14 APRIL 1900, Page 23

The Passion Play at Ober - Ammergau, translated into English by Maria

Trench (Regan Paul, Trench, and Co., 1s. 6d. net), is a seasonable production which will be found useful by many visitors. The introduction gives some interesting details. Two only out of twenty-three characters will be taken by the same actors as in 1890 (Johannes by Peter Rendl and Judas by Johann Zwink), eight will be represented by actors who appeared in 1890 (one of the eight being a veteran who was Nikodemus from 1870.1890, and will now be Simon of Bethany). Of the thirty-four singers ten sang in 1890. The first performance is on May 24th (after a rehearsal on the fifth Sunday after Easter), the last on September 30th.