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CCVEDY AND DRAMA.

ASTOR.— Thirty-fifth week of "SevenDays," the farce that has set new bounds

for lautrhing in public and the only playjo run through tho winter and summer.

LYRIC—Louis Mann, in "The Cheater/an adaptation of an entertatolng; Germanfarce, in whJrh Mr. Mann is seen at hisl>?£t.

MUSICAL PLAYS.

BROADWAY.—Low Fields. in "The

Summer Widowers." An extravagantproduction that is entertaining from startto finish.

CASINO—Last week of p. notable revi-val of Gilbert Sullivan's comic opera,\u25a0The Mikado." with >'•\u25a0\u25a0• Fritzi SrhofT.CnriSTif Macdonald. JofTcrson de Anpelis.

"nmi«xa r«anforth. Arthur Cunmtvcham,

Andrew Mack. Mom Jacoby. Chi •:•"Nielsen and William Pruette.

-HERALD SQUARE.-Miss Marie Dress-ier, in "Tiliie's Nightmare." A good play.

Veil acted.MISS MATHILDE CCTTRELLY. M. GEORGES BAUD.In "The Cheater," Lyric Theatre. In "Le Visiteur." Hammerstein's Roof

Garden.JARI'IN PARIf • ies of

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MISS EVA FAY.Fifth Avenue Theatre.

tertainrnrnt of a high order at the Man-hattan Beach Hotel. The band plaj

u'.ar and classical music every night, after

which tfte quartet sings. The membersof the quartet are Mme. Mprreale, for-merly of the Royal Italian Opera Company,

soprano; Alice Desmond, contralto; AlfredDunlop, who was the tenor soloist at thededication of the West Point Chapel, and

NEW AMSTERDAM.-Frederic Thomp-

son's '"Girlies." A delightful form ofturnmer arrjusernenj. from vulgarityB.nd full of pretty spectacles, good humor,graceful dancing and tuneful music.

VARIETY HOUSES.The Abom Comic Opera Company willbe-

£ r. an engagement at the Plaza Music Hallto-morrow with a revival of "The .Mikado"Xt popular prices. The theatre has beenentirely redecorated with wistaria and Jap-anese lanterns. The rn^rr.bers of the com-pany include" Miss Ada Meade. as Yum-Yum: Rcb^rt Lett, as

'Kb; Phil Bran-

\u25a0as) as the Mikado; Huntington May. Lill-lan Swain. Florence Rother. Hattie Arnold.Charles Arlinsr arid Philip Fein. There willV>e a chorus of fifty pretty girls and an aug-

\u25a0 Jnented orchestra. Matinees willbe givenen Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Mils. Poiaire and her French company, in•'Le Visiteur." continue the sensation, ofthe vaudeville season it HammersteinsHoof Garden. New numbers on the week'sprogramme include Jesse L. Laskys .'-:

ihe Country Club.*" the Six Musical Cut-tys. the Seddons, ooeaed] jugglers, andBedsi and Arthur in a burlesque of Mile."Polaire, called "Appolmarl-as." In the af-ternaea the performance is given in thetheatre proper and at night on the roof.

•The Barnyard Romeo." the musical

Batire of farmyard domesticity, and "Parisby Night," G. Motasso's sensational panto-mime of the French underworld, will betwo important features "at the AmericanRoof Garden next week, where both mati-nee and night performances are jrjven. Thevaudeville bill includes the Viennese Pos-ing BeautJes. Stella Mayhew and BilleeTaylor. Innew songs and dances, and Coa-v.ay ana LessD I "the Merry Monopedes."

This is the last week of the successfulengagement of the College Girls' Company

§_\u25a0 the Columbia Theatre. Troja will beI the special feature of the vaudeville bilL

\u25a0 |T)elecxapbic reports of the Jeffries-JohnsonSight will be read at both performances to-

morrow."At Appomattox" is the latest group in

The World In Wax \u25a0• the Eden Musee.

Mrs. Eva Fay. "i psychic manifesta-tions." will be the star attraction at theFifth Avenue Theatre. Others on the billare Howard and rioward, in "The HebrewMessenger Boy and the Thespian"; Harry

Breen. the male Eva Tang-nay; Lisle Leigh

and company, in "Weaving the Net";Cath-erine Hayes and Babel Johnson, in "ADream of Baby Days"; La Veen Cross andcompany m Roman sports and pastimes,and McDevitt and Kelly,eccentric dancers.

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BEACH AND PARK."Tannagra," the new show from the

Amusement Park, at Paris, Is drawing wellat Dreamland. It presents tour dancers ina Grecian 'setting. First they appear nor-

imal. but throughout their dancing they are

revealed in diminutive form. Patrioticmusic and fireworks will be features of the;Fourth of July programme.

! Luna Pa: is breaking all records for

midsummer attendance. "To Mars byAeroplane," the •'Pneumatic Tube" ride,

"The Mountain Torrent." "The Dragon's\u25a0 Gorge." the chutes, the "Witching Waves,"

!the "Virginia Reel"

and the "Tickler" con-tinue to attract crowds. Special music willbe played on Independence Day. when the:towers and minarets will te decorated with

ime national colors. A special feature ofthe day will be the returns of the Jeffries-

;Johnson fight in Rer.o.

1 Thousands find Brighton Beach Park,!with Its beautiful bathing beach and sea-iside promenade, the coolest spot withineasy reach of the hot pavements of Man-

;hattan and The Bronx. "Dare Devil,Schreyer," in his 165-foot leap from a bi-

icycle into a pool of water. "The Diving-iMermaids." the Eden Mur-ee. moving pict-• ures and scenic rides provide interesting-

:entertainment.

The automobile race, the tree top sleigh

;ride, the scenic railways and the coolgroves and lawns are a source of muchpleasure to amusement seekers at PalisadesPaik.

MANHATTAN BEACH HOTEL.Caughlirj's International Band and the

Morreale Cafe Quartet are furnishing en- "AROUND THE WORLD." DREAMLAND. JOHN F. COUGHLIN.

Text of the Passion Play, Translated Into English for Tribune Readers

Francis J. Tyler, formerly leading basso In

Henry W. Savage's production of "MadamaButterfly." Herbert Spencer is the accom-

panist.

AT MUSIC STUDIOS.

Miss Ida Cidney Jauss, one of the pupils

of Dr. Franklin Lawson, gave a^pupils"

recital at the Old Masonic Hall, in Tr-r.-

ton. on Friday evening. Besides her twef!-ty-five pupils who took part, she had the

assistance of Miss May C. Kelly,soprano,

and Miss Lillian Taylor^ contralto, twoprofessional pupils of Dr. Lawaon.

James Sauvage, teacher of singing.

sailed for Europe en Saturday on thesteamship Carmania. He expects to be

away until the first week InOctober, whenhe will return to resume his lessons.

William C. Carl sailed on Tuesday for atrip to Russia. He will remain abroaduntil the latter part of September. Mr.Carl, who will make an extended European

tour, will visit Alexander Guilmant, the

French organist, at his villa, in Meudon,France, before returning to New York.

PhilipMittell. solo violinist, started with

his family on Tuesday for his cam? :nCanada, where he will remain until Sep-

tember, when he will return to resume his

lessons.

Caroline Martha Belcher, teacher of

voice culture and the art of English son?,

who has recently been ill,has removed her

studio to No. 12 West 13th street, where

she will be pleased to see her many pupilsand friends.

Bernard Sir.sheirr.er. violinist, who gavea Beethoven recital last fall, has gone to

Maine, where he will spend the summer.He has in preparation a cycle of all na-tionalities, which he will give with hisquartet next season.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

Miss Hanna M. Bodeil, teacher of voiceand piano, gave a pupils' recital at thehome of Mrs. Caroline Sommer. No. 253West 93d street. A pleasing programmewas rendered before a large attendanceFeatures of the concert were the work ofRogers Sommer, tenor; "Tom" Kerrigan,tenor, end Ernest Whitney, bass. They

were assisted by John Eklund. violinist,

and Mr. Bodell. a brother of Miss HannaM. Bodell. pianist Miss Bodell was con-gratulated on the good showing: made by

her pupils.

MiSS MAY WILLARD. *\u25a0•••» ADA MEADE.

m "The Summer Widowers," Broadway In the Abgj:zaCo^jc°BVn. C°mpa"y'i rtCStrCt „____^

The Henry LlffMilitaryBand has Bam;assigned the Fourth of July concert wajcji

will take place in City Hall Park to-mo*.row, at which Mayor Gaynor will speak.;

The band wilT accompany the large chits!:union in patriotic sor.s3, and win *!»»play the march? 3for the passing parade.;

The opening number willb* "On th* 7L--ins Line." a militarymarch by Hem Li-.-Following this number will be patriots

sonsrs of ail nations for the fir~ ptM

which will be followed by classical as*popular selections.

NATit)NAL GUARD

Brigadier General Smith, of the First 3ri»gade. will be in command of all the na-tlor.al guard troops parading In Manhat-tan to-morrow morning, a3 Major GeneralCharles F Roe willact as grand marshalThe placing of General Smith In corr.maaiof the troops will leave Colorel Appictoa.

of the 7th Regiment, the senior colonel, lacommand of the First Brigade, and the 7t*Regiment wU consequents be under con-mand of Lieutenant Colonel "WiHard CFisk.

In the 7th Regiment Second LieutenantRaecke, of Company C. recently elect*

from first sergeant, has been commissioned

and sworn in. These -non-coms.." recently

appointed, have received their warrants:

Battalion sergeant major. Louis E. Lan«nr

regimental quartermaster sergeant, Benja-

min H Plan, and post quartermaster ser-geant. John Loughran. It is and* I

-

that Sergeant Major List will bo appoint^

a battalion adjutant, vice WaEL^recenfljrresigned.

"

Majors Clarence XT. Smith. Robert G.

Moran and J B. Christoffel. of the SecflsdBrigade staff, willbe unable to urn iijbJ

Brigadier General John G. Eddy to ta*

manoeuvres at Pine Camp.

Major General Roe has received wattfrom the War Depart through A«Ja-ta~t General \u25bc\u25a0%\u25a0«* that all recruits te|longing to organizations of the nation

guard who are to perform ten days' IM

at Pine Camp, may go along with theirorganizations, provided the national sagernment i3put to no expense. The «ztahas agreed to pay the cost.

A nominating committee of cfScers of the12th Regiment, appointed to select a candi-date for the vacancy c*major, have T:=a=i-mously nominated Captain Archie B. Quafrrier. of Company I. An election willshort-

ly be ordered. Captain Qu,arrler has baaa member of the regiment, since December19. 1530. and willfill the vacancy caused by

the retirement of Major De F.ussy. at Mlown request.

Considerable Interest Is attache! to thsexamination of Lieutenant Tiromas IO'Reilly, of Company H. <2>th Regiment, l|a. board of officers, of which Colonel TV. G.Bates, of the 71st Regiment, is rrra.deat

This board, at the request of Colonel :"-

ley. willexamine into the capacity and fit-ness of the lieutenant to perform military

duties. The latter is represented by ColossiAlexander 5. Bacon and willmake a hardfight.

The 9th Regiment, which arrived hc=efrom a ten days' tour of duty at Fisher'sIsland last Tuesday, made an exceilertrecord, say the army officers at. the post

Out of a total membership ot 733 oScersand men the regiment had 47 oScers a-Hs)

men present for duty. Its general duties

were highly commended. The 18*5 Coib-

"pany made the best firingrecord, rlrins tnshots for record in one minute and fifty-

seven seconds and making two hi:3. S*>vice charges were used in this Srir.g.

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CHRIST BOUND.Anton Lang in the Passion Play.

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TWELFTH SECTION.

One cf the most maiestic figures iinper-fccr.atfrcg Christus was Joseph Mayr, whoIs called the incomparable Christus of thyear.- IS7O. ISH. 3SSO and IS3*. WhetherbokUy (JrivJr.g the merchants out of theTeaple, or nobry standing before the San-hedrin. or with reverent tact iTononncing

the Last Words from the Croc his art wasir^fterly. His iireser.tati^n of the ThornClowned ivlns?. one of the raopt difficult ofthe rntire s-ories of tahieaus. was a revela-tion. An idea of the difficulties of the part

fc:ay be painM by inspecting the seiJes.ofChristus illustrations . ttd to-day's Trib-

\u25a0" tAnton Lajrg is the Christus of 1310. as he

was in ISOO. Ten years ago he -.vas ayoung man. and a comparatively new handat the play. Now he is the bead of a fam-ily,an extensive traveller and a close stu-dent of literature nr.d art. He has givenTtarticular attention to the study of thePassion Play and to the part of Christus.To-d« illustrations are iri.k*-n from theChristus cr Anton Lang. Whether gownedIrs the simple robes of the Saviour minls-lering to His pt-ople. or bound to the col-umn, scourged by the Rcnian soldiers, body

bare. with the exception of broech-clout, hisinterpretation of the sacred character isci-r.. and be&utifut. mftjestic and lowly.

A continuation of the BngUsh text of thoPathos Play is herewith presented:

fCor.t:aue3 f;dr. last -.. .-..

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Enhancing the Value ofCur Oberammergau

"Pictures.When speaking cf the players of the Pas-

ties Play in Ofcerammergau the villagers

refer to them as •'actorcs,'* and it is with{Treat respect that the worthy men and"women of :he various parts are mentioned.Especially venerated are those ivho haveer.acte<3 the part of Christ us. Among these>i"ho have essayed this somewhat difficultro> during the last century the name ofTctias Flunger is prominently mentioned.He was the Christus of ISoO and the Pilatein l?50. He was the grandfather of theHilary of 19W

The priests decide to appeal again to Pi-late

—Pilate's Judgment Ha::

Pilate—

What did Herod say?

3. Caiaphas sends the people in all di-rections to stir up riots in Jerusalem.

4. Jesus is scourged and crowned with-thorns.

?. Pilate gives way to the demands ofthe p*ople and condemn? Jesus to bescourged.

Ann—

He has assumed the royal crown.Herod

—He is a king of fools. Iwillgive

IHim a coronation robe and publicly an-|bounce Him as the king of fools.

Pric-.-tf—

No, He has deserved death.(They give the list of His alleged lawbreak-ings.»

Herod (after listening to them)—

He shallwear the coronation robe and be king offools. Let the people see their fillof him.

(Christ is taken away.)The priests argue with Herod, but ha

sends them away, refusing to- act.CURTAIN.

THIRTEENTH SECTION.JESUS ON MOUNT GOLGOTHA ON THE

CROSS.PROLOGUE.

The dreadful sin of mankind.CHORUS.

Their hungry rage Is still not s>a:efi.Their vengeful thirst is never stilled.They plun their murder unabated,

With Satan's spirit overfilled.TABLEAU.

Jacob receives Joseph's blood stainedcoat. , [\y*

ACTION ON THE STAGE.1. Caiaphas, Annas and Rabbi determine

to try every means to hasien on the execu-tion of Jesus on account of the approach ofEaster Day. vr;"

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Herod—Ihave heard it said that the

world has no mysteries for You:that You

do things that are opposed to nature. Givaus a test of Your great powers, and Iwillbelieve in You and honor You.

fc'adoc—

Ho is in league with the devil.Herod

—Idon't belie\e it. but all the

sail Ivant to see His powers. Can Youinterpret a curious dream lhad last night?

Can You throw darkness over this assem-blage? Let this papyrus become a snake.You don'r want to? Or perhaps You can'tdo anything? It's all talk about Yourmiraculous Beds, Isn't it? You don'tknow anything and You can't do anything.

(To the prit-sts) : Let Him go; He isn'tworth trouhliii^ about.

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i . a all the country admires.I— lie is a ri \u25a0'• r

—the enemy i t

holy i.>v> s..

... He sej de Him to you, for He:ject.

He: -Icai idge .. ir.an in a for-;.. Take Him before the Emper-ntatlve.

The High Council requestsyou, O King; to sign the d-?atii warrant of

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Herod's palace. The priests enter withChrist

4. He turns m disappointment to other

oents.: RUS.

2. Hirod receives the high priests witnBCORL

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.THE CHORUS.

Scornful judgment of Herod and of Piiate.

TABLEAU.Samson overturns the pillars of the house

where the Philistines are revelling.

ACTION ON THE AGE.Kail of Ivir.gHerod.

1. HeroJ, txptrctins marvels, awaits thearrival of Jesus.

He who is humbled will shine in Hia glory,.Rising clear out of the scorn that is worth-

•*£Vr.: less.

FROM .BE DAT OF JITDCMENT UN-TILTHE ASCENSION OF HE LORDON THE WAY TO GOLGOTHA.

Motif: Isaac, who is about to be cacri-Jicfcd by his father, descends from th*moun-tain, laden with timber. Second :Moses ex-hibiting tie "He who looks uponit with Mi face shall never suffer illness."

PROLOGUE.Though in weskru-fs appearing. His .strength

He Till shon\

TARTARATTa, Ittumph of J . • . .;-:.

b. The offer of a ram In the old 1The people ping:

Barabbas must •\u25a0 Creed!

The chorus sings:Let Jesus beFrom bonds set free !

To the Cross with him !**The rage of the people breaks out in fu.l

storm.

Tl'.e People— His blood X- upon us andupon our children.

The Chorus— His blood will fall upon youand upon your children.I ACTION ON THE STAGE.

1. Revolt against Pilate. Nathanae! ap-proaches with his followers through Annas-str., Ezekial through Pilatusstr., Caiaphasappears out of the middle of the cityon the right, and Annas on the left. Timpeople threaten Pilate with an appeal toCaesar. i

'2. Pilate offers the people the choice be-

tween Jesus and Barabbas. Barabl fs.set free. Jesus is given over to crucifixion.

FIFTEENTH SECTION.THE way OF THE CROSS.

PROLOGUE.The forced condemnation already is spoken.The Plact-of-a-Skull is His destiny now,

Thither He wends His way, staggering un-der

The load of the cross.CHORUS.

Thank Him' Pray! And ace more thank!Who Th- cup of suffering drank.That He bears the cross's loadReconciles the world with God.

ACTION ON THE STAGE.1. Mary appears with John, Joseph of

Arimathjea, the Magdalene, Kleophas andSalome, all coming from Bethany.

2. The procession of the cross appears2.1 the Annasgasse (left).

Caiaphas—

Heiod wi v] Ige Him b?-cause He is under ye x tion.

Pilate—

That m ans that Herod found nofault with Him. Still, to Bh< w that IamInclined to serve you. Iwillnow order thatHe be scourged and then liberated.

Priests—

But the law says that He mustdie.

Piiate—

Let me tel] you what Ithink ofyou. You hate Him because the people likeHim bt-tter than yourselves. Iam tired ofyour accusations. Iwill hear the people'svoice. It's their privilege to hapardoned at Easter time. Iwill ask thepopulace to decide between Barabbas, theblood stained murde i Jesus.

A!l—-I.: iei \u25a0\u25a0 Barabbas; crucify Christ.Pilate

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hear the p*'

i c J< sus shall i;escourged according to Roman law. \u25a0. ::\- Pilate.)

The priesi the mob to procuri1• : ztv.d tci demand the

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FOURTEENTH SECTION.JE?US IS CONDEMNED TO *BE CRUCI-

FIED.PROLOGUE.

Contrasts, between the triumphal' entry

of Joseph into Egypt and his advancementto power with the deep humiliation of theSaviour.

Christ (to Mary and John, who are stand-ing under the cross)

—Woman, behold thyson. Son, behold thy mother.

Mary—

Dying. Thou thinkest of Thymother.

Faustus He is sinking. Stop!Mary

—It sounds 'like riot. Ihope it has

!nothing to do with my son.Priests and People

—Don't let Him rest;

!scourge Him forward.Catilina

—Trembling doesn't go here.

IYou'll have to climb the mountain whetheryou want to or not.

John—Ibelieve they are bringing some-

body to the place of execution.Mary

—My God ! My God ! It's Jesus,

my son.!John. Magdalen. Salome (supporting

Mary)—

Mother, dearest mother.Mary

—thus Isee Him again, like a

Imurderer between criminals.John Mother, He told us what would

happen. It's the Father's will.Soldier -We have to;do something for

Him or He willdie on the way. Here, takea drop from this flask. You won't?

Pharisees—

Make Him go.-Nero (striking Jesus)

—Get up, you lag-

igard of a Jew's King.iMary

—Did ever one suffer as I, Mary,

jsuffer?'

1 SIXTEENTH SECTION.

J PROLOGUE. ,

j Come, loyal spirits, come with meIngratitude, remorse and rain

J To Golgotha and wait to seeWhat's done", for your eternal gain.• CHORUS.

O, love almighty, who can plumb it,Which meekly drinks death's gall?

This murd'rous hate—

there's none can sumIt:

But love forgives it all!T. •:.-- perfect love requiresThe purest heart's desires,And these we bring,

" A3 offeringDuring this song the hammers are heard

;behind the curtain nailing Christ to thecross. When the curtain goes up Christ lies:on the ground sailed to the cross, while thetwo crosses with the thieves already standIn position.

ACTION ON THE STAGE. .1. The cross is raised into position.2. The Pharisees express their discontent

with what Pilate has had written up overthe cross.

3. The executioners throw dice for the i

|clothes of Jesus.4. Jesus speaks the Seven Sayings from ;

jthe cross, bends His head and dies.Christ

—Father, pardon them. they know j

]not what they are doing.

The Thief (to the left)— you are the.anointed, save yourself and us.The Murderer (on the right side, to the

Thief)—

Have you no fear of God either? IFor my part, Ifeel that Iam receiving th" j!wages of my sin. Both of us are suffering \u25a0

;for our crimes, but He has don« no wrong.(Addressing Christ)

—Master, think of m- !

when thou rf>turneih to thy realm.

Christ—

Verily.Itell thee, thou shalt ba |With me in paradise to-day. . "**-:

Caiaphas Listen. Ho is etill haranguing.What has He got to do with paradise?

Rabbi Hanging helpless on the cross, Hisvailngloriousness ought to be a thingof the :

Ipast. d(Christ trrn:b!ins under the cross.)

Agrippa—

What, the load i3too heavy foryou already?

Priests and Pharisees—

Drive IDa on,wemust get to Calvary

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John—

If the priests had their way Hewould be dead already, but they can't doanything without Pilate, and Ihope thatPi!ate willnot sentence an innocent^

Magdalen—

May the Father who is inHeaven enlighten the Governor's mind.

Mary—imust see «my son. but whither

will igo? Perhaps he is starving in thedeepest dungeon. T,< -'

John—

Where shall v. \u25a0\u25a0 ask news?Joseph —

Let's go to Nicodemus; He canprobably enlighten us.

Mar;.-—Oh, John, Iwonder how it faredwith v:y Jesoa afaoe yon last saw Him in:

'- John, Bfasdaten. People, Romans.

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3. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carrythe cross. Veronica hands the handker-chief to Jesus. Jesus meets the weepingwomen.

4. Jesus meets his weeping mother. Shedoes not brc-ak out into cries of despair,but follows her staggering- son, controllingherself for His Bake.

CcUphas— Let's be of! for the temple tosee what damans has been done Iwillreturn presently, for Ican't rest -until 'ihave - en that His legs are broken and thatHis body is dumped into the black col->(Exit.)

Niccdemus— No. the holy body of God'senvoy shall not rest in the black hole o' thecriminals.

Joseph— Iwillgo to Pilate and make ap-plication that he siv> me the body of JesusHi will not refuse m Then, my friend*msia™ d th last honors to the Mast"

Nicodemus— Do so. my friend. -Mean-while Iwillgo and procure «m. so mmay embalm him. :Cap^in (addressing the women)—Don1*

be afraid my good women. You may lookatjour friend', body. No one will^TmMagdalen-Beloved Master. mv hear*hangs with you on the cross

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Pilate's Servant— My master orders tha*£!EX of?* cmclftM be *«**»S S5:the bodies be remove* before eveningCaputfa-At the Governor's orders? Sol-

People—

Let us flee from this damnedspot. God. have mercy upon us!

Several in the crowd—

Jehovah, Lord Al-mighty, we have sinned :do not punish us.

. . (Enter Zorobatel, quickly )

Zorobabet (out of breath)—

Lord HighPriest, awful things have happened in thetemple l speechless

—my limbs trem-

ble." "

Caiaphas the temple fallen?Zorobabel No. but the wall that sepa-

rates the holiest from the outer part hasburst asunder. Icame here .on a run (Itell y0u. ..,--,

Caiaphas— that criminal's work.The devil assisted Him. A rood thins He '3dead. He would marshal all the elemsnrsagainst us.

Pharisees— A- curse upon the ally of Sa-tan :

John—

Thy will,O Lord, is sacred.Christ

—Thou art my mother, Iam your

son. lam thirsty.Captain

—He wants a drink. Attend to

him.Faustus

—Willingly. (Holds the sponge

to his mouth.) Drink.Christ—Elo!. Eloi. '.ana sabachthani.Pharisees

—He is calling for E.Us.

Caiaphas—

Let's wait and see whetherEiias will take Him from the cress.

Christ—

My work is done. Father, untathy hands Icommend my spirit.

5. Earthquake, horror and fight of thepetple.

6. The two thieves are killed.7. The body of Jesus is given over to

Joseph of Arimathoea and Nicodemusagainst the will of the high priests.

S. The body of Jesus is taken down fromthe cross by Nicodercus and Joseph of Ari-mathsea and laid on the knees of Mary.• : An earthquake occurs.)

Enan—

What's this The earth is shak-ing.

Hebron—

An earthquake ! We are lost.Ahira

—Hear you the thundering rocks?

"Woe to us'

Enan—

It's a sign from heaven.Captain

—Verily, this man was innocent.

Soldiers—

Even the gods acknowledge it.Captain

—Truly. He was God's son. Such

patience In most cruel sufferings, such quietdignity, a call from heaven in the last mo-ment

—it was divine.

idiers, break the less of the two criminals.Catll'na (mounting a ladder

— IH*Bfinish them Quickly.

Faustus—

Hit Him hard, so He may dli.Catilina

—He won't speak again.

Ncro—Iwill do up. the other. <.Taa«i

Ladder.I Mary

—Ihope they won't d:> this to Tour

holy body, my son.Magdalen (to the soldiers)

—Oh, take pi:?

on tOmI \u25a0 ikites

—Isee He is dead, so -are can aa^

!ourselves the. trouble.

\ Faustus lnorder to be 5-re. Iwill r.-?rj»

. His heart with the U-nce. (Thrusts the lazct,into Christ's side. The women wail)

Magdalen—

My heart is pierced, too. *\u25a0yours also, dear mother.

Captain—

Remove the\od:es.Asrrfppa

—What Is to be done with than:!—Throw them into the tlack hol»

of the criminals- That's the law.Mary

—How awful! >!'•• heart is brea*>

ing.

Ncro—

Bring the ladders. Let's hurry.Magdalen And can we bury our friene?Captain

—It's not tn my power ts p^*

:mit it.Faustus

—up there ;Iam holdlns -»

!ladder.•

Catilina—Iwin finish the other. (

(They carry off the two bodies.)

Caiaphas Now that we have seen tie d*»jstruction He worked In the temple, it's da*;bly sweet to see Him dumped into the rla*Ihole.

Annas—Iwould like to see Him torn to'

pieces by ferocious animals.Servant cf Pilate (to the Captain

—**\u25a0late asks whether it's true that Jesus

-'

dead?Captain He Is dead. To make sure

**have pierced His heart with \u25a0 lance.

Sen-ant That being the case. my 9**

j ter commands you to give His body tat*man.

"Women— Thank God for this saw*Rabbi Th- traitor: He Is thwarts =*

1even in death.Caiaphas We won't stand it. He £*?

not escape—

in the black hole!Captain— The Governor gave the body'

this man and he can bury Him wiere \u25a0•

Ipleases. There is no way of setting ana**that. Come, soldiers, our wots, is don*

(Soldiers exit.) ,Ar.naa

—The body beinj in the haa<J3

*His friends, we will have to remain 0= '•*'lookout. This man promised to r*tur>

*earth after three days.

Rabbi—Hfs disciples may spread the**"

!port that He rose from the dead. •,Caiaphas— Lets gs to Flaw and d«nllP

that a guard be established arou- I \u25a0!Srrave; thus their plans may be upset-

(Exit priests.)Magdalen

—Thank God. they are #•

Now. dear mother, we #r- alone wi'-\friends. No more ;mock \u25a0 All Is V-Xand peace.—

Oh, my friends, whatever Msuffered Isuffered, too. Hia work 3 jBHe is gone to the Father. QuU>tne*s ','consolation have returned to my heart

"*willsee Him esaia. He promised it. mword'is- truth.

Salome— Help me, my friends, to £&'the body in linen.

Magdalen— -Sit dowiu. mother, sit d»^until we have made Him ready -of*•*

Srate.(To be conthaacd.'

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