Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-25

Jerusalem after defeating the rebellion
of his son Absalom. The play is divided
into seven acts-1. The Amounting of
David; @. David's Combat with Goliath;
3, David Prosecuted by Saul; 4, David's
Lament for Saul; 5, Absalom's Conspir-
acy; David's Flight from Jerusalem; Z.
David's Victorious Return to Jerusalem.
1t is interviewer with nine scenes from
the New Testament, showing the rela-
ton between Old Testament promise and
New Testament performance. The orig
inal German text-specially composed
for Oberammergau by Rev. Joseph
Hecher. royal court chaplain, of Munich,
is very cleverly written. The play is
staged on a very elaborate scale, about
500 performers appearing in the great
scenes. The music, which has been
composed by Prof. Wilhelm Miller, Of
Munich, will be a great feature. The
words of the English translation are in
old Biblical English. 1.-THE Kreuzes-
Bchule"-"David and Christ"-will
doubtless prove a great attraction, and
will induce many thousands to wend
their way to Oberammergau this sum
mer.
Oberammergau itself is situated in a
valley of the Tyrolese Alps, at an alti-
tude of about 5000 feet, among pictur-
esque mountains. The air is eXquisitely
pure and bracing. laden with the health
giving fragrance of immense pine for
ests which surround it on all sides.
Charming walks abound.
The little village of Selzach, Switzer-
land, is this year the scene of the Pas
sion Play, and it is attracting many
thousands of visitors since the opening.
on June l.
The morning is DEVOTED to II scene
from the Old Testament, dealing with
the formation of the world and giving
of light, the Creation, Adam and Eve
in Paradise and their eXpulsion5 the
story of Joseph, and the fning of Moses.
Following this comes the Birth Of
Christ, the Flight into Egypt, and the
Sermon on the Mount, with the En-
trance into Jerusalem.
After an interval Of two hours for
llhANI, iIC allCi IiOOl DSl " tllIC GOlll~
mences at 2:15. This consists of 20 tab
leuX and scenes representing the suffer
ing and death of Jesus, and His glorious
Notwithstanding with the AS
cension. The earnestness of the play
ers is only equaled by the reverence Of
the large audience. It is quite unnec-
essary to remind them of the special so
lemnity of Ascension Day, and the ap-
p-ropriateness of the practically religious
service in which all are taking part; and
&C in former years, on all sides is FIX
pressed great admiration for the artistic
worth of the undertaking. Beautiful
scenery, capital staging. excellent acting
combine to make a great success.
Selzach is but a little village, and Wis
itors desiring more of the agreementsof
existence find themselves better provid-
ed for in the grand old town of Solo
thurn,, the capital of the Canton of that
name. 1t is by rail distant some ten min
utes, and is very rich in historical asso-
Citations and monuments. There they
find the old ambassadorial palace con-
verified into a hotel, but still of the finest
old pictures and delightful old cabinets
and wardrobes of a couple of centuries
ago..
1t was at the door of the Hotel Krone
that Napoleon stopped on his way to
Rastadt. We did better, for we went in
side and found great comfort and good
cooking. Solothurn possesses a very
fine art gallery and natural history mu-
scum, whilst within an hours walk is
the foot of Welssenstein through the
lovely woods by the Hermitage, where
the hermit brothers of st. Verena come
in turn to lead lonely lives until one
more slab is added to the flooring of the
little sixteenth century church.