1930 Oberammergau Passion Play Program Signed by Anton Lang

Description

1930 Oberammergau Passion Play
Signed Program
6” x 9 ½” paperback with German and English text and color photographs from the
Passion Play
that has been performed every year from 1634 to 1680 and every 10 years since 1680 (with a few exceptions) by the inhabitants of the village of Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany.
Signed by
Anton Lang
(17 January 1875 – 30 May 1938) who was a German studio potter and an actor in the Oberammergau Passion Play. He played the role of Jesus Christ in 1900, 1910, and 1922.  He was the Prologue Speaker in 1930 and again in the Jubilee Production of 1934.   In 1938, rumors reached England that Lang was in trouble with the Nazi authorities. He was a pacifist and also opposed Nazi attempts to add overtly anti-Semitic language to the
Passion Play
.  Almost the whole Oberammergau population attended Lang’s funeral.
Very Good
, clean condition with minor cover wear.