The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24


THE
AnN :
csrriss n rorreous wand or star, but II Is no
secrst thai he bitterly regrets the Crown Of
Tborns and he mock sceptre Of the Chrisius;
winter Il crowded with rehearsals. Burgo-
IS stiii the moving spirit Of the production; He
has been at the head Of the work. which has
the people themselves. Yet il is an Isolated
village Of only 1900 inhabitants. The singers
have been trained by Schoolmaster Feldigl'
One of the requirements for the place Of school
teacher here is that he shall be a musician;
The orchestra has been trained by Edward
Lang, woodcarver. The costumes were De
carving school They we're made by his sister,
Josefa Lang, assisted by twenty-five OF me
village girls. The arrangement OF the Jap
leaux and the stage management = also N INC
hands OF Ludwig Lang. To go back also 70
the beginning Of the play. the text itself. ana
even tho music, are the work 81 natives OF
O~beramnergau. or of its immediate nelgn,,
borhood. The only important accessory OF
the play which is not OF local origin is the theatre.
which was designed by a Munich architect.
The costumes are Of the best materials;
Everybody wonders what will, become OF
10 rain on the day of a Performance. They
viii be relieved to know that each player
nnw That il the fne-weather set. The other
set is composed Of the costumes which were
used ten years ago. or II new ones ior tnSs
ralny-day set had TO be proVlueu ehoy a
INFERIOR materials: Inc cost i IN "
was more, than s2O,OCO; .ho
In, the interval OF nine years pet~Sen y
production OF the Passion Y INC V,masss To-
90 not allow Their drainatr dpinE Syhs and give
a constant succession Of plays, generally On
Sunday afternoons, Many of these are reIe-
iolis. and. historical plays when We're 'thns.
lated and adapted Tor them Dy Josepn hIUss
spirit Of Obernmmergau from ls45 Until his
death, forty years later, The village mas pus
these plays can be given. During the Passion
year II Is used as a bureau 10 which strangers
can apply for accommodation. " WI. nso
be used for the rehearsals Tor me play o, d ~;
OF $4,000 in the erection OF buildings lot use
in the production Of the play.
IL Is only within the century that the play
has paid ia expenses. Before 1901 there mao
always been a deficit. which the villagers made
IN Themselves. In 1901 there was a profit OF
about $3.50. In 1886. there was q profit OF about
$500. and each Of the principal performers
received $50 by way Of compensation. In
1890 the receipts were:
The statement Of the expenses 10 as follows:
From ticket. $685. /
From Photographic 1000
From various other things............... 1905
.o-,-,,
'2S cents.
Interest 1927 marks. building expenses
Ioa' s6s marks: salaries Of performers. 242.sso
.norh 40 su0 marks. 10 twenty-nine families
living in lodgings nj 100 marks each 2, 900 marks;
for hospital, drainage, public fountains, metal
NV the viiIaoe nooy soldier in the bar
rscks parish church. charijy box. singing
lessons agriculture. carving school leach OF
IL 80 ia IN ncc roa,ksI and o,he, things
,nn 9o7 NIL 'This iaayss n Iesetv va fund oh
800, am -"
SUI he No, IN, me,s the Cbr,st,, received
, onstt r'",Ls pttnE 80, ms Tho cond,,ctoi Of
~" ntLaS 49, nIn,sieni "o0dn"so, Iaade, ~
,ic taJ, , ~, anust nordmnto, ~ tho Turkish
mn cashier 1850 marx each; there are
ioIly -o ,na ptaS r., NIL a 90 a var eocb thirty.
elclL nlne Mno f tn y" aa ~ 90 ~ doNn
t,oN M VcbiIdrsn b %t "a and ia wears. who
geI W n.hfhn eaSnb anu 1nose oTt"'e" INV 10
''a' GOOD many outsiders have nm idea that the
nbcIarnlnergaueIs grow ilch oat Oh ,hS ras ,hbst
riSSy,, ,h w.. T rscaies 1t j. : l nGiieSS ,nm s ,hs ,soeints
what tnSS feccise ut ,orr n oopnnansste tben
OF tle pay co.'s nqn iSMlA ~ ~ ia rish,iv
said ths, the sale Of the tickets + t Inc smaIIsss
Sbelammeisaa i decidedly extensive in the
. ! day Up; but the ), accommodation. are linn
ited ana generaily unnrshaDie, Vne H US pay
ron - 70 - q day co or,I fo ,Ieh on Sne eh n'o osse UT hand =
ps' .ah'
the people no advls' visitors 70 carry empGn-
con 70 oosrarlmebga oeoausf snels = = wins te
III 10 be iouno there aIe evlqehtly uyulg 70
emulate Ananias and sapphire; Obeism-
ms,gan e"Go1moos,ion. IRE 20. oop 1HETs ~.
but a. a rule they are clean ahd comiorIaple'
while the people are unremittins In their KIND
ness and courtesy .,.. ,..v nav
strangers who complain because they pay
80 a day for simple fare and plain lodging do not
stop TO nm ~, what ~ mas IA. S q inns r Sn' SsS so
hhppSyee' q been ene enlarsed bsvond the needs OF the
VILLAGERS themselves, VINO apparently uS s,O up
Tor the one a decade hence. for the present
season, Tor instance; several hunafen N new e rGoHs
have been aduedt 10 tne houses, any ~ InS 1Wet,
ing! nave been Iauefed, panied ana put lnto
apnle-ple order: Maaonloads OF Iurniture,
bedding andlinen have peer o9usht. SaLriages
and good ones, too-have been secured ior
the drives, All OF this expense has been IN
Cured lor one season onll 10 iaCl ioI ohE nv
or slxty nights ntnat season; me oIoSu say
s'ay so long :. Or, ~. ,r,.. =, eood r,od,,,,.
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