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Show NOBODY LIKED TO PLAY THE PART OF JUDAS Iri tho March Woman's Homo Companion, Com-panion, V.sshlng'on Gladden writing nbout the history of Easter, brings out tbo following point: "This Introduces us to another custom cus-tom of tho Mlddlo Ages the representation repre-sentation on Easter Evo of the -iccno of the Crucifixion nnd tho Resurrection Resurrec-tion in miracle plays. Instead ot reading tbo Scripture describing the events, as wag done Tn tho early Church, they put the Brent tragedy upon the stago and acted It, rudely enough no doubt, for the delectation ot tho populace. One curious Item appears ap-pears In ono of these accounts: "Payd for making a Judas for tho paacalo 4d. "It would seem that no ono could bo got to take the part of Judas and thoy wero compelled to havo nn effigy ef-figy of tho traitor manufactured for tho purpose" ' |