The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-03-22
FROM THE MANCER
TO THE CROSS,
OR
1.-THE LIFE OF CHRIST"
aleln.

granny is at last realized. Dur
ing the preparation of this sub
ject frequent references have been
made to it's growth, as word came
from the Holy Land, wnere it was
being prepared amid the original
surroundings. The great and first
Importance of the subject, and
the immensity of the project, gave
occasion for much wonder as to
the outcome,
Without doubt the world holds
no greater subject; for nearly
eighteen centuries the greatest
users of zen, pencil and chisel,
have made their names great aud
immortal, only as they have SUI
ceeded in depicting if but occa
siODal scenes, of the most marvel
Ous life ever lived among men
These occasional scenes have en-.
riched the libraries and art gal
!eries of the world, until to day a
fortune IL spent to secnre a record
OF but an incident.
In the closing years Of the last
century, an eminent French artist,
Louis Tissot, made the world rich
or by q mos, elaborate and pains
taking series of pictures of the
Bible lands and Of the life Of
Christ. These pictures were the
; first attempt to link together those
!. great occasions which earlier ar
lists had only depicted separately,
an their admir- alton for any par,i
cular occasion inspired ,l' m
: The greater honor, however, re-
, mained, az if waiting for the ad-
> vent Of the wonders of the Cine
matograph Thanks to the great
aud enllghtening possibilities Of
/, cinematoeIaphy, together with
: the ambition and enterprise OF the
Kalem Company, the history and
art of the centuries have been
linked together in one chain. and
with the true groundwork Of orig.
inal location and familiar sur
roundiugs, coupled with reason.
able chronological arrangement, a
picture five thousand feet III
! length illustrates that marvellous
life, in which the whole world il
n interested from the "MaDger tC
the Cross
Beginning with Mary in he,
home IN the true character of the
sanity maiden, the AnnunciatiO,
: is the first FAMILIAR scene and It
0 emphasized by the gentle and
t. modest bearing of the young won
& an who is here taking so delicate
0 q part; Joseph, IN his work shol
u busy, yet cOnlemplative, as ht
looks upon Mary, pondering over
q that which has been revealed tt
D him. The arrival at the Inn,
% where accommodation is refused
{ il, to this point, the best scene
(the Kalem Company seem t.
have been siDgalarIy successful il
ls their groupings, every large groul
< of people is most commendable)
G. here Joseph, leading the ass upol
H. which Mary is seated, moves away
from the crowd aud seeks TIT
shelter of the stable. The man
ger scene is.very beautiful an,
becomes instructive as one reaIl4e'
/ tina, it is IDENTICAL With the orig
q. NAL conditions of the ''maDge
,s cradle. :, The midnight shepher'
10 scene upon the very hills of Judal
b is most realistic, the coming 0
b the Wise Men from the East, AM
ID Joining With the shepherds in tn
=. "adoratioDp is we'll balanced
i. and. although, broadened llttl
le from the original scene, is rea
L. sonable DEPRESSION and makes
good picture; the presentation o
gold. frankincense and myrrh b.
l.. the Wise Men is very clear.
. Passing from the childhood I
q, the youth Of Jesus, traditions 9
Of to his boy life have been draw
# upon leg,t,mateIy. The pic'ur
If the youth working with hi
= father and carrying n piece G
=, wood over his shoulder iD the d
:. rect sunlight, causing to fall upo
= the floor "The Shadow Of tn
Cross" is prophcticalDy symp'
~ ,hetic. The first visit to Jerus'
'et lem il a natural caravan scen'
70 and the search for he misslD
:" boy pOrtrays many anxious M
ments The temple scene, whel
10 Jesus is found with The doctor
De "botb bearing them and asklr
ne them qnestions," Is based upt
all familiar drawings and IL vel
si0 real. when discovered by His am
GUS. parents, so perfect is the
|ge ), oil ucl ion that II IL easy to re;
RI His lip movements as with npl'
i. -d hand he says, "Wist ye D
en- that / must be about my Father
tie. bnslDessi"
~. THE MINISTRY OF JESUS is
scribed in tue next series L
ginning with John the Baptist
"Tbe voice of one crying IN t
Uy Uyu,ld..uoSs wo huvu " hat ia ~