"FROM MANGER TO CROSS."

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1937, 20 December 1913, Page 3

"FROM MANGER TO CROSS."

OPL\ING D VIE ALTEKED ii Tho. management of Biblical Biographs .(Ltd.) notify that tliey liavo arranged to cornmcnco their season cf "From Slander So at the town Hall en Christmas ■Night, instead of Boxing Bay, as previously announced, and stated 011 posters, etc.; iiow being displayed. One of' tho outstanding features of Kalem's remarkable production is its educational value. Tho groat events of tho Saviour's life aro .set out in prominence, yetAvith tho greatest reverence. and tho teachings are driven homo to tho onlooker in a manner possibla in no other way. The conspiracy against the Saviour, tile Lord's Supper, tii© First Communion, tho Agony in tho Gurden, the Kemorso of Judas, the Saviour before Pilate, and the wonderful dramatic scenes leading up to the Crucifixion aro faithfully portrayed, and a significance missing in more word explanations is lent the subject. Clergymen of all denominations who witnessed tho picture at tho Albert Hall, London, are, it is stated, unanimous in tho opinion that as a, religious educational factor "From Manger to Cross" is of inestimable value. ■The ~ whole production was ■undertaken mast reverently, the actors realising tho far-reaching influence of their portrayals, and clergymen of all faiths who happened to bo in Palestine during the taking of the pictures stayed until the finish and rendered invaluable assistance to tho promoters. . For all the minor rcles and for tho picturesque ensembles natives wero used, people whose customs have changed little during the 2000 'years since their ancestors walked side by sulo •with tho Saviour 011 the plains of Nazareth and iu tho streets of Jerusalem. English and American men and women were employed only for the leading characters, and in no particular is tho picture over-acted. Suitable music will be rendered on. tho Town Hali grand organ by Mr. Christian Hellcmann (conductor Koyal .Wellington Choral Society and 1 Professional Orchestra), who has been specially engaged, and will include Gounod's "Nazareth," March to Calvary from "The Crucifixion." sotno well-known excerpts from Handel's "Messiah," including the famous "lE.illcl'djiih Chorus," also well-known hymns and carols. Box plans for the first five nights and Boxing Day matineo wiil be .opened at- the Dresden on Monday morning.