THE PASSION PLAY.
Mr Temple Karmo.nt's reproduction of the celebrated Ob:r Ammergau Passion Play by me ins of living pictures, to bo produc.d at the Theatre Royal on Sunday evening, is no only unique of i s kind, but \ ossfiss a au ioa fo ■veiyime, The Sin Francisco f'vaminer writes:—" View-d as a church en ercaii ra nt, The Posi'ou Plaj' isI certain to have an elevating eff ct up >i [those who may be bo fortunate m t gee it. It tells the tragic story of the iife, career and death of tho Saviour with marvellous realism. Yet there ia something so unearthly, so fascinating, in those strange, s : lent ssenaa with their moving yet voiceless crowds I hit the absence of flash and blood only makes the conception mora spiiiui l , and relieves the play from any touch of irreverence. As a whole it is ] dramatic and impressive bayond description." Over three miles of life motioa views will be shown, interspersed with sacred raubie. There should ba a crowded hou»e.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 203, 12 September 1903, Page 2
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172THE PASSION PLAY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 203, 12 September 1903, Page 2
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