toward the same point. The thing
il admiralty managed aud we soon
fnund ourselves in our seats, which
n,ovad la he among the best in The
bouse The Luildinn made me think
of the TRIM shed IN some of orr large
roilroad stations There were the same
oroot nan arches making the supports
10 roof and sides. and the whole end
tn,ued toward the stape was entirely
omen. The stage Won have read about
oa ,fton tb.t shall moi describe II in
detail
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uo;r boodo tbnv wore oilt circlets
M .9,.at ,,os to noka aoob look liLe
the fioures Of saints that one sees in
thaCotbolic churches. Every attitude,
avery gesture was simple and dienitied.
Tbo music throughout was exactly
adanted 10 the incident depicted. How
this feature has been brought to such
perfection by simple villagers can
not conceive. In the midst of the
singing the curtains over the in