The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-22
THIS YEARS PASSION PLAY
STRANGE NEW WAYS OF GOING
TO OBERAMMBRGAU.
u q Promised mat Alruhips WIN carr
Passengers Between Munleh and INC
VIlags at sngS Eaeh the n(una tftp
-Tblrty Pprformameos Reheduied.

VlllAgs 20 9lSS Eaeh the h(una tfap
thirty PerfoFmaneos Senedusea'
The greatest attendance in tho history
Of 0hsnmmergau h expected at tho Pas-
sion, Play this summer. Americans by
the thouaand win make tho pilgumage'
and they may have the chance OF doing 80
In ways never bofors possible.
Il Il promised that TIE hrst regular
airuhip line in 0psation will ho run this
summer between Munich and oberam-
morgnu. The round trip win b siIS'
ArEanRsmahts have also been made Tor
daily trips q a dlTigible balloon between
the two towns.
N these methods do not appeal you
can ret yourself transported by train
trolley, automobile or stage ooaoh. "A
Obprammergnu IL three hours and nan
from Munich, even by rail. Il viii b much
hsttpr for visitors 10 20 up az least me
day before the performances. IL com
menoos In good SEASON In the morning
and tho day b long and hard anyway
without beginning Il with tiresoms rail-
way Journey.
t & announced that - a special con-
rna.ion 70 Americans motor cars Wlu %
permitted IN the village. OberammergAn
haa had an ordinance against them, but
Il has yisldsd 10 the preas OF modern
custom even 20 the extent Of building
fFeproos garage 10 aeconm0dase >"
cars and their chau9earS b.
Most persons hrd Il not only cheap
but interesting 10 stay with the villagers.
From Nav 10 OCtobor almost every house
becomes a boasdlng house. Tho local
committee IN charge 81 theae arrange
meues claasifes thees houses under thros
heads.
To be ASHAMED 70 Classh according 10
the ColuabiaA Magazine. means that yo'i
gin ana much the sanae accommodation
A IN a GOOD hotel Of that region and wiz
nay about % a day for n. ciAss N. az
A y day. Corresponds 10 comfortable
! inn. Class q, AZ q day. viii lodge yOu
in ths home Of better class peasant. 80
great Il the demand Tor rOoma that houses
al the bsttsr sort win assign them for not
less than two dSyS daring July and Au-
gust.
OussIdsrs often Criticiss these prices a.
exorbltant. The answer 10 that the Pas
siou pay n given once In ten yUargl FOR
thoas few months Of the ten years the VII
layers must make provisions which pro-
d,,r. absolutely no rsvende tn other nine
wear. and more. They must enlarge their
ho.,ass far beyond their cwn snesns. TAey
must buy furniture. bedding. dining room
and Kitchen titansiIs for which they have
no nae whatever except for that ons sum-
nsr cut. Of ten. IL is to he doubted
whether personally they ga much nm
ancial profit from the Passion ray.
sxospt What 10 put back into preparation
u IN co,ITlS Ire village az q whols prOata
from ths reoeipts from the performances
/ mt even this revenue 70 largely returned
J 10 the play in providing better fecNities
4 f1P vrifnpaaing Il and IN improving the
oroflurfion itaen. The rest Of the profits
/ 20 Ii lie school. road. bridge and river
I GInda. People who spend only the one
| daV of he performance In the village can
not oorrectly Judge the inhabitants, The
very few foreigners who spend a week OF
more there and Who go ne siInp,se en-
kindly folk In their everyday life Hnd them
.
! Prlces for ssats for the play are from
I % cents 70 9sB The bon osats. lnch
srs limited N number. sell for g ep,ece.
No one mar obtain POSSESSION o. tickets
until The day preceding the day Of pre-
s~ntati0n for which they are issued. IN
Arranging for accommodations and tickets
Intending visitors should remit % The vii
lIaqe information bureau the full amount
required for ticketa and lodging accom-;
modations Thea the tickets Will ~ lald
aside for them, but win not be delivered
M them until The day preceding the day
Of The performance This h done 20 pro
tect the tourists from ticket speculators
nj the auditorium win not sat al thoae
vrho wish 10 ne TIE Passion Play on
Hnv az the regular days of performance
HI yin b. repeated the following day On
sunday the crowd i the greatest Of any
time and the traveller who h careful OF
his comfort win b wise 20 arrange Z
attend the Passion Play on some weet
day in May, June o. september. IN
earlier months are better ~ the crowds ar
NOT 40 great, the performers are not yel
lfntiaued and. In June az least. the countrJ
10 al liz lOveliest.
Thirty performances are scheduled fOl
iris season, thrse In May. six IN June
even in july, nine In August and 1--WE h
septpmber IN addition 70 thesa, mani
extrn performances az very much lowe
prices are gwen 70 the peasants who com
. from miles Ground, bringing Their own Too
e. and STAYING a. a Fuie only Tor the Day.
The performances starts az 9 A. NJ an,
ends az P. NJ, with an intermissioI
, betwsan II and 2. There are u tAbleau
. and Is acts. 10 speaking parta ms per
Z formers. Of whom 200 are women an,
/, children None hut ObsrammerRau folk
' NAV narticipafe. There are no feature
I. % modern advertising connected with II
4 None. that IL, for which the villaEeT
2 arr responsible. 90 courts tourist aEeu
A cies. railways and Munich hotels adveT
tise u Tor their Own benefit.
The largest remuneration "a PAID :
a Anton Lang. whose part is that Of ChTistu'
, lie receives ~ for Zach performance
tWenty-four cents for q performano
I that lasts eight hours In all kinds Z
weather simply a. reimbursement for los
in their vocation while rehearsing q
: performing in the pay.
= Every play day the town feeds and she
tiers three times its own population. IN
new theatre was built In 1900. cOstin
2 sl10 900. and new ecenery. costumes an
= musical instrumsnts cost 5000. ~
!. gross receipta amounted 70 s7bI.W
n With . net profit Of 81, 900.
n Ons wear before the play 10 70 he pr,
!. duced the villagers BY common vol
4 elect nineteen from among them WI
Nth the village priest and the burg
master form the committee Of tWeutJ
= one. This committee aslCcta the east On
aFrangea al details OF the play On Dot,
1sr q, toJe. the committee attended
? special service In the village churc
where u appointed the cast for ~
summer. twill he almost entirely diHe
sut from that of 1910.
Anton Lang will aRain b. the CAFiafI