Show THE PASSION PLAY thic THE germ german n village of aberam bergau is preparing for its regular decennial performance of the passion play illustrating the crucifixion of the savior and incidents connected therewith this is the only performance of that subject which is tolerated by the civilized world the attempts to produce it in new york a few years ago being overcome by the authorities after all preparations had been made and everything was in readiness by the citizens of oberammergau it to is a kind of semi religious and semi historical exercise the tradition being that a plague which infested that district of country was removed after long and devout prayer and the people thereupon made a covenant to observe the occasion every tenth year in the manner stated above large numbers of visitors from all the civilized nations attend these representations and the indications so far are that there will be more next year than ever before |