. Drama in religious service . s simply carry rude crooks, orpieces of wood, and lanterns. In others theybear gifts of fruit and bread,—the artificial fruitso widely used for centerpieces being easily foundin department and specialty stores. The giftsof the Wise Men may be a borrowed jewelrycabinet, and an incense burner and chalice ofmyrrh which are part of the church , searching for the Buried Lord, sometimescarries a box of ornamental design which maybe made from a cigar box, covered with buckramand gilded and decorated in colors. The Mangeris made simply from rough slabs, and
. Drama in religious service . s simply carry rude crooks, orpieces of wood, and lanterns. In others theybear gifts of fruit and bread,—the artificial fruitso widely used for centerpieces being easily foundin department and specialty stores. The giftsof the Wise Men may be a borrowed jewelrycabinet, and an incense burner and chalice ofmyrrh which are part of the church , searching for the Buried Lord, sometimescarries a box of ornamental design which maybe made from a cigar box, covered with buckramand gilded and decorated in colors. The Mangeris made simply from rough slabs, and is filledwith straw in which an incandescent light is hid-den to provide the unearthly illumination. For a maximum utilization of raw materials,human and otherwise, no production could exceedthat of Miss Kimballs Nativity as it was pro-duced in the First Baptist church in Jersey entire cost of the play was less than fivedollars. By carefully following sketches and di-mensions found in an old Bible with an elabo-[92]. MARY MAGDALEXE BEARING THE PRECIOUS BOX TO THE TOMB PRODUCTION PLANT IN OPERATION rately illustrated and exhaustive concordance^ theproperties were a triumph of historical accuracy. The Annunciation scene was simple, beingstaged with somewhat of the Rosetti grouping,which required only a stand with a draped cover-ing, a golden jar of lilies, and a scroll. Themanger scene was equally uncomplicated. It wasthe temple scene which offered opportunity foringenuity, and the careful transference of actualdimensions from the ancient concordance intousable properties. The Altar of Incense, onecubit in length, one cubit in breadth, and twocubits in height, and made of pure gold, wasdevised from two shredded wheat cartons put to-gether in correct proportion. Into the corners,near the top of the Altar, heavy wooden ringswere fastened with invisible wires, and curtain-rods run through them. Then the whole washeavily gilded and surmounted by an incenseburner and a dish
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