Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 February 1948 — Page 23

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Black Hills Passion Play Return Here Feb. 15-23

A cast of 24 persons will portray the 22 scenes of the Black

through Feb. 23 except on Feb. 21 when there will be no performance. The play will be sponsored here by! the Lions’ Club. |

Native of Gerinany i"

Mr. Meier is a native of Germany and the seventh generation family to play the Christus.

n with his in 1932 : a center in the Black Hills. of his company are former players of ‘Shakespeare or vaudeville troopers. All are American citi-| gens including Mr. Meier and the | few Germans who did not return to their native land after 1932.

‘Necessary properties including!’

, a.live_donkey and a camel and “ an executive staff of 15 persons travels with the cast. A choir is recruited from local singers in! every town where a showing is |

given. y | Acquired Accent | Mr. Meier brought his Passion’ Play to Indianapolis about seven! years ago. At that time, he still was having some difficulty in; speaking English clearly. He is said not only to have overcome: the difficulty, but actually to have acquired an English accent. It is noteworthy, that the opening of the play, here, falls on the! first Sunday of Lent, the season commemorating Christ's last days on earth. i { The passion play's permanent get in Spearfish, in the Black Hills | “attracted 90,000 tourists last sea-| son, June 15 through Sept. 4.

| Passion Play.

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Terre Haute to Get

New Fieldhouse

~ Civic Group Backs College Project

" Times State Services | TERKE HAUTE, Feb, 5—Preliminary steps are being taken here toward and cona new fieldhouse seat-

ana > : ) Haute, and the entire V’" Bash Valley. atl | President Ralph N. ey of Indiana State was authorized to| appoint an executive committee to begin drawing up ‘immediate! plans for the project after it was, \discussed and approved at a meet: ing of 31 business, civic, legisla-| jtive and educational leaders of 'the’ community.

A 47-acre tract given to the college by Anton Hulman Jr, is tentatively planned" as the site for the fieldhouse, an athletic] (field and facilities for physical | ‘education and recreational activi-| {ties for .men and women. It is! Hocated east of 25th St., and south ‘of Wabash Ave. | ! “This year has brought out the! (acute need for a larger physical | {education - building and field-! |house,” President Tirey said. He, explained that the new building| could be used for all college, community and Wabash Valley events | ‘where mass seating was esgéntial.|

Scouts Plan Homecoming University Heights Boy Scout Troop 38 will hold a home-coming | and Pather-Son Supper at v " .m, Monday in PASSION PLAY ROLE—Miss Be is er Vn Sonn, Clair Burns “plays the . part of —_ Css Magdalene in the Black Hills

Passenger in Car Fatally Injured

One man was killed near Ft. Wayne and two persons were in- _ jured here in traffic accidents last Bt Harry Chappell, 37, Ft. Wayne, was fatally injured when the car’ fn which he was riding collided witha truck five miles north of! Ft. Wayne. He was riding in al car driven by James Downing. | Gerald Griffin, Logansport, driver! of the truck was not hurt: Miss Anna Dixon, 61, of 911 Fayette St, was slightly hurt when the car in which she was riding collided with a trackless, trolley at 25th St. and North-——western-Ave.-last night. She was! riding in a car driven by Farrell

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Belgian Miners Strike BRUSSELS, Feb. 5 (UP)—Five thousand Belgian coal miners from 11 pits in the Liege field struck today and other miners threatened to do so Monday unless demands are met for highér pay to meet thé high cost of living. +

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Headliners to Set Pace For Times' Ice-O-Rama Adults, Boys and Girls of All Ages Make Up Cast of 400 for Benefit Show By ART WRI

GHT : Setting the pace for the two-hour, all-amateur Times Ice-O-Grounds Coliseum will be many of The body of a retired Army] v ® colonel! was found yesterday under Paul yan Vy Tast|the steering wheel of his automobile in the garage at his North " - | Side home. hears-| chairs, $1.20; side mezzanine, 85 Police said the

Rama show Feb. 19 in the Fair the headliners from last year's successful p Among the principals from other shows will be hees, 3540 Balsam Ave., whose “suave sophistication” year won him the cheers of the capacity crowd. The , handsome male skater is now completing re

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Department. i Cocker Spaniel Club present this year's Ice-0-Rama. To Hear Miss Rawls The show, completely different

1 ; | The Cocker Spaniel Club of bee: ssi i last T' sda | from the 1947 p Juetion. will of cyptpe) Indiana will present Miss n missing since Jast Thursday. fer new routines, h Elizabeth Rawls of the Shortridge High School faculty in an In addition to the skaters, the s44reqs on “The Mendelain La

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city’s youth groups will again or Heredity” Sunday. have a prominent place in the show. Representatives of some 40 groups will make up the “royal court.”

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Indianapolis attorney, requested ,' the investigation. A native of San Francisco, Cal, the former officer lived here 4U years, He attended Indiana University before being graduated from the military school at West Point, N, Y.

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