| Show I 1 r A Scene from the she Original Passion Play Ply at Oberammergau Whose Cast Has Been Bean Sadly Disrupted by War and Whose Note of Revere Reverence nee ce Dominates the New Ame American can Version I J v I 1 l J f K 1 ti I r. r j. j o j I Yf Y 1 J vl i r l n v h i 1 Au J r J A MI I f i f 1 r i 1 toai 0 y f 4 r i Ii i t W J 4 71 f 11 1 fj f. f tt t I 4 J. J J it j p J 4 t Iy L I I L 1 v r- r 1 V 1 t. t I I r t.- t. 7 ij i f r. r W ij t r. r I I 5 1 it f fM 7 1 j Pf 1 Jr M 1 i 7 I t v t I iJ il i q 1 w 0 J M 4 i j T y H j 0 r J Ai a a ryr r T 1 1 t y J p iP t. t roo l f. f I l 3 f oj r r. r t jJ I I r y W dc 1 i l 1 i k t 1 t f r d t- t 6 1 f w y o y 1 If t f J 1 I J f r hi I r J t H t I oj r I t ti 1 i t f I a. a 1 1 4 h I 1 f t J h. h I. I t J t 1 i I i J oo rt f t ti I I I to f. f i i rt 1 J 1 r ry J f. f I. 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J J J t n 9 i. i ak N Next Sundays Sunday's s 's First Presentation of the Newest Newet Version of ofa I r j i A t tx a Great Religious Spectacle in in VV Which TI Ti Its 1 It 1 Is s IS Sought to t ta x 7 I x e Establish in the 1 United States Slates a Successor to t r 1 f tl st ti ti t the P nuns runs of C Pa Par It V was first produced on a 3 limited scale on St. St Michaels Michael's stage e i t ft 1 Pittsburgh and then thon the young oung women of ot Dunkirk Dun Dun- ji kirk 1 N. N Y produced It A later production was r c ry t given at Baltimore r j From the beginning the pl play P met with remarkable remark F t able su success r and It was determined to make malto It an anN ani r i 1 1 l N Institution at West Vest 1 Hoboken Fr Conrad Eiben Elben pastor vastor of ot St. St Josephs Joseph's Church took upon himself 1 fir 1 the task of or providing a n theatre and as the result 1 i S I of his efforts there was built the St St. Josephs Joseph's Auditorium Audi Audi- at Central avenue and street T X t Under the eye of ot the priest the theatre developed f In Into to one of ot the tho best equipped and largest f F F theatres In the world r P t Homely New Setting j Almost at nt the ver very side door of ot New York c city x the theatre and Its purposes are astonishingly little lit tIe tle known It was only this year when the tho war dropped a 3 curtain one curtain one ne might almost say a Q barrage of ot flame and shell shell between between Oberammergau and the 1 outside world that attention began to centro centre upon V 4 the mystical presentation that Is to be given with an extent never before known More Moro than members of ot the Parish of ot St St. Joseph are In the cast They have havo been trained J r Ir M r J for their parts with much care and are rehearsing for the great play with an enthusiasm and an Interest Interest In In- terest that co could Id not possibly attach to an amateur production which did not have o for Its background Jt the most sacred scene In all religious history J r r Y t The scheme of ot the tho presentation Is of ot the tableaux tabi tableaux tab tab- i f J leam order It Is called Vero Veronicas leas lea's Veil and andi i Veronica C Carrying the tho V Veil t I I vI v- v I t 7 f y l. l I P. P H k- k ti 1 I. I t J 1 j V Y f Minnie Minnie as Rebecca By Ethel Thurston HE first presentation of or the ne newest est version ot of THE Americas America's Passion Play Is set for text Sunday Sun Sun- day tile day the first Sunday Sunda after the opening ot of Lent Almost within a stones stone's throw of tho great Hoboken docks from which tho the United States government Is sending its ita messengers of oC war with stead steady relentless regularity to the fl fields of ot France Franco men women and young o people o St St. epha ephs parish West Vest Hoboken N N. J. J aro are earnestly engaged engaged en en- In rehearsing the great spectacle sped that represents rep rep- resents the tho wonderful tragedy of ot the Prince of Peace J The Disrupted European Group It Is an Illustrated chapter torn from the pages of or old world orld history with all of the solemn stately grandeur that marked the famous passion play ot of Oberammergau Tho masterpiece of or the simple mountain folk of ot Bavaria has bas been transplanted to America by the war tar The Tho chief characters oC ot the old world production either fight light under a s foreign foreign foreign for for- P eign flag flag and and their disruption Is one of the tho sad stories from tho the other side side or or r work worle at home homo for the men who fight Meanwhile the tho personnel of the new r worlds world's production proceed with unaA unabated una una- A bated zeal In their preparations for portraying the appealing story of the crucifixion Every ono one knows the story of or Oberammergau where for all aU of ot the years ears tourists have ha annually P flocked to witness the most impressive spectacle that W was CJ ever staged by the hand baud of man man man-a a spectacle spectacle spectacle spec spec- that held the hope the faith and the adoration adora adorn adoration tion of ot a Yer very considerable portion of the worlds world's r 1 population And Aull as that spectacle was placed in ina ini a weird out of the way spot in Iii Europe the last i that mankind might select for or such a 3 presentation I the An American rican play has its home horse In ono one of th the 1 most humble of ot the environs of New York 4 The Tho play pIa which comes into its own this year ear r with a force sat before known was written in 1910 1310 by the Rev Fr Bernardino Dusch C. C P. P while he 9 was a n. resident at SU St Michaels Michael's rector rectory Pittsburgh h. h The father was then and Is now the tho chaplain for t- t A mss yi r l l v f 1 d m to r r rp V Y I p t. t kC t j 1 k G I P r h Y it tl tares s lie its name from th the 3 remarkable story ot of such a groat great part in t th tha 9 the relic relle that has played of ot St. St m mysticism of ot the church The tradition Veronica BUp supplies the theme It will be recalled that when whan the Saviour was on his wa way to Golgotha bearing tho heavy burden of ot the cross Veronica a pious Hebrew matron observed his agony and tore from her face her veil that ho he might wipe the sweat from his face When the hol holy veil was handed banded back to her It bore the imprint of oC the tho features that it had touched As AB time wore on Veronica went to toRome toRome toRome Rome taking tho the veil with her and It Is 15 still among tho the treasured relics of St. St Peters Peter's chapel In the Vatican Upon this base the tho play presents the betrayal the trial before Pilate the crucifixion the resurrection resurrection res res- and the martyrs in glory with the famous scenes and incidents that attended at attended tended the main events There Thero are five strong acts The first shows J Joseph Caiaphas the i High Priest of ot Jerusalem with tho the members of tho the before him debating tho the expediency of ot having Christ put to death on the cross is not to be moved by argument or suggestion He has bas determined that tho the time has come to order the death of tho the Nazarene Rebecca and her daughters daughters daugh daugh- Ruth and Miriam await tho the wt result of the trial and all nIl I of ot the churchmen depart for the the scene of ot the courts court's a action sties tells In the most dramatic st style le the th stor story of ot the be be- betrayal and then thon and the return return return re re- turn from the tho trial Judas makes make s his protest and turns away In despair Veronica In a passionate plea to her husband urges that he take no noart p part art In the proceedings 0 a and Nicodemus turns si silently silently 81 f to pm pray that tho the Master laster ma may not be put putto putto to death c f Augustus Augusta Koch rr as aa Ruth t tr r ft r t r Y r F l 4 dt s sV l ry V J y yI I I r r Service 1118 1011 r r I- Beautiful Phi Philomena 1 o mesa P Reis Who Acts J tho tha P Part art n of ofa a Ma Maky Mary Magdalene I L t. t t ky y s rf r rr ry r y J f I V Y P tf D I Y i t t ti t i c t 1 1 P r r 4 4 y yI I f. f i L 1 rt y V J t. t t r J a aL' aL o a Wf jj v FJ 3 f f f l L' L rW Y rC w t. t Wr y q 4 a i L t t J 1 A r J a r t 4 f I i r f-r x v lZ c T 6 Y M Y i. i t r I i it t t d r r S r fr 1 T 0 r 1 Mildred Koch as Veronica Second Cast l In tho the second act Veronicas Veronica's home is IB shown She is waiting for or her husband to return from the trial and when shen he brings tho tidings that the Saviour has bas been condemned she makes a forceful and pathetic defence of his cause Striking Is the relation by NIcodemus of ot tb the thA sufferings of ot Christ and then Is developed the mothe motive motive mo mo- tive the for Cor Miriam's hatred of the Christ The Saviour is on his way to Calvary and he passes the tho home bome of ot Veronica The pious woman goes forth to offer otter comfort to him and aud then In tableau form is given the offering of ot the wonderful veil and Its Us Impression Its mere sight leads to the conversion of Sir ach and Ruth It is in the palace of ot Caiaphas that tha tho third act opens ovens reports the details detal Sot the crucifixion crucifixion cru and proclaims his undying faith I. I The he Background of Rome The scene shifts to Rome Romo Cor forthe the fourth act and it is the garden of Fabius that the villagers of the quaint old town over oyer the river liver from N Now w York next portray Among the Roman slaves there thc is a general discussion as ns to Christianity Claudia i is ill III and Fabius and his bis family are plunged Into the deepest grief Then follows the death of ot Claudia and tho the advent of Veronica who following following follow tollow ing Ins the futile appeal to all nIl of ot the gods of ot Rome restores Claudia to life lIte by means o of the magic yell veil The Catacombs are shown in Act 5 explanation of or the doctrines of Christianity to Fabius the consecration of the virgins tho burial service and the surprising of ot Christians b by soldiers soldiers sol sol sol- diers led by br Miriam follow rapidly The Christians Christians ChrIstians Chris Chris- are arc cast into prison Cassianus's conversion conver conver- conversion sion slon when his wife's wires sight Is restored the denunciation denunciation by Miriam l and her mocking taunt to the Christians make intake a striking series The Tho Scenes cenes shift shirt rapidly and effectIve effectively The Tho condemnation of ot Fabius the trial of ot the Chris Chris- and the striking dead of ot when commanded to destroy destro the sacred veil all give the Imagination full pla play r. r Miriam's offer to do what the Roman soldiers fear to attempt and her conversion come next and the tho Emperors Emperor's command command com com- mand that the Christians be thrown to the beasts and the martyrs in glory complete the spectacle |
