The Ober-Ammerga Passion Play: Giving the Origin of the Play, and History of the Village and People, a Full Description of the Scenes and Tableaux of the Seventeen Acts of the Drama, and the Songs of the Chorus, in German and English
The Ober-Ammerga Passion Play: Giving the Origin of the Play, and History of the Village and People, a Full Description of the Scenes and Tableaux of the Seventeen Acts of the Drama, and the Songs of the Chorus, in German and English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...thu'geschwind.--Under "Judas, do quickly." And away Eilte aus dem Speisesaale He hurried from the evening meal In die Synagoge hin To th' synagogue, with miser zeal; Und verkaufte seinen Meister. And there he sold his Master good--Our Saviour--for the price of blood! Bald ist vollbracht--bald ist vollbracht. 'Twill ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...thu'geschwind.--Under "Judas, do quickly." And away Eilte aus dem Speisesaale He hurried from the evening meal In die Synagoge hin To th' synagogue, with miser zeal; Und verkaufte seinen Meister. And there he sold his Master good--Our Saviour--for the price of blood! Bald ist vollbracht--bald ist vollbracht. 'Twill soon be done, 'twill soon be done, Die schrecklichste derThaten, The deed most dire and fell; Ach! heute noch, in dieser Nacht Before this day its course hath run--Wird Judas ihn verrathen, Judas his Master sell! O kommet Alle, --kommet dann, O come, ye faithful ones, O come, Und sehet mit die Leiden an. And see with us the Sufferer's doom! Im Schatten erst--und bald im Lichte In shadows first, and then in light, Erscheinet sie--We here shall see Die traurigste Geschichte The story old, as dark as night--Von Gethsemani. Gethsemane. F1rst Tableau.--Gethsemane is typified by the tableau of labouring Adam. The scene is a dreary wilderness, producing thorns and thistles in abundance. Adam, clothed with the skin of a sheep, is engaged in laborious tilling of the ground. Just as the curtain is raised, he is seen resting for a moment, and despairingly pressing his strong hand upon his brow, which is covered with perspiration. Even his children have to bear the fruits of the curse. Three of the older ones are pulling thorny stocks out of the ground; a task which apparently takes all their strength. To the left is the grieving mother, Eve. She is seated on a rock, and holds her youngest child in her lap; whilst close beside her, an older one holds a luscious apple in his hand. Another child is hacking the ground; still another little innocent one is playing with a lamb. The picture is artistic, and exceedingly effective, notwithstanding few anach...
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