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7%va *l*|*|*l â€"*â€"*â€"*1<â€"*â€" Highland Park Fuel Company _GeneraI Offices 126 E. Central Avenue. 1.} Parker, Manager » Phone 335 i” ‘ ‘ Highland Park . ' Illinois ' g Gen 45/ , , No Spectacle‘in the history of the world, .ancient or modern, has com. pared with the‘Pa'ssinn Play presented every. ter} years in the picturesque village of Qber Ammergau. _ Four times in the last forty years the devout villagers have reenacted the scenes incident to the closing gays of the Sav- iour’s life Daring the Summer months of 1910 the quaint Bavarian villagers of‘Oher Ammergau will re-enact this greatest of all religious plays. in ac- cordance with the solemn vows made by their ancestors many years ago. Thousands of people (him all nations are now preparing to 'visit Ober Am- mergaa next summerâ€"in fact. the'Pas‘siun Play will attract the elite of the most highly ciyilzied‘nations of the world. -- - . t - . ,. m‘.A The story of the origin of the Passion Play is ,of great, interest. Two hundred .and seventy years agO, at the time when the long thirty years' war was devastating Germany, a disastrous attack of plague swept the villages and valleys of the Bavarian Tyrolt v The plague hit Partenlfirchen. Mitten- waldtand indeed .all the larger towns, which were devastated by it and the cities were depopulated as thoroughly as thuugh blasts of fire had burned the life frommvery street and alley.. 50, through scenes of horror, all the larger towns became infected with the fell disease; but in the little village of Ober Atnmergau there was-no plague. It was an oasis of life and hap. piness in a desertof sufier'ing and disease. Inorder that lthe infection of the desert might not enter this isolated village of Qber Ammergau, the village authorities drew a Ctll’dQn about t e hamlet already protected by nature by its circlexof mutt" "-ElnS and forbade anyonewto pass from thejtappywalley into the perilw , r world, while the conditions, of course, included that none stun -: , -..tra'te from-the plague-stricken regions into the chamicd circle. rnu’: t‘xk :npt._ As it hap- pened, however, a nativeof the village who had been for sometime work- ing at Eschonlohe, a village at the foot of the Ettalherg, where the plague was raging furiously', was seized with a sudden homesickness,~and unknown to any oi the village magnates, returned, finding his way by hight Over the mountains. Three days afterwards he lay dead of the dreaded plague and no‘leSs than forty of his Ielkiw villagers succumbed to the same cause. , It- occurred to the villagers, in their agony ofterror,‘ that a pious vow might possibly propitate'Heaven and turn the vengence from their hearths and homes. They then and there, in solemn assembly. consulted auto. what act of theirs would be'most pleasing, to . the Almighty, and finally it was resolved that then andet'ely ten yearsaiterflwards should be periort‘ned with all due reverence and solemnity a play thich would set forth the life, death and mediation of the Redeemer. 'From that time it is asserted. the ptague was stayed in the village and the vow has been kept strictly and-re- WW PLAT ~-,> ., 117: 0567’ flmmergau‘. Rcâ€"cnacted During Summer. Months bf 1910 Cross Creek ‘Lebigb Hntbracit. 'Mined only by the ’ I Lebigb Valley Coal company Lumber, ‘ , Building Material ‘Cbc Racine Stone Com; my ligiuufly, the decennial connection being only Order :0 establish me performance at the begin: which a freah sum was made In the year l680. prompt Deliveries of ‘ Brick. Lime, portland ( 'ement,‘ crushed Stone, Sand, I inc, (“all plaster and LumI: :r. A T‘Ie Pa~sion Play (onsists of eighteen act: prologue. The p ’ay begins with Christ' s entry play detciups the spec atur witnesses a series I driving of the munev- -Ch Ingers from the temple: ,3 cuts; the bride bet-railing the sale of Joseph: Tubias taking leave of his p the loss at the bridegroom Christ in Simon' s ieet oi lesus; King Ahasuerus exiting the proud ing the humble Esther to the throne: Christ :iI Jerusalem: Christ sending two of his disciples to decision oi Judas to betray his master; the ice manna: and the last supper This will be in ad ing Jesus heiure Pilot. heiulfe Ilerod and climax the resurreCtioII. Any perton wItIIessing this F humble. devout and faithful villagers oi Cher inginstillcd with a longing and adesire to le brace the gospel of Jesus Christ. Words cam Ir scenes, together with a to lerusalem and. «the tableaux. portrayingthe thevlons of leech plottin‘ , use: Mary anointing the Queen Vashti and elevat- ’ :telling the Winn oi Ircpare the meson/er; the nu of the Israelites with Iion to the tableau: show ‘p with the crucifixion and ”ion Pla'y enacted by the tmnergau cannot help be. i a better liie and. to en. t express the minim 0‘ this. great Passitm Plan. which must be seen to \ a )preciated. The citizens of the Noah Shore towns an the boys Ind girls ol the schm's of these towns will decide as to the PI ullrity cf the tenchen to_ take the tuurs. In addition to the tours of E 50p: for the teachen. the Examiner will award 58 bequtitul prince. velut it St. $00.00. (or the boy. and girls who collect the most votes on sped be lots for their m The first prize in an inner-player pith) valued £0.1‘be second win It a Browniekar, a ‘real autotnobile. th: mane of in kind' tn the worn. Other prizes are a gold watch. encyclopedia. co be It a luminous or music-l College. golf tot, sweeter jackeu. qweater coat roller skates. hem etc, etc. his up w the citizens of the Nonh Shorg !- {m and the boy- and of lhc‘ schools to cit-ct the live mod: popular I- chem and to win beautiful wiles. Atyearl sun in Ibis elcctior. I «until! if you i“ you favorite teacher to win. {Jtent’ure un the sub' :t and [all inlormfion will be sent upon re‘quest. Addrcu The Chica'go Illniner. 6% DIV“ Stun. Evanston, or phone Evanston I776J Do not dt fly. 4 2% Sole chnts for The Chicano Examiner. realizing the gr: Atm‘nergau would he (or the school teachers, Passinn Play In the tour: of Europe which t pupuL tr teachers 01 Emmton. Wilmette. Kelli] Lake l-urest. Lake Blufl. Nurtlt Chicago and 0! The citizens of the North Shore towns an sChm's of these towns will decide as to the pt take the tours. In addition to the tours ol E Examiner will award 58 bellltiful'pritee. mum and girls who collect the, most votes on sped. The first prize in an inner-'plfler pith) valued i a Browniekar, a ‘real autonoblle.-tla: smaller \ :dvantage I trip to 0b.: n arranged to include “3‘ l be given the five mod mt. Glenooe. Wilmette. lr North Shore suburbs. the boys and girl. o( the ullrity cl the teacher! w lop: (or the teechen. the II.“ $00.00. (or ”I: have bl lot! for their m «$0.11.: second prime ts of in kind in them“. a“: Kin lling, ur scenes, together with a to Jerusalem and. as the tableaux. portraying the the-V80"! of Jacob pluttin‘ cuts; the bride .Inniling use; Mary anointing the Queen Vaahn' and elevat- ‘ekelling the mum at .rcpare the panovcr; the nu of the Israelites with lien to the tableau: above ace hmken since 1634 in ' 5; of every decade; [or ~lcave. « rest of to an filled up "ter-' A tended so well of the ville“ and} mill: d‘ was fine 3 named and be1 'Dr. 1 ipent ‘ Mn. C. Rev D 9? the fell by the-"i“: ’co‘hfinc Cgub'hci William avenue. over a ladies' of the Rev. { (av; 31 'Wen avehuc. caning Biotin ing‘ in ' Mr. I Milk Ibodfi iinpliu mccti 10“": Mr.