Show TO MAKE washington THE oberammergau OF AMERICA it Is announced in the press of 0 the capital city that the st SL patricks players Playe rif ot of washington intend to make their presentation of the me passion play an annual event and have their own theater available for next years presentation s sen en the noted oberammergau production will tie be the model for the lo 10 local 1 I on organization animation aniza tion and it Is proposed to make washington the oberammergau ot of america so many thousands of 0 americans go to the little european town yearly to witness the passion n play that tremendous interest has been kindled in it everywhere and a purely american offering given in the nations capital would it is believed draw tremendous throngs here every year greatly to the advantage of 0 local I 1 industries and commercial organizations there Is little sympathy and less support for this plan which will appeal to the thinking as an attempt to commercialize religion and make a modern version of money changers in the temple the simple peasants ot of aberam bergau did not design their famous interpretation of biblical drama as a moneymaking money making scheme in its old world setting with its unpaid actors and the high ideals which has made levery every participant in the play endeavor to live a life which would not dishonor alie the noble part taken in the drama the passion play of oberammergau has been an inspiration to travelers to readers and to the devout to make daake washington the aberam bergau of america by playing here the passion play and thus draw tremendous throngs every year greatly to the advantage of 0 local in industries dus tries and commercial organizations will make of 0 the passion play a mock and rob it of its significance to their credit be it said no theatrical producers have ever dared to put the passion play on the boards with tho the idea of charging admission it remains lor for the organization mentioned above to consider the making of the capital city the oberammergau ot of america |