Show Passion Player War Captive Tells French About Pilate Actor ActorI PARIS PARISH May 13 Among Among the daily toll of ot German prisoners about brought In from the front at Verdun the Liberte says was a Roman soldier that is a Bavarian from Oberammergau gau whose role rola In the the little village celebrated passion play was that of a Roman soldier r His name ame he said Was vas and after the usual interrogatory interrogatory interrogatory inter inter- rogatory he his liis claim to be an actor by talking freely about his role and his Impressions as an actor which seemed to Interest him far more than his impressions of the war For the passion play season given every Sunday from July to September he received 1300 marks I And what about Pontius Pilate Ithe the interpreter asked Hes lies called Bauer he Is mayor of ot Oberammergau and an old man over 60 And the man who acted Christ He lie Is young not 40 Is he mobilized No Nohe he remained in the village but buthe he is quite w well ll S Why did he lie not ot serve as a soldier The prisoner laughed laugh d and searched search d for a word No doubt he was trying to recall the German for what the French call an a man who gets a safe Job somewhere and then explained that the Christ was safe n a civil employment employment em em- S |