To Oberammergau and the Alps in an Austin Sixteen: [no title, Oberammergau Passion Play] [Reel 4]

Journey to and from the Oberammergau Passion Play and the Alps by car in 1930.

Fourth of a series of film reels recording Eustace and Eunice Alliott’s trip to and from the Oberammergau Passion Play in 1930, by way of a motor tour through Belgium, Luxembourg and the Rhine, before travelling further south to northern Italy, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, returning to London via Germany and Belgium. The fourth reel in this series records details of Alliotts' stay in Oberammergau, focusing on the 1930 Passion Play and their interaction with key members of the cast. Shots include: women washing and drying laundry away from the main streets; the Alliotts' accommodation and host; crowds outside the theatre; official photographs of the production; audience and actors leaving auditorium; meetings with key actors in the production, notably Anton Lang (Prologue) with Eunice; Alois Lang (Christ), Anni Rutz (Mary) with Eunice; Johanna Preisinger (Magdelene); unidentified actor (John); Guido Mayr (Judas) with Eunice.

Featured Buildings

St Peter and Paul church, Oberammergau (1930) Oberammergau Passion Play theatre Anton Lang shop Alois Lang [shop/ home]

Keywords

Oberammergau Passion Play; Oberammergau Passion Play performers; female labour

Intertitles

Five thousand visitors (and more) make plenty of washing, and cleanliness is next to godliness Helping mother A contrast – the local water cart Hunters are seen returning with their quarry and busy seamstresses work in the street Our home for ten days lay on the village outskirts Fellow lodgers Outside the theatre. Note the long hair of the players Before the play begins. Our host fires the signal gun To give you some idea of the play, we are including a few views from some of the official pictures The theatre is of simple but modern design The stage is open to the sky Anton Lang as prologue leads the chorus on before each scene The morning play begins with the entry into Jerusalem and ends with the betrayal In the afternoon the chief scenes are the appearance before Pilate the crucifixion and the resurrection After a tableau of the Ascension the chorus conclude with a mighty song of praise When the play is over We meet many of the chief players Anton Lang is now prologue. He is a potter and posed for us at his wheel and in front of his shop Alois Lang plays Christus and is a clever wood carver. He is also fond of children Mary Magdelene John Judas acts so well that one of the audience shot at him with a gun. He is thankful we are only after him with a camera Nightfall near the village End of Part II