The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-05-05

ICOuSCl0uCo hangs himself,
/ Act n-Christ before PLATE.
Tableau-Daniel, accused Of impiety by
the princes before King Darius, con-
demned and cast into the lions. den -
Fulhllment-Christ is led to Plate. ac-
cused by the priests, declared innocent
and sent to Herod.
Act 12-Jesus at the court of Herod.
/ Iableaux- Samson, brought to make
sport before the princes Of the Philistines
pulls down the temple upon them .
Fulfllment-Christ, after being Knocked
by the soldiers Of Herod is sent hao 10
PLATE. - - =,
Act 13-The scourging at the pillar and
browning with thorns
Tableaux-(a) The blood besprinkled coat
OF Joseph is brought to Jacob.
(b) Abraham on Mount Moriah sees a
ram entangled in a thorn BUSH
Fulhllment-Christ is led again to Plate
The latter's attempt to save the innocent
Tails, and he orders the Saviour to be
scOurged.
Act 1EJesus condemned to be nailed IN
the cross.
Iableaux-(a) Joseph is presented to the
people as their ruler.
| (b The scapegoat set free to wander in
| the wilderness.
Fulfllment-Pilate presents the scourged
! and thorn crowned Christ to the peon1e.
At their demand he frees Barabbas and
while washing his hands delivers Christ
to the rabble to be put to death.
| PART III.
Act 15-The sad journey to Calvary.
! Tableaux-(a) Isaac carrying wood for
the sacrifice.
| Coz Moses lifts up the brazen serpent in
| the wilderness.
| Christ, carrying the cross.
is led to Golgotha. Simon of Cyrene is
compelled by the soldiers to assist Christ
In bearing his heavy weight. Our Lord
falls three times. The women of Jeru-
salem weep over Jesus. Christ meets his
| heartbroken mother.
| Act 16-Calvary.
No tableau, but a prologue by the mem
| bers of the chorus, who now wear black
garments over their white tunics.
The Scene Jesus is fastened to the
| cross, which is raised. The seven last
| words. The arrangements made by the
Jews to watch the grave. The taking
down from the cross. The burial of the
body of Jesus.
Act 1.-THE resurrection.
Act 18-The ascension and benediction of,
| Christ.
The closing tableau represents the VIC
torious entrance Of Christ into heaven.
The choir bursts into a triumphant an
them.
In Preparatory Three Years.
ammergau have been preparing for
this summers work, They look upon
| the play as religious rite, and none is
allowed to take part whose life has
not been without reproach. The three
years preceding the performances are
looked upon as period Of consecra-
ton
The selection of the peasants to en-
act the various roles is made on Dec,
| 6, the celebration of the feast of st.
Nicholas. No higher honor does life
| hold for these peasants than to be
| chosen to enact the role of the Christus
or the Virgin Mary. The role Of Judas,
| which offers the finest acting oppor-
tunities in the whole play, is always
! source of the deepest grief to the per-
| son chosen for the part. 1t is accept
ed, however, with the. spirit that the
| actor will endeavor to make the scene
| of remorse SO poignant that it will be
never to be forgotten object lesson
to all who see it. The profits of the
play are divided into four parts,> the
| first part going to the poor, the second
to defraying the expenses Of the play,
the third for the hospital, the school
OF design and other institutions of the
village; the fourth is as an honorari-
um for the actors. A small surplus is
also put aside for equal distribution
among the villagers, so that all may
share in the financial benefits of the
| celebration.
That the actors have not been over
paid in the past is shown by the fact
that Joseph Mayer, who was the
| Christus in 1870, received only $500
and in 1880 only $1575O, while Gregor
LechHor, whose Judas was the master
piece at both performances, had only
$25. Undoubtedly the actors will re-
ceive vastly more than these sums this
year. And then, too, there will be
thousands Of dollars left in the town
by tourists who will wish to stay there
for several days to study the life of
! the peasants and to make the journey
up the mountain Kopfel, Familiarity
termed Christus Kopf, or Christ
Head. The peasants go up this noun
tain the day after the performance
| as pilgrims to touch the picturesque
cross perched on the topmost point.
There is a belief among the natives
| that if this cross falls it will be a
visible symbol that the Passion drama
shall be discontinued.
A New Madonna.
Necessarily ten years bring about
many changes in the dramatis per-
sonae. Those who witnessed the Pas
sion play in 1900 will recognize this
year only three "holdovers," Johann
Swink, Judas, whose daughter, Otelia,
is to be the new Madonna; Anton
Lang, Christus, who with his wife,
soprano soloist in the cast of 1900,
and their children, gives us typical
Oberammergau family, and Burgo-
master Sebastian Baur, who will
again represent Pontius PLATE. Sebas-
tian Lang, the Calaphus Of 1900, has
been assigned the role Of the ex-high