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V 4 J M . ; j , ; OF OBEBAimnGAU V7ILL BE PRESIiliTIID AT THH . - Baring ' ike Week BeffinniaS May 2 7th I J Scarcely a person in Charlotte has not heard of this world famous drama, but few if any, have ever witnessed the reproduction. These set of films, 3,114 feet in length, requiring about an hour to display, are the grandest ever produced, and enhanced as they are by the rich coloring of the costumes, all of which work was executed by artists in Paris, are beyond all powers of description. - No audience can look at the beautiful acting and Biblical scenes without being most solemnly impressed. The dissolving effects, such as the appearing and 'disappearing of angels, Christ arising from the sea. and walking on the waters, and the ascension into Heaven are most baffling to the audience. Never since the enactment of that life upon which the Christian Religion is founded has there been a portrayal of the teachings so impressive and beautifully eloquent as this set of films. ' ' f ' , Hibtory of the Play The Passion Play ia a Sacred Drama, founded on the life of Christ as portrayed in the New Testament. The first Passion Play of which we have any record was In the fourth century, A. D., among the- Greeks, and was called "Christos Paschon." All, through the middle ages dif ferent dramas of this nature were portrayed, chiefly by religious orders. 'During the Crusades many Blmilar plays were given for the purpose ; of stimulating the people to activity in the saving, of the Holy City from the hands or the Sacracens. ; . . v " In 1663 the peasantsjn the village of Oberamtnergau, in Bavaria, were visited by a .terrible" plague which devastated their country. On Its cessation the entire population made a Vow to perform the passion play of our Saviour every tenth year, out of gratitude, and as a means of religious Instruction a vow which, has ever since been faithfully and regularly-observed. The inhabitants of this secluded village have a rare union of artistic ability and cultivation, with perfect simplicity. Their familiarity with religious subjects Is even beyond what is usual in the Alpine parts of Germany, and the spectacle is looked on with the same ', feelings with which it originated. ; What would appear elsewhere as Impious is, to these peasants, devout . and edifying, j The impersonator of Christ considers his part an act of worship. He and all the rest of the performers are selected v for their holy life, and are consecrated to their work with prayer and fasting. In fact, it is the ambition of every child in the village to act a part in this great event of their life, and in order to do so, they must show by their dally life that tHey are worthy of such, an honor. Every village girl has an ambition to portray the part of Mary, the Mother of Christ, and they be lieve that in order to attain this they must not, even in thought, do any thing contrary to the virtuous and pure character required of the part of the Mother of our Saviour. Not to be considered fit to take any part however small, in the grand play is In Oberammergau considered to be a great disgrace. - To take-a part away from an actor is a shame that ! can hardly be borne, and it is on record that once a man to whom this happened sank into melancholia which became madness. The Intention of the management Is to give to the public in gen eral as near an exact reproduction of the-famous Passion Play (as wit- : nessed in Oberammergau) as possible, and we conscientiously assert that there is nothing in this grand performance that will be eacrlligious or irreverent, or any picture presented offensive to any Christian of any denomination, but Instead, continual scenes and moving pictures illus trating the fascinating Passion Play. Every man, woman and child will not only enjoy this grand perf ormance, but will be held spellbound at the sight of the fascinating and sublime life-size moving pictures of , our Saviour and the multitude and the beautiful surrounding scenes. Every parent and Sunday school teacher should take advantage of -this opportunity to vividly impress upon the children these scenes in the Christ-life -Impressions that can never be effaced while the lamp ; of this life -holds out to burn. In no other way, short of a personal visit to the village of Oberammergau, in Bavaria, at the time of this stupendous enactment, can bo lasting a realization of the Crucifixion of Christ be made. , . Beginning Monday at 10 A. 31. and every hour until 11 P. M. each day next week this wonderful set of v films will be shown. It is a Bible education no' one can afford to miss. After 7 P. M. a pianist will accompany the pictures with appropriate music. 1 ' . Owing to the fact that over three times the amount of time is required to display these films than usual the management have decided that for this special picture only,' the admission, in place of the usual 5 cents, will be 10 cents. ... . ' , , In order to witness the entire performance it is necessary to be seated promptly on the hour, as the films will be repeated to a new audience each time. ONE WEEK, EVERY HOUR FROM 10 A. M. TO 11 P. H. , SPECIAL ADMISSION V j. TMe v 'Edisotiia, 20 North Try on Street ' M. ROOSEVELT SETS HIGH . SOCIAL MARK AT WHITE HOUSE f't a. .Downing in rniiaaeipnia American. we see Mrs. Roosevelt?; plead a oi strangers at the White Boors, In' the course of a year, they fail to get a fleeting of the President's wife, their the children,' and is now attended only by Archibald and Quentin. 1 MISS ETHEL NOW A YOUNG WO ; - : . MAN. Miss Ethel, who is taller than her mother and dlgnlned with the weight of 16 years, has been promoted to the dent's wife and her only daughter Is delightful to. behold. They chat and laugh as they drive along like two girls bound for the matinee. Miss Ethel is buile on more ample lines than her mother, but she resem bles her strongly, the- same coloring of eyes and hair and the . same trick of smiling only with the eyes rather than the lips. : ',' Her dignity and self-poise is won derful for a girl of 16, but then she has been in the limelight almost six years and can bear the scrunity of a theatrical star. . . - - THE SOCIAL SECRETARY. , Hiss Isabel Hagner, the private sec- V A". V WU ashington ls a hollow mock- dop Mrs. Roosevelt do all ry? these same visitors of the attendant who make a ralnst Dubllc curiosity and .y of the presidential family, iny, it is a deep disappoint- the First Lady of the Land, ;tate garments, 6Ves not sit h In the east room, to be In jriaeveral hours daily. Few p tbt. th ninth occupying the k to which an- American 'a a.s);re. her aay is made up chf;crfully"undertaken. and !nrformed after the manner 1 ,wariPr). ti U'OrM OV'-r. second breakfast with her parents. This second feast Is a movable , one, ana may occur at 8 and then at according to the will of the President and what engagements have occupied him the evening before. On bright, sunshiny mornings In the autumn and the early summer r the President and Mrs. Roosevelt partake -of the first meal of the day In a pret ty Japanese corner of the south ve-. randa. Here some of the famous strawberry shortcake and cornbeef hash, breakfasts have been spread. , , 0n bright- morning bet ween era sons Mrs, Roosevelt is apt to accom pany bfr diitilitpr, MIfs Ethel, on hr Misa r . -. v '.ri y-' Ny C I y 1 : l s S Roosevelt 9. lr . v , -, ,?.." retary or Mrs. Roosovelt, arrives at the Whlto Hou.-fc at 8 o'clock, Fhe is prone to nutke cnfrfipmenta with nil who want to consult, her on hijKnct ' -. I , .... '. .... .-... volves on Miss Hagner Is. known only to the President's wife and herself. Those who have grievances heap mountains or abuse on the secretary's shapely head, and aver that she is the ! upreme authority on things social, ana mat she manipulates the program me ror white House, functions to suit her own sweet will. ; ' ;; Those who ought to know say that Mrs. Roosevelt is no more dominated by her clever scribe than Jhe presi dent is by Mr. Leb. . Mrs. Roosevelt attends to her own private correspondence and to many other things connected with purely personal matters. ; , ' . No mistress of the "White House not even the Indefatigable MrB. Mc Klnley,' with her knit slippers has made such a record for . gift-giving. Many presents intended for relatives and dear friends are made by Mrs. Roosevelt 'in odd moments, and with each gift goes what ia most likely the most highly appreciated part a little note, always written by herself. OUT WITH THE BOYS. ' With her boys, she has visited every public building in Washington where there ' snmhln? of unusual interest. They "have all pored over the treas ures of the Smithsonian and the Na tional Museum until there Is nothing more to astonish. These visits have been made enrlv Saturdsv mornlnM on national ' holidays, when school duties do not claim , the boys. No mother in the land is stricter than Mrs. Roosevelt about her children's punctual attendance at school, and to be late is a misdemeanor of the high order.. , .' : As for shopping, the storekeepers of Washington, and doubtless those Of New York, also, will rise up and call her blessed. Shopping Is n necessity frr wisn w'tb five chllrirjn. and , lor one whom with five children, and jertly gifts and who must be of the nignest type or moaisn ana wen-gowned woman. So Mrs. Roosevelt recog nizes shopping as one' of her manifest obligations, and does It systematically and Intelligently. She goes to her fa- wnHf tiVinw jf-vfrSl tlTrg B n-ol(. Shi knows what she wants, nd buys It wltat ln'1ng her own time rr that of 4Vc olnrk. She begins her Christmas shop ping In January, and during the entire year she picks up novelties Itv Jewel ry, bric-a-brac and picture books, . THE SOCIAL CABINET. On Ti(1fiv. Mr, poosevplt nrids the morning with the wives of the Sab- which Is. held on the second floor of the mansion in the big sunny corridor. This boudoir cabinet has been the cause of much merriment the country over, but Its members say that Its inmr.nr, v,ave never been properly understood... - 'v '' - It is not cownulsory to attend these councils, for the utmost Informality maintains. High etiquette, precedents and prestige, all those specters which haunt the Washington hostess, do not monopolize all the chat .' S : 1 The ladles exchansre anecdotes about their children, or whn they have.no i!r; r ft.ov hnve rrnwn to an age khen thr!r brinfancy Is taken as . a m-'itf-r '-f r..'ir-, they t '!! of the'r cooking recipes, and one of the best vegetable salads which has adorned lunrheon tables this spring was told tat a boundolr council and - promptly in . : pi ti-v i f,,, 0f homekeepers In the high offlcal set. They talk about their gowns, and It Is quite a thing that when a cabinet woman gets an unusually fine new eown to bring a sample to the meet ing to talk over .modistes ; and milliners, and all those topics which women love to discuss, whether they be wives or kings or presidents or cab inet ministers, r When the White House has no strangers, which Is seldom, Mrs. Roosevelt goes on an equestrian trip As an equestrian her fame has gone with the President. abroad. She is one of the most 'fear less and graceful riders In a city where line riding Is considered a social qual ification, r;. ', "'""V"" " During the season Mrs. Roosevelt receives every Friday afternoon, from 3 to 6. AM the mart world, the official world and those who may not claim a place In either category, but who re ceive cards to the private entertain ments, are expected to call at least twice during the official season. ROOSEVELT HOSPITALITY NOTED Luncheon at the White House U contingent on many things, but dinner Is served at 8 - o'clock, whether a state banquet Is scheduled or the pres idential family sits down alone. Mrs. Roosevelt has tried for sever al year td serve dinner at 7, but the change was not favorably received, so the old order continues. i Luncheon is a ' movable feast In every way, and, like most of the Roosevelt meals, It is generally shared by many unexpected guests. The chef has standing orders to be ready for at least 12 more than the morning sched ule; and even then Mrs. " Roosevelt sometimes shares the anxiety of all wives whose - husbands are given - to sudden hospitality.. . All the' meals are served In i the state dining room with much ceremo ny. The magnificent colonial china Is set forth, if only one member of the family sits at the board. r" Roosevelt hospitality will be re nowned while the social annals of the vVhite House are kept Most Execut ives have been satisfied with the state banquets and receptions, which tradition has made an. obligation. Mr. McKlnely gave- out fouV large dinners in the four years of his regime 1 In addition to the offlcal functions. The; president and Mrs. Roosevelt give ncores of dinner parties, on. an average of three a week, to compa nies varying from 18 to JO guests. : Mrs. Roosevelt, besides her weekly receptions and th state ; receptions, has given this winter about 12 seml ofllcal . entertainments, muslcales, af ternoon and evening levees, at each of which nearly 500 people have been presented to the mistress of the White House under the most pleasant auspices. -.t:.::: :!;;. At the evening fetes ' supper !s served, and delightful collations In the afternoon.'.. -r " -.; .- ... Thirty servant compos the Whit House staff, but only six may be call ed personal retainers. ; ,-, Two years nsro a French maid was fi 1 V 1 It ! !' t rf fitter v,.f men, she embroiders or works on lace or household linen. This spring she has finished an exquisite piece of re naissance lace for Miss Ethel's gown at the closing exercises of her school. She has several berthas of her own making, and has given each of her four boys a sweater which she knit at odd times, a few winters ago. .' PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER BLIND. Mrs. Letlta Tyler Scrapie, Daughter of a Former President, Inmate of a Washington Home. 87 and Blind. Washington Special to Philadelphia worth American. , , A happy Virginia bride at 19, mis tress of the White House at 21, and to tally blind and an inmate of the Lou ise Home in this city at 87. Such Is the life story ef Mrs. Letltia Tyler Semple, daughter of former President Tyler, who was 87 years old to-day. . When It Is remembered that Mrs. Semple was a little girl, when LaFay ette made his last visit to America, it would seem , that she almost belongs to another age. When the death of William Henry Harrison made Tyler President, he brought an interesting family to the White House. Mrs. Tyler was an Inva lid, ana could never discharge the du ties of mistress of the mansion. Dur ing the first few months of Tyler's ad ministration Mrs. Robert Tyler, wife of a son of the President, acted as his hostess, while the President's daurh ter, Letltia, remained at their Virginia home with her mother. Some months later Mrs. Tyler made the trin to Washington, accompanied by her aaugnier, now Mrs. Semple, but sue- cunvoea to her malady shortly after ward. After the death of her mother Mrs. Semple assumed the duties of mistress of the Wlhte House, which she discharged with grace and tact untu her fathers second "marriage only a few months before his term of office expired. Her last visit to the Whits House was during the- administration of President Pierce. Since that time, al though Invitations have come to jher for every function given there, 'she has paid no attention to them. She IeadJa quiet life In the Louise Home, which is flUed with Southern ladles of gentle birth and culture. The home Is not a charitable Institution, for each woman must pay for her board and room. family. He was followed t VIele, who presented a p. perstition," which was mi Miss . Alice Kizer took i; prophecy, making the hit nlng. Her witticisms ker ence laughing throughout cy of the thlrteen's fat delivered with such excr: atory effect that it wa feature, of the occasion. 1 dant with hard raps of h the stand. .wo. v Mr. Craig was then in Superintendent Griffin s. r address of an hour up tunity." The speaker du word work and well Hv : big reputation that prece took the optimistic view t: In which we live presents t examples of real chivalry, philanthropies and higher merits of the brain. ll& enlivened the sultry atmc a story and ended in a tri mind that portion of a i differentiates him from an i move'on earth which lr audience to great applat; ine ciose of Mr. Cra: was followed by Govern Bpeech of five minutes an j M. Julian, editor of The I ed In the five minutes he s ploraas. : For tastefulnesa sense his short talk was ha Mayor Boyden followed h minutes of talk, 1n which b highest tribute to the tea. Ing: "This is one time tha like to be rich and I won! ery teacher a check to her holidays." He declare l school has a faculty equal the South. Announcements were tt that Harry Shuma had "wc lversity of North Carol: r . ship. Miss Mildred McCut 1 Elizabeth with Miss Ada nate and Israel Feldman scholarship to W'ashlngt v , university. ; xne class r school with a set of c : works. The close of th then announced with t: tionai singing of ' "Th ; State."' ' v ' ALBmiARLE'S CR.D:.r SALIsnOlY'S GRADED SCHOOLS. The Most rinaslnjr Fcatnro Was th Address of Mr. Ixcke Crale of Ashe vllle, on "Opportunity" Short Happy Talks by Governor Glenn and Editor Julian Scholarships . Awarded. " Special to The Obasrven. , ; ' v Salisbury, May 25. The Salisbury white graded schools closed last . night with an elaborate programme, (the' star performance of which was the address i Mr. Locke Craig, of Ashe- viue, as annuat orator. Governor Glenn was a distinguished listener and. following th close of Mr; Cra!ss addreea, spoke five minutes prepara tory to catching the train for Halei-h. ,Th". exercises .oponp,l v.'!!'i iTv.--r ly !' -.. It. V 1' ' ' ' Commencement Exerr! 5 Thumlay Night The . School Very Satlsfactcrr: Special to The Observer. Albemarle. Mav mencement of the Albem ; school began Sunday ! , The baccalaureate sorn. i ed by Rev. G. II. Cox. IX I rte Quarry. The test w and Knowledge." The c was duty to God. The profound Impression ml , heard to gay that it v r they had ever hea; loving service was c ,.:: trayed most'eloquer.t'-y. The commencement r nlsrht. May 23d with a clae rendered bv tho sor.Whltsett, of V,"h: Ilvered the literary t sr. Whlfrtt r: : ; a wia bo i - - i The f ' ;
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