The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-10

who ARRIVED in Fargo this morning
from Calmar, Ia, where she also ap-
peared as a Redpath-Vawter chau-
tauqua lecturer will illustrate her
lecture this evening at the A C.
armory with forty-one very fine
views from the Passion Play and OF
FOberammergau.
Miss Mayors presence in this
country is due to an urgent invita-
ton from American friends, which
she accepted just before the war
broke, and owing to the unsettled
conditions in her native country she
has remained, doing lyceum work
and this season being under the
direction of the Redpath- Vawter
people. Miss Mayer and her friends
were in Bulgaria when war was
declared. and witnessed the earlier
stages OF mobilization. Miss Mayer
states emphatically that except the
few in whose hand control of the
German nation lies, no one dreamt
that war was pending, and as she
puts 1t, "orders for mobilization came
like lightning from blue sky. The
people were entirely unconscious and
unaware of the trend OF events" she
stated further.
Loves America Deeply.
Miss Mayer is very intense in the
expression of her regard for America,
which she has long desired to visit.
Il love America" she exclaimed
fervently to her interviewer. cit is a
wonderful country with wonderful
opportunities, and is certainly a
revelation to one who comes from
a country which in many ways is
narrow-minded and bound by class
distinctions and prejudices." Miss
Mayors criticism Of her own coun-
try was in no way incongruous with
her fervent expression OF love for
her country and her people" whom
nothing could replace, she said. The
depth Of her love seems to have made
her the more DESTROYS for her peo-
pie to have the advantages of such
liberty, freedom and democracy as
we enjoy in America. Although she
abhors militarisnl, in her estimation
this war, horrible though 1t is. means
a rebirth of all nations. America
is the best nation in the world, the
most undetermined nation under the
sum-" she declared. 1T must be a
noble national spirit that enables it
to extend such sympathy to all the
rest Of humanity"
VIII Never Break Vow.
Asked as to the truth Of the fire.
quent reports that the Passion Play
will never again be presented, she
said: 'aThe Passion Play could never
be prevented by a lack Of spirit in
the oberammergau people, and the
government long ago signed papers
insuring permission for its perpetual
presentation every ten years. None
OF us can predict what the war will
do however, and we have already lost
many OF our young men in battle.
IL may be difficult to present the
drama in 1920, but we will do the
best we can with those who are left.
We would do anything to avoid
breaking our vow regarding It.
Asked as to the truth of the re-
port Of Anton Lang, who takes the
part Of the Christ, being impressed
into military service, she said that
as late as last April no such action
had been taken, although he was at
that time engaged in Red Cross work
In Munich. She stated she did not
think he was exempt however, except
as to physical disability, for he is
far from strong
Grow Into Roles.
Miss Mayors brother, Paul, was in
the Passion Play chorus as a soloist
in 1900 and 1910. I'VE grow into our
characters" she said. From the
time was a little child I looked for
ward to playing the Mary Magdalene,
a beautiful and inspiring role, and
at last my dream was realized. Our
lives in. Oberammergau illustrate the
power Of good thought There Is a
natural evolution Of thought that be-
comes such an instinct as to show
in the play OF the children. IL alb
serbs the very soul Every good,
clean, efficient thought cannot but