CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, JUNE x.j, 1890.
A PASSION PLAY'S END.
THE FAMOUS EXHIBITION GIVEN
DECENNIALLY AT OBERAMMERQAU.
Prohibited by (loti-rnmunt Untcri After
U10 l'rt'kent Hrniioti'n Clone Avurlc
act tlic llPtlrr of Simplicity und
Cuunon Ilntcr Actor mill Tlirntre.
"In UB3, bvcmmo of thu iiliiKito, pIkIiIvcii
burghers a.HHemblliiK from- thu village of
ObcrninmurKuu vowed tlmt oni-u In ten
yenrs tlioy would invent by UvIiik pictures
the passion of Jams ChriHt; mill not only
wore they nil healed which were nflllcted,
but they Ih'kuimI Owl to blw.s tlic.vj hla
crvnntH who hud thus lovingly uxMseil
tho passion of bis blwsed Christ.'
THE OnEKAMMKUO.tU THKATKE.
Thus quaintly runs tho old chronicle,
tolling In brief and barren phrase thu story
of n deadly epidemic, and thu appeal to
heaven when all earthly power had failed
to stay Its ravages, Perhaps the plaguo
had exhausted its pnwora, or pcrlmpt, to
adopt thu view of tho peasant, thu Deity
was pleased to avert tho death angel's
wrath becauso of hutnblo supplication and
trust In supernal mercy. At any ratu
health and happiness returned ouco mora
to tho plcturesa,uu valley of thoAimuer,
and save when war or rulers intervened to
prevent, tho vow has lieon kept. As yenra
went by and travel Increased the presenta
tion of tho Passion Play in thu little moun
tain hamlet by tho humble carvers of wood
attracted tnoro and more attention.
Early in tho century tho tido of tourists
set on each summer of tho drama's recur
rence toward Oburammcrgau, and in a
senso tho result has been disastrous. Tho
simple methods and abiding faith of tho
peasant actors are gone, and with them
their hearty hospitality. Four decades back
the devil was cut out of thu play bccatiM
his bonis, hoofs and sulphurous personality
displeased tho sensibilities of aristocratic
patrons. Then thu text and action wuro
revised to meet modern demands. Tho revi
sion eliminated thu inedltuvnl ruggeduuss
and strength, but breathed no fresher or
tnoro vigorous spirit Into tho dry bones of
the skeleton that remained. An open air
theatre went up at a cost that strained the
resources of tho villagers. But they know
JOSKl'H MAYKH AS CIIHI8T.
what they weru about, for they had grown
less simple and moro worldly wise. Ten
years ago curiosity seekers trooped Into
thu debt laden town and made of thu specu
lation an enormous success. They bought
wood carvings, paid handsomely for board
and lodging, nnd disbursed largely for ad
missions to thu theatre. Exhibitions weru
given weekly, beginning with tho last Sun
day In May nnd ending with tho Inst Sun
day in September, Tho "lmx office re
ceipts," ns tho irreligious showman would
say, averaged W,000 for each performance
during tho season, and thu prollts weru di
vided among tho actors, those appearing In
the chief roles getting thu bulk of the cash,
Naturally, for man is weak, prosperity
mado the villagers avaricious and turned
thu Bavarian Arcadia Into a mart for
money making. In 1888 thu principal
characters for thu production of the sum
mer of 1890 weru selected. Thu era of
harmony hail gonu by and a great quarrel
attended tho construction of thu cast, Its
nolso rolled Ixsyond tho confines of Ober
nmmergnu, nnd tho government of tho
kingdom decided that as thu Passion Play
had degenerated from its original purpose
Into an ordinary scheme for money mak
ing the present season should Iw its last.
Consequently, this summer's visitors to
tho valley of tho Ammer will view tho final
performance of a drama that has had the
longest run of any theatre success, ani'lent
or modern from 1033 to 1800.
THOMAS ItENUl, AS J'lLATK.
As stated before, thoso who enact thu
chief rolet aru given their parts two years
In advance. This Is done that they may
havu time to grow hair and whiskers ap
propriate to thu characters they are to rep
resent, for anything In thu wuy of wigs or
facial make up Is not allowed, Thu cos
tumes, however, nro of the time of Christ,
and it is uttempted in every detail to make
them historically accurate. Thu cast, given
out recently, Is as follows:
Chrlit (clionen for tho third time),. Joseph Mayer
John Peter Hendl
PeUT. Jacob Hett
Mary (first time) Ilosa Lang
Itagdaluuo. . . . , Amallu Deschler
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v" ;-"otTS"
Martha..,. .... ., Helen Lnnjr
Joseph of Arlmnthra (first time)
Mfirtln 0in-iirlrtlpr
NIolt'iniM ..KrnnsHU'inlHU'tirr
Culnplia (rccoikI tlnifi). ..tho IlnrROtniutcr I.-ing
Annus (tlmt time) Kratii lttitt, Hr
Nathaniel (sevoiiit time) .. .HctxiMlan l-nii
Itablil Arclii'lnu ((lmttlme) BrlMstlan Itaucr
Joans John ZwInV
I'llalo (tovonil tl!tit) Tliomns IlcniU
Iterod (llrnt tltiw . ... . ..John Dlonic
Prologon Jacob llutl
All will dtv In symlKilleal attire. The
colors of someof tho costutnw) nro: Christ's,
crimson and purple; St. John's, green
and rod; St, Peter's, bluo nnd yellow;
Judas', orange and yellow; Mary's, crim
son and blue. Thu play Is divided Into
eighteen parts or acts, all preceded by till
leaux from the Old Testmnenl. Thu latter
Ineludu such scones as the expulsion of
Adam nnd Eve from Pnradlsi , Abraham's
attempt to sacrlllcu Isaac, Moses smiting
thu rock, and Jonah rmerglug from tho
whalu's mouth. The main action of thu
play, of course, has to do with Christ's life
from boyhood to tho time of the letrnyal,
trial and crucifixion. With thu exception
of two rows of boxes the seats of thu theatre
as well as the stagu are uncovered and ex
posed to every vagary of tho elements. Tho
play begins at 8 a. in. and ends at 0 p. in.
with a brief noonday Intermission for
lunch. Tho dato of thu first performance
In.thls, tho last season of its life, is May 23;
thu final ono Sept. 28.
The num1)crof crsons connected with
tho production exceeds 800, nil of whomn'o
nntlves of Obernmmergnu. No outsider Is
allowed to take part, and married women
JACOII MKTT AH PKTKlt.
aru also excluded. Every morning Iniforo
the curtain goes up thu players wend their
way to church In a body nnd receive the
sacrament as a preparation to thu theatri
cal labors of thu day. It is expected that
throughout the summer there will ho con
stantly present in thu village 5,000 visitors,
and arrangements hnvu been mado to feed
anil lodge that number.
An old saying Is to tho effect that famil
iarity breeds contempt. A writer who vi
Ited Olierammergau in 1680 brought back
proof of tho truth of tho proverb. The vil
lagers In dally life call thu actors, not by
their real names, but by those of thu char
acters they portray, Tho result Is ludicrous
in some respects nnd distasteful in others.
For instance, there must lxs a certain shock
on hearing a burly villager announce that
"Simon Peter drank too much beer last
night;" that "Pontius Pilate has thu rheu
matism," or that "Mary Magdalene makes
good coffee. " Yet theso aru ordinary and
unthouglit of outcropplngs of dally con
versation among tho wood carving Thes
pians. FkkuC. Dayton.
Vlmr (Icnerul Kim'Ruu'ii Dentil.
Tho Catholic church of New York and of
tho United States lias recently sustained a
great loss by the death of tho Very Hov.
William ICeegan, vicar general of thu dio
cese of Hrooklyn and .instorof tho Church
of thu Assumption. IIo was not only very
elllclent as a priest and greatly beloved as
a man, but was noted for his executive
ability, and was always sought when some
unusual dilllculty ptcsunted Itself In tho
organization of a local church or society.
He seemed to be gifiod with ono of those
happily constituted intellects which at llrst
glance perceive
the weak points in
any organization,
and his judgment
It ad so o f t e n
proved correct
that his advice In
such wises was ac
cepted as the best
possible. He wits
bom April 22, 1KJI,
in Kings county,
Ireland, and went
to Hrooklyn with
his parents in 18-tti.
He soon entered
St. John's colleire.
Now York, an,lVI0AIIOKNEHALKEISOAH.
was graduated therefrom in 18X1. Oct. 10
of that year Cardinal Bedinl, then papal
nuncio, ordnlned him a priest in thu old
St. Patrick's cathedral, and soon after he
assumed the pr.storntu of thu Church of the
Assumption, which he held to his death.
He took a very active part In thu work of
his church. I Io Is tho last of a largu family
of brothers and sisters, all of whom, like
himself, died of pneumonia. Ho was made
vicar general in 1880,
Tim Hern of I.uat Inland Ilouil.
Does heroism payf Nearly always In the
sense of honor deserved, very often in
the sense of honor received, but rarely
in the direction of practical recognition.
Capt. Abraham Smith, who died recently
In a New Orleans hospital, hud few friends
iMisldes his devoted wifu and adopted son.
Yet In 1 850, when hu was but 25 years of
ngu, thu country rang with his name, and
hu was known far ami wide on thu hero of
Last Island. Thu island was a famous
summer resort until a storm on thu night
of Aug. 0, In thu year mentioned, practi
cally swept it from existence. Thu steamer
Star, with Capt, Smith in command, was
nt thu landing when thu hurricane began,
and thu few peoplu saved owed their lives
to thu daring sailor's exertions. In later
years hedlbtintingulshcd himself by rescu
ing over forty people from perilous situa
tions, At tho lost ho hud nothing save thu
memory of a lifu well spent and the cour
age to accept death's summons fearlessly
when it nunc.
I'UliiK rictltlmut Values In Clilim.
In China an attempt Is made to secure
steadiness and uniformity in thu prices of
commodities by thu appointment of a class
of public arbitrators and appraisers known
as "Chlng Chi," who declaru thu just and
proper value of all things that come into
the markets for sale. It appear, by recent
mall wlviws, that of latu sIiuxk Chlng Chi
have gone ibout liearlng forged credentials
nnd reaping rich harvests by accepting
bribes from traders. One of thu gentle
men, recently caught at theso tricks, was
sliced Into strips, but his surviving com
rades keep ut work, daring danger la order
iliat they iuay maku money fait.
A PRETTY COUNTRY HOUSE.
A Comfnrtidiln u id Convenient IIiiumi nt
I.IHV Cost,
This is, undoubtedly, tho most tvonomlcnl
arrangement of mmn that can lsuluvlMslfor
a sinnll dwelling. It Is so planned that thn
entrance hall, parlor, dining room and kitchen
nro groiiKsl In such a manner that ono chim
ney is sulhYlout for thu whole Iioiimi, Tho
stalrenso Irill Is of good ilro, and serves as n
reception room, with a comer llreplaeo, in
which is an nuu grato for burning coal.
The parlor Is Immediately adjoining thu
reception hall, nt tho front of thu house, sep
arated only by an archway hung with heavy
oitleres, which may bo thrown hack, mak
ing the parlor and reception ball, ns it were,
one room when desired, Thu dining room Is
Immediately back of thu uirlor, separated
from thu latter llknwiso by Kirtleres, Until
parlor nnd dining room are provided witli
okmi grates and wood mantels In Keeping
with tho finish of thu rooms.
KHONT KLKVAllO.t.
Thu kitchen is nt thu rear of thu hoiisu ad
joining tho dining room. Thu pasvigo from
tho kitchen to thu dining room Is through
tho pantry, which is placed In thu extension
at thu rear of Iwth, with suitable elilno closet
nnd storeroom conveniently placed.
Entrance to tho cellar Is under tho main
stairs. Thu front of tho house Is protected
by a wood veranda.
In tho second story aru throo good slsl
chambers, with closets for each ; a bathroom
and one small lsslroom, which can bo used as
a dressing room for thu front chatnlier If do
slroM. In the attic Is ono room finished, tho
biilati'si Ls left for storage loft. Tho cellar
extend under the entire Imltdlng.
The foundation wall nro of Held stone laid
in good Hum nnd cement mortar. Chimney
of bard brick; facings of hall llreplaeo nnd
kitchen eliltnuay brest of pressed brick : rul-
Jia-L-dE&h.
HWK KI.KVATIO.V.
bed (late hearth for klthuu;gluzodtilo hearth
for hall, jiarlor and dining room; tilo facings
for grates In parlor nnd dining room The side
wallsnnd ceilings throughout nro hard UnWied
on one coat of brown mortar and seasoned
lnth, with neat center pieces In theceilincH of
main rooms. Thu veranda roof fsHlicathod with
tougued and grooved spruce. All other roofs,
sldii walls and gables of tho building nro
sheathed wlih surfaced hemlock, the whole
covered with water proof jner. Thu mucls
In drst story bay window, sldo walls of
second story nnd gables of main building and
dormer windows, and all roofs except thu
veranda, nru shingled. Thu lower story Is
claplioarded with tl inch wlilto plno beveled,
siding laid -4 '-J inches to the weather.
KIIWT KI.OOll 1-LAN.
Attic floor of spruce. Second story floor of
white pino First floor of yell iw pluo. All
yi Inches thick, tougued and groove 1 and
blind nulled. Veranda floor i inches thick.
Attic and second story rooms, with the ex
ception of hall and bathroom, of wlilto pine,
painted two coats. The floUh of bathroom
and second story hall and all rooms on tho
first story is in North Carolina pine, left
natural color of the wood, with ono coat
of wood filler and two coats of vnruUhriiblHsl
smooth, Thu doom of llrot story aru of clear
white pine, finished In the same manner. The
attio and second story door of wluto pine
lalntod. The treads and risers of main stairs
of yellow pluo, rails, newels mid balusters of
8IICO.VU ri)OH I'LAN.
oak, filled an I varnished with thrco coats,
ruhiHxl smooili. Mantels to correspond with
finish of rooms.
rSTlMATB QY COST,
Mason work , 7fti
CaiTs'litvr wmlt , l.tnii)
I'lumHiig !vi
lfllmti' sn)
Furnace. iw
Montclsaml grates at)
Total 2.Md
David W. Kixo
1 111 Mm J.
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ODDS AND ENDS.
Tho colony of Victoria, Australia, with
1,110,03.) Iiiliahltauts, Is said to muster 150
religious sons.
There has been llttlo progress hi cooking
utensils in 2,000 yumn. InipleineuU like
thoso still in uso nro to Ut found In I'omelnii
ruins.
A cat l'i Hiutn Crux, Cal , has (mvohmj v,
oXHrt In eiimhlng up tho door i.nd rnMnn
tho latch t- gut In that tho earn lug of a blrf
ratilis's not now Interfere with her inform
ing tho feat.
Many take It for granted thiit IsHsausc
musk Is sold in what is called a mk that it Is
a vegetable. It Is Instead au animal piYsluct,
being a substance found In a two or thrso
inch sac In tho Ixsly of thn musk ih'cr of
Asia.
At tho sale of tho Marquis collection, ni
tho Hotel Droilot, Paris, ti.AOO was miIi1 for
a superbly decoraksl Iouls XVI clock, and a
Louis XIV ehnndi'llor fotclusl fl,W. The
first live days of tho salo roallxod upward nf
100,000.
A fox driven by tho hounds In a recent
hunt uNin tho estate of Iord (Iranvllle, nt
U'ahner castle, liolNsl right Isiforo Iml
(frnuvlllo's eyes through tho hall of the
castluuiul Into thu drawing room, with the
hounds In full cry after him. They ran him
down and killed him In front of the mantel
piece. A curious fact Is that of tho seventeen
clerku In tho senate of tho now statu of Wash
ington u majority (nine) nro women, and
tlioro Is but ono who carries "Mrs." beforo
her name. Tho sanii) rule holds good with
tho liouii, n majority of tho clerks Isilng
ladles.
In tho recent salo of old hooks and manu
scripts in Now York a letter written by
Christopher Columbus sold for j'J.OOO. It
consisted of 110 lines, and 81 words, and very
easy words at that, wuru shI1isI tho most
convenient way.
Tho rates of trausortlng heavy freight,
merchandise and tho like liavo changed,
IjOhh than a half century ago tho railroads of
Great, llrltaln inndo a very careful estimate,
nnd It cost just a Miiuy u ton or tullo for
carrying coal.
A gentleman at I'ooun, India, recently re
ceived n letter that hail Ihsjii s)sted at n sta
tion twenty miles away two years and four
mouths U'foro, aeeompanlisl by thu explana
tion from tho KMtul authorities tlmt tlio dulay
was owing to tho fact, that It "had lxmK)tcil
by tho wrong train." Instead of Isiiug grate
ful for tho explanation hu is menu uuoush to
Insinuate that tho truln tho letter got ivq jfust
have had an uncommonly long run.
The present, standing army of Groat Rrit
alu may bo said to date from tho reign of
king Chnrlus II, although some few of tho
oldest regiments claim, and with Justice, to
date back to thu previous century. Crom
well's army, which was disbanded at thu
restoration, was eortimly tho best, most dis
ciplined, most mIht and most highly trained
army England ever had
in Kinds of Cheese nt King's.
No place In tho country carries a liner or
larger lino of American nnd Imported cheese
than O. J. King, 112(1 O street. Tho stock
comprises tho following goods: Hixpiefort,
Hapsago,Old English Diary, I'lnoApplo.Kdain,
Swiss, both iuiKirted nnd domestic, Frniunge
du Urie, Frontage i'e Ciuuemliert, f 'inntnilitia
county (N. Y.) Full Cream cheese and others.
King's goodi are nhviijs first closs and prices
right. Telephone No, (II
Kye, Kur, Nnsn uml Tliriiiit SH!olitlUt,
Dr. Charles E. Hpahr. No. 1215 O n. Con
mltatlons In Eugllsli mid (Serumii,
Try tidiuiiurutCamcioii's Lunch iiudShoit
Ordor house. Served dally from 11:!0 a.m.
till 2 p. m. Everything flue nnd juicy and
cooked In a home-like manner.
COMFORT
FOR THE FEET!
Life Made Easy
BY HUYING SOME OF THE
FINEST AND
More Comfortable
SHOES
Ever sold In Lincoln To try them on is
to buy. These goods to be found only at
Webster & Roger's
1043 O Street.
ZMIISS
Alice Isaacs
OMAHA,
LATE WITH STERN BROS., NEW YORK
LATEST
NOVELTIES
IN
MILLINERY
AT-
Very Lowst Prices.
Ill the Htore of Heyiiinii V Uetches,
1518-20 Faraam Street
OMAHA.
THE WOLD'S BEST
The Grand Oil Stoves,
Leonard Refrigerators,
Garland Stoves,
Builder's Hardware.
IUDGE & MORRIS,
1 1 2 2 N Street.
I eetiiroH
E X A
Dr. H. K. Kerman,
SURGEON DENTIST,
A Ml Sot of Teeth"oiT Rubber for $5,00.
Teeth Extracted without Pain by a NEW PROCESS
and without the use of Chloroform, Ether or Gas.
All Fillings at the Lowest Rates.
Rooms 94, 95, 96 Burr Block.
BETTS St
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COHL
WOOD AND BEST ANTH'CITE
i
1045 O Street.
L. MEYER,
Notary Public and Real Estate Dealer in City and Farm Property
AOKNT
North German-Lloyd Steamship Co.,
Hamburg-American Packet Co., and Baltic Lines.
AImi Railroad Agent for the Different Companies East and Went.
Southampton. Havre, llamhure;. StcUen, London, Paris, Norway, Plymouth, Itremcr.,
Sweden, and any point In Kuropc.
Post Orders and Foreign nxchangc Unucd to all promlnunt points n Kuropu.
HavliiK largo fiicilltk'x imihI with thu liha'ot IIiihUh nnd HnvliiKH Iiulllutloin, I urn pro
imrcil Io iniiUi-all klniln of UmiiM on Klmt llcnl Kutati! MorlKiiiiiH, city or I'nriii rroiicrty,
from I Io r yeurx, nt tholowtiat liitcrr-kt. 1 ulco ileal In Kcliool HoiiiIh, Htatu, County mm City
VViirraiilH, iiIbo In Hlntc. County ami City (.VrtlllrilCliiliiiN, unil will always iay tho JilRhcHt
market jirlco- Call mid cu mu or LorrcHpoiKl with uir.
L. MEYER, 1 08 North Tenth Street.
A. H. WEIR & CO
(Successors to S. A. Brown & Co.)
LA7VTBER
City Ollice 1012 O
Yard and Ollice Corner 16th
H. VV. BROWN
DRUGGSITaki) bookseller
The Choicest line of Perfumes. D. M. Ferry's Finest
Flower and Garden Seeds.
127 South Eleventh street.
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Telephone 440
KOIl TIIK
St. Telephone 73.
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