The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-22

:r,nntry. reached a small whl.e fra me
h"'lsa and knocking at the door it was.
";'vaeI BY q Kind looking man. IIe said
ti.atr he was not Anton Lang, but a .
- SIN by the same name aud invited me
l.!2 his simple though clean livtng-room.
To show bis friendltness he called to A.
yoans son and had him play the violin.
When | left he asked me to call again, and
directed me to Herr Lang's house. This
hunse was as quiet and as simple as
me one 1 had first been to. As l ap-
iroached his dwelling. his sister was
s;aading by the door. She asked mo
sat | wanted. and explained that be
Wild be home soon as, he was to attend
:tfcarsnl that evening. l was about to-
30. when I saw a man with long hair
'Gd dressed In blue jeans, coming across
.he neld. The sim was just going down
IRA the whole picture suggested the
feA' Christ. as be might have appeared
-e.A'iing home from work. When l told|
NJ, what | wanted, he invited me into
n. simple and hon1ely parlor. He said
th:s no hoped the people would bel
p'ecsed with the play. as they had all
Feheatsed their parts for more than six
months. Besides rehearsing, he was
studying English. He found this necessary
because OF the many English and Ameri1
Sahs WHO came 10 see him.
After had chatted with him somet,me
Ms sister came In and said that he must
come to supper or he would be late forl
rehearsal. He thanked me for the visit !
ana said he hoped he would meet me
again after the play. Like the manyI
other spectators, ! could hardly wait for
the hour when the play should begin.
There was a noise that bespoke impa-
thence on all sides. AT seven-thirty the
cannon hOrnnd pn6 tina n1ar.- -n.~A~aI
out Inf" the streets. They first went
to the church for holy mass. The two
long lines Then went down the stairs I'M
the front. AS soon as mass was over
they marched in a double line to the thea.
ter. The play was started BY Joseph
Mayer reciting the prologue. His v~oicef
was low and clear and well trained andk
could be heard from every part Of the
house. His robe was white with gold
braid. The girdle and waist were Of
the same MATERIAL! Over this costumel
was worn a bright flowing mantle, also
heavily trimmed with gold braid and
clasped to the throat with golden buckles. |
traced In the center. Following the pro-
logue the leader Of the chorus oils the
theater with the words. "'In holy wonder
cast thee down. One race oppressed
by Gods own curse. peace be to thee.
from Zion peace once more The chorus
then bursts Into loud but mslodious strain,
BOUNDING the theme that 10 carried
through all the Passion music. TIL chorus
then retreats and the expulsion from
Paradise 10 depicted. All the tableaux
are beautiful. none more. 20 than the OF.
pnls.on. The angel stands on q rock in
the Garden Of Eden. Adam and Eve.
half clad in sheepskin. stand for some
minutes In an attitude Of terrified Night,
while the tableau Il %, the chorus
sings From Bdsn's Grove, Mankind 10
drivea; sins might and deaths tsrror
bound him to the tree Of NE. Hi way y
barred" The chorus goes out and thers
- q whirl Of chatter end wings and birds
~ about and nuttsk in oil directions.
Tn audiencs 10 then grsstsd By the one
hundred and second Psalm, Il watch and
am q sparrow upon the hoosseep.' When
the chorus stops the crovds come from
the SIDE OF the house Of Annas down the
streets OF Jerusalem. They come down
the center OF the stage And sing Hal to
Thee, Hail. o David's Son. In the sec-
iond act the chorus introduces the tableau
Joseph cast into the pit by his brethren,
and In the foo scenes tha follow the
usurpsr Of Galilee Is discussed. Then fol-
low nve scenes in which Simon, Lazarus,
Martha, Mary ant Mary Masdalene are
introduced. The scene In simon's house
10 interesting and 10 produced with e.
qaisits care. The great scene 10 the Last
Supper. which 10 the central theme Of
the play.