The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-22

VILLAGE. His father, who forrn.rn. ,I,...
EinG Herod. lives in the old hor
WThs village h full of Langs ,rt,...
Tang takes tho part Of Pet ms
Lang IA leader of--Ihe TuTk NJ.
that being the local designa' "a ~ ~
brass hand. Lldwig lang 3, Dir.,e-
OenaTal and stage manage AnoI.
Lang. Guido. "a ono or The b. .rsSt-.l
on English In the village Heta q A -,
viaitOr. and the burgomastp. furntss.4t
A written statement 70 the b ua -.
that no moving pictures u az ,o.,,
the Passion PlAy have ever h',.I m.5. y
Obermmnlarrau. All such I...lns. ~. ~
hibited ars counterfeit.
aWhila az Oherammergau. writes NJ.
FflEwOrth. Il obtained the great priviia.l,
81 auinR behind the scones Tbsr, -.
twentv-ssvsn dressing rooms lad 49,
DroDerty mons The spear nd 49,
haif contains equipment Ter ~ s1ns,'
numeries. had the pleasure D. tttsoSi,,
elghteen productions Of the = SION Pi..
ip 1870, and through the cour ~ n y!
friend Joseph Mayrsl was peI littei ~
bind the scenes AZ some per lrinano.,
I'D 10 that time l was the On outsii.,
90 whom such privilege had ryer bsss
accorded.
Previous 10 1900 tho Passion Pay ",
given In an enclosure similar n an An~,
can baseball park. Ther wis a n,
board fence. with entrances on Tn,
sides Of the enclosure. The lldshes
sat In the open air. There vas a Ensn
roof In the rear OF the auditorium iha
sheltRred a small part % tho audianns
but most Of the auditors were exposss
70 ,.ls ~. ~, tsoa ,h,, ,b,,. -.
IN erect the present Passion PLAY theai,
In OhsFnmmergau When Il rains 4 M
0nlV rains on the stage, but rains "a n.
Derformera as we'll That Is Why ever
performer II provided with several o.
sT'he performance IN never stopped ar
the rain unless the patter on the rooi b q
lO,1d that Il drowna thu voice; then ~ ar.
Torrance IL postponed until ths iirsi clear
day. The immenee audience OF LgD per /,
sonn h seated with less Trouble and In.
moil than an ordinary n9tinee aadisnoe
.Ihe staRe OF the Passion Play Theat,s
"A Of wood and n 40 feet long BY n
deep. the apron being much larger Ia,
that Of the ordinary stage. Up eentFe
/ Tho proeeenium arch. thu opening II whid
Il gixtV-two feet wide by sixty 0Os e.
/ daeD. On either side Of the opening a.
laenaratina the nroacenlum from The na'.
| aN'sa ~ p1ntius pildir and ~ The Hisi
! prissf are two arches. The tao palans
lare ON the extreme right and. eft d D.
stage. and ars most effective and piGtrF.
eauue in the variOua scenic aettlngs.
slrhe prnsosnium 10 separated RON a.
anron by portiAfe curtain. when stfaNl
| betWoen each arene. There 10. hlWgyg
also q frame curtain, the upper hRf q
which draws up into the arch, ghlle ~
lower half sinks into the stage ! ~ IN.
tain Il used az the beginning and end q
the play and between tho inierinisa'aoA
The sCensry u built entirely Tor Aay-
light effect. strange 90 eay, there 10
| Az gallery. A. back set there u pano.
rS1es nil sOofeet long, with benNceae bad.
inrn each forty feet LONG. Ihia paao-
rana h stretched upon two huge FollpIs
and moves from side 70 side instead 4
being lowered from the flies ~ Is usnallJ
the case.
--Tha dressing rooms ana property
roorna are back % the stage and beAihd
the uanornma. In these rooms are store
two sets Of costumes for each performer
enc for dry and the other Tor Ne
Wpathar. Besides the costumes thefl
are oomplete arms and arrnOF Tor y
supernumeraFies.
tThe stage itself beinG without cove
and nituated a. Il u with q background o
forest covered hills and the blue sly 70
| q canopy, the eject II such ~ no enciae
theatre ever could produce. Often cur
ing the representatiOn birds will ny aofoa
I the AKRON or perch themaelves upon "a
uppsrmost portions % the stage, and ne
| songs and tWittering add an element
reality which makes tho illusion aims
/ perfect. =.
The principals enter through n
arches. and most Of the action takes pae
on the apron. the prOHcenium Qpenng y
I ing used exclusively Tor the tableAnx 81
/ for the sst Scenes such - the 'Asoensloe
| Tho main chortls. which = compoead
I thirty-gour voices. makes ~ entrance
twesn The scanas from tho two palaces
either side. nsvantaen from eAch palaca
"The illusion created both by the see.
cry and the actors , marvellous, n0twln
standing the fact that no makeup i use
I The dimensions % the auditorium q
10 feet BIZ IA. with a SEATING capacity =
AGO persons There are no galleries D.
M the rear are the boxes Of the royal ian
~ and the church dignitaries. ne %.
TUNES 10 be w0rn In the play. when a
I exact reproductions from copies made
Palestine, were made BY twenty wone
and grh In OberammeTEau. The lhAi'