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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1910)
wrvmm BlimHinMlMii riiiJ mmmSwifa MlfC'T, r'yjmv'fil-""T!:vr-iV Y '" w7jP K'l'iplMpii'MiBIWWlii jrCfjWWn;-!. 14 The Commoner. VOLUME JO, NUMBER 2 The Passion Play on Post Cards It -T , Never before has anything been offered to the American People to equal the fifty magnificent views of the Passion Vlay herewith described, JEach is from an, actual photograph from scenes inthe play. All in magnificent colors. See our offer 111 ' "' ' I II TT. TJ--I -n-, ,, jj .HH.IHIM.UI .Iiiiiiii I in l.i I...IIL.. m a b a jiii Btwn.'ff msaau '-. n iiku . . jiOib l jh h .mm ' iaK.iib.- v.j-.nt .a. . v tsmf ma '' HPIB?''''' .b&bvbm cTTT.V5.?.!..;':....WWBw,Wl MR 1K f SUBLIME, WONDERFUL PLAY A little village of 1.-100. situated In thr Pnvn. rlan highlands lias made preparations to care for fifty thousand American visitors, and other thousands from all over the world. Every Wednesday and Sunday, from May till October, will find this little town with threo to four visi tors to every resident, and an eager multitude will bo knocking at the doors. In tho Mlddlo Ages, when few people could read, and when the services of the church were in Latin, there wero threo agencies that helped to a popular knowledge of the Bible. One was the organization of companies of preaching friars, who journeyed about preaching as thoy went. Another was tho pictures which adorned tho walls of the churches. A third was the dra matic representation of tho Passion of Christ. Very many communities played tho Passion Play. But it grow to bo a gross and irreverent performance. Judas was a clown, to provoke tho laughter of tho crowd; and tho play was attended with great abusos, so that both tho church and stato 'combined to crush it out. In ono slnglo community! howovor, it still lingers. In Oberammergau a solemn vow was mado In a time of pestilence that in return for tho mercy of Clod in sparing tho lives of the peo ple, after some hundreds of them had died, they would perform onco In ten years this drama in memory of the Passion of Christ. To the pboplo oof Oberammergau it becamo a sacramental obli gation. To them, tho voice of Jesus soemed to apply, "This In remembrance of me." And so It comes about that onco in ton years the world turns its giffco on Oborammergau, and poople who yestorday wore peasants are known by namo and face throughout the world. The whole community lives for this play. No girl can have greater honor, than to bo chosen as Mary, the mother of Jesus; no man can have an honor comparable with that of acting tho part of Jesus. This is what Oberammergau be lieves, and what it lives for. For five years after a Passion Play, they talk of nothing but tho play that has passed, comparing it with other plays, and tho traditions of former years Then for five years they talk of nothing but the next Passion Play, and who shall be Christus and who shall be Peter, and who shall be Judas' and who shall lead the chorus. And tho women get out their sheets that have been packed away for nine -years, and inspect their table linen, and the men provide places for the family to sleep in the barn or shed, so that all the beds may be given up to tourists GIVEN ONLY ONCE IN TEN YEARS You are perhaps aware that tho Passion Play is repeated only once In ten years. This is tho year. At enormous expense, we have been able to secure original photographs taken from scenes in tho Passion Play and have had them reproduced in many beautiful colors. There are fifty views in all, regular post card size, packed in. a neat cardboard box all ready for mailing Every civilized country in the world will have its ropresentativo party at this play during the summer. It is estimated that at least 50,000 poople will visit tho little village of Oberammergau during the rendering of this wonderful drama. There will be hundreds of thousands of people who would like to cce this Play, but cannot attend. It is surely the most oVf:tho0rworld:0tlUCt,0n f US khld ,n thC hIstor W:Wt0f0l I -jBTiBBf Mr vy-3- "FrrTiMi If - Bl SBffJtaYwy2jBjp'BjBSjSBaBBf jH (' .' .'iy :'..'. '. -' !. H &' vXBBBBBBBMI :.:j.v..:v, Wrfh. 50 Beautiful and Striking Views in Natural Colors i;'.Vjsj-; -x--" xw ; ,sfj . ; . For those who can not attend this Dlav in porson, our magnificent sot of GO photographic views of tho most striking scenes of this play will be immensely valuable and interesting, and sure to creato profound interest in tho most wonderful production tho world has ever known. Theso same pictures are used by noted lecturers for storeoptlcon viows in illustrating tho Pas sion Play lectures. Theso marvolous scenes Tf b f u,.rim8sInS Merest to every follower thoTyhmarbSel'ongmttttCr casAlo ar .T UP In a neat card b0d mV . X rich ana bGa"tlful colors. All dilterent. On each card Is a short description of the scene, so that one may sit down and o through he entire play by the use of the?e cards, and it -will be most realistic gi$gSj!5gii; ' i i Miai&iiSp A Set of These Cards Given to Every CommnnW Reader COUPON FOR FREE SET OF PASSION PLAY POST CARDS The Coommoncr, Lincoln, Neb. Enclosed horowith find ?1.00 to pay for ono year's subscription to The Commonor. For scouring this now subscription to The i Commoner you aro to send to address given below. REE and all carriage clmrgos pre" paid, ono completo set of GO Beautiful "Passion Play" Post Cards. Send Paper to AtlrircMN ; Scnil CnrilM to ."; . . , . ... ; . . f v .. AdtlresJi bo(Iused)r0 tlmn n subscrltion is sent, a separate shoef of paper may yea? RS o0 Ld? ffr-Ser to The Commoner for one set of 50 Passion Play Post Carai1Waord foi theIr interest,- ono comploto paid to their address. Cards ln a neat case FREE and all charges an aVttJntt lortho'purpoBo of stimulating work of doubling The CommSner's T cirpSinHd8 f ?h Commoner in tho VFtPgK ma"er to do this if ovorv onft U?n a0n,d ""ence. It will bo one 'friend to subscribe. There are J ntLv1 hold and aslc at least only need to bo asked to subscrlbo nRm ,any in your community who subscription for thorn. Ask them todavl!n5 JSlad to Havo you snd In cards for ybur kindness. If you do nn? 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