Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-05-27
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character. 1t Is great honor in Bu-
varia to be named for this part, and
according to an old tradition the priest
who takes the village confessions has
the veto power on any candidate.
Martha has that virginia. forehead
which characterizes the best paintings
Of the Virgin Mary She is only TWEEN
ty-four, and has never played before,
but she will make the proper impress
sion by her evident purity and char
acter.
Martha was much embarrassed at
having to receive strange foreigner
and talk about herself She led me
out of her fathers shop, where / found
her, and into her own room. The only
place for me 10 sit was her modest
little bed, While she faced me nervous
ly from little stool. l don't know
which Of the two Of us was the most
embarrassed, but she gradually re-
lieVed our mutual restraint as She told
me how she was reared In the con-
vent and had received the education
necessary to be a governess. She lived
so hidden In her fathers house that
she could not believe it when she was
told last November that the village
council had elected her TO the role Of
Mary. She did not suppose any one
had noticed her enough for that.
What are you going to do with the
money you viii getY / asked, my
no a,
angle.
Il don't know" she replied, rather
startled. There is not anything l
want"
Yes, but the last Mary got 900
marks, which would be forty or fifty
thousand marks now"
She turned surprised eyes at me as
l mentioned the figure, but said moth
ing.
A Gay Little 'Macdalene"
Paula Kendl, the Mary magdalene.
is quite a gay little person. She is only
twenty-one. She comes from a family
which has produced many Passion
players. Her mother is a daughter Of
Josef Meyer, the most famous Christ
Of the last century. Her father is the
wood-carver who has played the part
Of John the Baptist
when / asked her what she was
going to do with the money she earned,
she said she was going to travel She
has spent all her life in the village
and she wants to 90 out and look
about a bit.
The man who will play John the
Baptist tlis year is also a first timer.
had to seek him In the forest where
he was saving wood 1t was about the
dinner hour, and he struck work and
walked home with me. and there he
sat down 10 his sausage, potatoes and
beer, while he told me that it had al
ways been his ambition 10 play this
part, and he had succeeded in his
great wish at the early age Of twenty
three. He is a very serious young
chap, quite in the spirit Of the com
munity He is the nephew of the
Herod.
None Likes the JUDAS" Part.
1t is always difficult to yet anyone
TO take the part Of Judas. because the
stigma clings to the actor in private
life He must be no less honorable
than another to have 50 important i.
role but he is forever afterwards un-
der a slight cloud 1t is played this
year by Karl Mayer.
Perhaps the whole OBJ rammergau
community feels just a little under a
cloud as their Judases always do.
They have been cut off from the whole
world, a part Of q nation which has
been at war with la1st Of the world.
Now they are preparing to receive the
whole world again, and they are not
sed to the idea yet They still have
that Judaslike cloud over them. But
as they VIII say ia their announce
ments
Sixty-seven sons Of the village lost
their lives in the war. Let US think
0f them with honor. and with them Of
the heroes Of all places and nations. be
they friends or former enemies.
They Do not yet realize that no one
who comes to Oberammer.au win
come with the thought Of The war
>tIll In mInd--Aksel Faber IN the New
York World.