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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1907)
D HIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 13. 1007. Bavarian Peasants and the Passion Play N EW TORK, Oct. I. A little com pany of Bavarian peasant peo ple landed from on of the North Oerman Lloyd steam ships In Hoboken a couple of weeks aso. They calmly bought their ferry tickets, crossed the river, made preliminary arrangements In , regard to many straw baskets and queer looking knapsacks and leather bags which com prised their baggage and havlns somewhat recovered from the se voyage enjoyed a typical German breakfast of sauerkraut and kalbsschnltsel In restaurant. They then asked their way to the Rlalto and made for It with strides that Indicated their method of traversing distances In a mountainous country ' where there are many league between breakfast and sup per. They have come to establish .the Passion Play In America. They set about carrying out their purpose at once. Having reached the Rlalto, they amed Impressed with the magnificence of the tatlon attended to. They spread their wardrobes over the specious old fashioned dressing rooms and forgot their troubles With rilmltlve simplicity. . These costtimes proved to be arturtio ana well made. They are exact coplea of the originals at Ofoernmmergau. Four of the party have taken part In the Oberammergau rnectacle and the other are native of nearby villages and are familiar with the details of the drama. Two years before "The rasslon Play" the Oberammergau peasants let their hair and beards grow In order not to have to resort to artificial makeup. The players who have come here explain that while making the tour of the smaller towns abroad they adhered to this custom, but In the cities they were hooted at and they had from unimpeachable authority that If they appeared on the streets of New Tork they would be looked down upon as poets or members of a Wild West show, and either rating would be equally unpleasant to them. 80 they had sacrificed their hair and In 11 MeiMlO. -11 ,B)SlS IB) $2 d A Powerful Double Heater, Full Revertiblc Flues NMaaUMhmi . i ' - - t --. par & m J-RIEDA KRUSE. AS MAGDALEN, house. It was then lta place had wigs of wonderful Metropolitan opera house It was Friday and they were to give their first performance on Monday night. Aa they liked the outside of the opera housa and It seemed plenty large enough for their purpose, why not take that and not bother to hunt further? But the Metropolitan opera. house could not be leased for Monday night, they were Informed. One of the officials casually mentioned the rival music box and they went to look at the Manhattan opera house on Thirty-fourth street. They liked that, too. American archi tecture, slightly different from that to which they were accustomed, Logan to ap peal. It not Mr. Conrled's, why not Mr. Hammersteln's? But tho same objection held good here us well. To their surprlne, It was learned that tho Manhattan opera house was also lit the clutch of a hard-hearted manage ment, whj would not listen to their re quest, much less grant It. They had a little talk among themselves :ver a glass or uo of home brew. They wore somewhat disappointed at their s;t aok, but the day was still young and all Saturday loomed before them In which to . engage a place. Monday night,' the open ing night, was a long time off. They looked at the Lyric, Hudson, Hack- flowing locks made of natural iialr done with Ger man fidelity to the pattern. The beards they put on a few bits at a time with mastlo so that the illusion of the real article is carefully given. They, are equally con scientious with their makeup, and In conse quence preparing for a spectacle la a mat ter of much time and great effort Thla time and effort were expended dur ing the hours preceding their debut at Ter race Oarden, where they opened with large hope and enthusiasm and a email audience. All told the returns showed that there were thirty-seven In the auditorium. Those who have seen thla and a succeed ing performance state that the Bavarian peasants aro Justified In the claim' they make of being artists, that sincerity, dig nity, seriousness and conviction mark their work. These qualities were displayed in prlvato Ufa when a 8un reporter found some of them In a lodging house in West Forty-sixth street. . They are a fine appearing lot of people. Their eyes look at you oandldly; their faces are unwrlnkled by any money-making lines. They are simple In manner and tre mendously In earnest. They Introduced themselves, extended cordial hands of greet ing and then arranged themselves In i semicircle to converse. JSTl ''T" ' " u 1 nmtM- T if t ' mi 1111. j.jiswsffwjiaiiia mm !,l J Urn fift h) in wm mi - ft Wi 'him ' ' Aim w I1ILE today may bo fair, yet this is novcr-thc-lcss tho season of the year when wo begin to picture in mind's eye the coming of winter with its,blinding snow anil its cutting sleet and with but a littlo strength of tho imagination wo can hear tho cold, bleak north wind whistling around the corner. It's timo to be thinking of your heating stove. Tho base burner hero oITcred is unquestionably the big gest value in a double heating base burner that over camo to your notice. This base burner will heat a larger floor space than any other base burner of its size on tho market. The double heating and hot air circulat ing flues enable one to secure the greatest amount of heat with the very least amount of fuel. The magazine of thi3 heater is of generous size and works automatically. It also has an automatic gas-tight cover. The grate is of tha 'duplex typs and has shaking ring. The fire pot is large and dura, ble and is made in one pieceeasily removed when occasion requires. Has teakettle attachment at the rear With collar at top of hot-air flue to which Dips may b3 attaohed for conveying hotair to tha upper floors. This h jater Is elegantly nickel trimmed, having full nickel bass, nickel foot rails, full nickeled top with deep polished nickel deflector and surmounted with large brass urn. matchable It's a magnificent haater an economical heater and an bargain at the prices. Credit Terms: $3.00 Cash. 50c Weekly. GEORQB FASSNAETH. A3 THE CHRI3Tl.'S. ett. Garden, liked them all and In every instance heard the same story of previous engagements. It certainly was stimulatlngr to find thut there was so much bukineas do ing In New York. Late on Saturday a tired band of Bavar ian pilgrims appeared at Terrace Qard iu There Is a warmhearted Hibernian and a nu leu warnil,tru-d Teuton on the ruater of the Ttrrace Gardca vtaft. They tttlkud the matter over in their respective lue guagu. As the pilgrims said. If they didn't take them In what would become of them? Mr. O'Laury and Mr. fraog.r good-naturedly agreed to see them through. Then he talked business d.talls to the I EavarUns. They asked tor the tickets, . po.t.ra, programs. The pilgrims looked surprised. Tickets? Programs? They had none. They had a large sorapbook in which they had Sums very nice notices of a preliminary tour they l.ud given on their way at Carlsruhe, liaden, some small towns m Switzerland, ic. but they had not thought It itecesaaif ' to hamper themselves with such things. Mr. O'Lcary and Mr. Praeger gasned. While the point of view of the Bavarians a as uiasnUWnt s was certainly cot war. It was too lste. however, to remedy thla . little defect of maiiaei-meiit. The pilgrims had to b liouxed nnd the preliminaries, such a thef were, of the scenle rvpret?u- The entire company is composed of fkvsa nachts and Trautmanns. The part of Christ us Is taken by a tine-looking young man of tho mountaineer type, lithe, tall and alert. His clothes were rough tweed re lieved by a gray ribbon tie botched at the ends and a watch fob composed of silver coins. Heir Trautmann, who at present plays the parts of Johannes and Judas, the Ut ter preferably, is about aa far removed from one'a mental conception of Judas as Blm the Button Man, la from Hamlet. He Is rotund and suave and looks as if he wouldn't know what to do with an enemy if he had one. He wore a dark blue suit, which fitted blm so tightly that be seemed about to burst from his short Jacket Hke an overripe pea from its pod. He ex plained that he waa obliged to play dual role, as some of the company were 111. They were not at all down-hearted by the downpour of rain on the debut night, the absence of auditors and the other mishap of their visit. Thsy have good constitu tions and no nerves. , "I with you would kindly make it clear," said a trio composed of Christ us. Judas Johannes and Caiphas pro tem, "that we are not hvie to make money. We have come for a great purpose. It Is our desire to establish somewhere In the union an MX '4 pari 'd Oak 7C 11 ffoni.r (JasfvF p Largest Stove MwWWW Department Trjlfcft V sf' t 1 TiAV'" , . .'"jig Ifartmn Atitomattc 27.50 hoga up This handsome Chiffonier Is made of best selected solid oak. It Is con structed In a most thoroughly de pendable manner, has five large draw ers, has large Freneb mirror frame. It la really worth 60 per eent more than the price here asked. It la on sale all week at all Hartman s tyros. 4 Rooms Furnished Completely Termi$lOCash, $2Wfk'y Fxclent yf 75 T--?i.f l,n,de n ,ther quartered oak or polished ma gany finish. It has full paneled ends supporting comfortable arms, ring work Is catent lndestruetlhle full i. y... ,u.'A.,pr,rl"".,9t nd oack Ply tufted with automatic devlco, per mitting It to be Instantly changed from a Davenport to a bed and vice versa. The box under the seat provides a convenient tilacc for bedding and other article. jr& "Let IlarimaiY Feather gp Your Nest" - Ortk flea We guarantee this Oak Heater for absolute and thorough satisfaction. It is of Improved construction and is most satisfactory in its operation. Is made with heavy castings and Is of greatest durability. It is of handsome design and la beautifully o r n a m e ntc-d with nickel trimmings. v.lso has large nickel side wings and brass urn. 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Thla Sideboard Is a very elegant design, has serpentine front, elaborately carved orna mentations and extra large French bevel mirror. Its value unmatched In Omeba. It Is only through the great advantage we enjoy in buying these for our great chain of 23 stores that we are able to make the low price above mentioned. MET Feather your nest' a A At S I t fl I4I4-I4I6-I4I5 DOUGLAS ST China Closet Special tot 15.75 Made of finest quarter sawed oak, shelves grooved for standing plates, doubio thick bent glass ends, carv ed top, beet of cabinet work throughout, eas ily a $21 value. ffrf ' 1 11 II nss II wm. M : I 'Mi h m me m I American Oberammergau. as like as pos sible to that of the old world. "We hope to make enough money to pay our expenses and to enable us to give the representation as It should be given; that Is, with a crowd of supernumeraries of MO or too. The larger the .stage and the larger the house the better we shall be pleased, aa we are quite prepared to reach aa enor mous audience, while we are content at first. If need be, to make a start In a more humble way. "XCew Tork I coiwIderaMy blggur tlian we had thougnt from what wi had beard of It, but we believe that It is a very re ligious place, or why ahould there be so many churchusT And in Europe wherever we have talked about it we have learned that the nations abroad have a great re gard for It in aexiunt of the respect you show the aabbath, much more so thaa other peoples of the world exhibit. "It may seem stupid at first that we took so little care to announce our coming through the dally papers and in the ways Ulch we have karced since are cuntomary here, but one reason for this is that wherever we have played when on our pre liminary tour we have received the most cordial support from the clergy. "As soon as It was known that ws had reached a place the clergy wero prepared for us; our hall was secured, ths announce ment of our play made and all we had to do was to engage ourselveu with th : ren dition of the drama, aever I eedlng any press agent or preliminary advertising. "Our little company, who have traveled together and croesed the sea. are like a big family; there la no dissension, for we are working for the good of all, not the fame of the Individual. We want It understood that whatever money we make over and above our accessary expenses will be de voted to charitable purposes, and if we decide to settle here that same rule will hold good. I "If we fail we shall return to Oberam snergau In time for the nest play, but we are confident there la a future waiting us hero and that we shall return to New York soon and give such a performance as we would like at Madison Square Oarden or the Opera house, after a triumphant trio through the union." The two women of the play are hand some, fresh and 'Wholesome. The Madonna Is of ths Rubens rather than the Pa Vlnel type. Their beautiful complexions and un wrlnkled skins ought to make them popu lar. Magdalen is a happily married woman and the only wandering astray she has been guilty of la In having a name which Is neither Fassnacht nor TrauUnaoa, belua; Frieda Kruse. M ... f! 4 i I