The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-29
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some 10000 verses, and had rehearsed the actors
in their parts so that all was in readiness. On
the morning of the twentyfourth the play would
begin in the market place Of the city, and by
the grace Of God it would be finished by even
ing of the day following Let all attend! The
crier then made proclamation for the mayor that
all shops save those Of the victualers should be
closed on those two days. Citizens need have no
fear at leaving their houses unguarded, for spe-
ciaI troops of the archers would patrol the city,
and furthermore the gates of the town would be
closed against either ingress or egress. Let all
attend
Now let us turn our attention to the market
Mace 1t is large square in the center OF Rouen
into which the principal thoroughfares of the
city debouch On all Of its four sides Is contu-
sion. Along one entire dimension is being erect
ed row of private boxes for the mayor and
other dgnitaries of the town, and for such OF the
clergy as are not impersonating parts in the mys-
+erv. The two abutting sides are given over TO
the yctualers, whose booths will feed the hungry
tbrongs during the entreactes of the play. And
The fourth side, that facing the private boxes, is
allotted for the stage In all, this structure COM
masses some 10000 square feet but this small
snace for the time represents two countries, Pal
estine and Italy-to say nothing of two realms
NOT to be located with so much geographical GER
tainty-paradise and hell
On it's extreme left is Nazareth, and the house
of Joseph and Mary. In fact, the house Is all
+bere is to the town. except a sign board In
scribed with the name of the place. Next is
Betblehem, typified by an inn and stable, and
inst bevond Bethlehem lies a mansion" or cur
tained-off square. At the appropriate moment
tho screen here will be withdrawn, disclosing to
the ewes of the onlookers the band of shepherds
watching their focks by night, and incidentally
making the welkn ring with the sound OF song
and shrilling Of the pipes. The field Of the shep-
Ixut Ilofh OH oT0d TOrI1 ia
,s to say betwixt the inn and stable and the
house of Herod, which stands for the holy city
The next few feet leap oceans for at the side OF
IIerod's house stands the temple of Apollo IN
Rome the chamber Of the Roman emperor and
the capitol besides the haunt Of the Sibyl, that
strange figure of medieval church lore, who pa
gan though she was, ranked with the Hebrew
nropbets and was celebrated in the greatest of
church songs, the ''Dies Irae," along with David:
"Dies irae, dies lila.
Solvet saeclum in favilla,
Teste David cum Sibylla
Adjoining the house Of the sibyl is limbo. So
close are they that during the course Of the play
their inmates can reach across the intervening
space and exchange the courtesy of sip Of wine
from the flask. Limbo is merely a square tower,
with a front strongly grated. 1t serves to hold
the materalized souls of such of the worthy de-
parted as dwelt on earth during the old dispense
tion. Here will reside, during the two days Of
the representation, the prophets, the patriarchs
and select few Of the pagans. Their lot is not
an unhappy one-they live only in unsatisfed
hope They may well be content with their fate
when they look upon their neighbors to the right,
at the end of the row of spectacles. For here is
helI-mouth. OF all the grotesque and impressive
spectacles of the mystery play, hellmouth took
precedence. The most skillful carpenters and
mechanicians were employed in its fabrication,
and the art Of the most expensive painter was
none too good for its adornment. When complet-
ed hellmouth stood IL or Is feet high. and as