Identifier: reviewofreviewsw42newy (find matches)
Title: Review of reviews and world's work
Year: 1890 (1890s)
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Publisher: New York Review of Reviews Corp
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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d High Mass in the parishchurch, and returned to the council chamber todec ide who was to be who in the play. The nominations were taken seriatim. Alxjutsome there was little or no discussion, Othersgave rise to prolonged debate; but at the endthe matter went to the vote, each memberdropping a white or black ball into the urn aseach candidate came up for decision. Theballs were counted, and from that ballot therewas no appeal. Three months later under-studies are selected, but of these one hear-nothing. The parts being allocated. Director LanL,rproceeds to design the costume, which his>i>ter Josepha, an old lady of seventy-seven,cuts out and makes up with the assistance ofthe skirls of the village. Mr. Kan^ designedall the six hundred costumes worn this year.Most of the materials were ordered from Paris,Berlin, and Munich; but some of the stuff hadto be procured in Jerusalem and in Damascus.Considering the effect produced and the number of the performers, the sum of $5000 paid \
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llll IKII STS CONSI IKI\c. OBERAMMERGAU: A THIRD VISIT 185 for material seems very small. The partsare formally allotted to the performers onDecember 8 and 12, when each one has tosign a cast-iron contract pledging himself tounconditional obedience on pain of instantdismissal. At the beginning of the year undress re-hearsals begin, and are continued nearly everynight either at the Rathhaus or at the rehearsaltheater over the way. Xo festivities, no car-nivals, no public weddings are allowed inOberammergau from January to September inthe Passion Play year. The first music re-hearsal in the Passion Play Theater took placeon March 13, when the snow had to be shoveledoff the stage to make room for the chorus. Thefirst complete dress rehearsal was given next,to which all Oberammergauers were free toattend. The rehearsal for the press took placeon May 11, and the first public performance onthe 16th. There are seven performances inJuly, nine in August, and five in September.As the demand for

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