Notre Dame Scholastic, Vol. 39, No. 25
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--fi-t? Ch^ -cT-*^ Dotrc Dame Scholastic .DlSCe-9VA5l-5£mP6l5-\/lCTVi2\/S- •ViVe-9VASI-CRAS-IMOieiTV/R\/S- VOL. XXXIX. NOTRE DAME, INDIANA, EASTER, 1906. No. 25. The Resurrection—A Miracle Play. TIT DMAS E. BURKK, '07 Dm ma t is Fersowie. 1ST MAKY (Magdalene) J RSUS PETKU 2i) MAK'Y ( Mother of James) |oiix 3n MAKV (Sah)me) AXOKL SciiNi-: I. Jeriisnlcni. Enrly in ilie morning. Tlie three Afnrys pppronch the tomb. rr\H^IKS T MAKV. Two suns liave sunk since It scemeth that the sun doth shine from here gV first thc\' hiid Him here .»\nd is but mirrored in the opal sky. J (Tltey enter the tomb.) ^ In the grey'cvc when .-dl the world vcas sad. 1ST A1.\.KY. What nmn is that ? Plow the rocks split and runiljling thunder i^oared, /Vnd earth, grown sick with crime, did vomit forth 2n M.\RY. Man? The moulded forms of long-departed dead. 1ST MARY. Ves. 2i) .MARY. 2D MARY. Come, come awn\'. Behold the heav\- stone is rolled awa\'. 1 did not see Him for the piercing light The guards are gone and we are here alone. Tiiat shone around Him. Come let us awaA'. 3D MARY. Let's enter in. 3u MARY. {Singing AS lienrcl in the tomb.) The Lord is gone! Look here!—the winding sheet. 1ST MARY. What music do 1 hear? 1ST MARY. It falls upon me like His soothing A'oice Alas! What umn hath taken Him awa^-. When 1 did hear it last consoling me. What one hath stole the dead out of its tomb? And looking- up to Him through bitter tears Did no.t the dumb wounds of the slaughtered Lamb I said, "Rabboni!" and He, "Peace, be still." Crv out with crimson tongues against the deed?— Mv S(iul with sorrow and With grief o'erflows . (Voices Singing.) Until- I've found the body of niA'. Lord. Gone like the bubble that breaks {E.xit 1st Afary.) And leaves not a ripple behind it; A.VOEL. Gone like the flower's soft tear Peace! Peace! be not afraid. He is not here; When the beams of the morning sun find it. .• Behold the place where the\- did la\- Him do\\-n- . Gone is the J^ord from the tomb. Go tell His brethren risen is the Lord But soon I-Iis beloved shidl behold Him; And goes before them into Galilee. Soon shtdl His JMother of tears 2D MARY. Clo.se to her bosom enfold Him. He said that He would rise on the third da\-. The hour is past, so let us haste awa^-. 3D JMARY. These soft, sweet strains arc wafted from the tomb (Exic ^fnrys.) Where A-esterday there Avas but grief and gloom. ScK-KF. II.—1st JMnry M-eeping in the garden. 2n M.VRY. Let's enter in. JESUS. 1ST JM.VKV. 1 fear thcA-'ve moved nn- Lord. Woman, why weepest thou? Why here alone? 2D MARY. MARY. AI\' eves are dim with the excessive light Because UIA- Lord is stolen from the tomb That burstetli forth out of this rocky tomb; Like tlie unsullied pearl oiit of its shell. 4IO NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC. Sir, if 'twas thou that moved Him from the place And 1 did find surcease of pain and grief Say where He lies and I will haste away, Within His sweet embrace. AwaA'! awa3'! Spill over Him m\- tears and with 1113- hair {Enter 2d arid Sd Marys.) Wipe out the blood stains, and anoint His head. PETER. .JKSUS. Mary. Too true the Lord hath risen from the dead MAKV (tnrnmig-.) Rabbonil As the immaculate lih- from the soil; Linger no longer here, but let's nAva3\ JESUS. DO not touch nie now Till I ascend.to that white throne above {Enter 1st Mary.) Unto the Bosom of Eternal Love. 1ST ]\'1ARY. (/Je vanishes,') Lo! 1 have seen the Lord in raiment white JVIARY. That did outshine the ever-burning sun; His Avounds which lateh' were like crimson springs Around His head a cloud of silvern light, Did sparkle now like jiools of Bethan3-. ' And in His peaceful e3'es a look serene. His e3'es were placid as the troubled sea He gazed upon me, and mine e3-es grew dim; When He did bid the churned wave be still. His voice, like oil poured out upon m3- heart, i^Exit 1st Mary.) Wounded and sore, did soothe and comfort me. ScKXE III.—Jerusalem. The home of St. John. PETER. Enter the t\vo Marys, Peter and John. Would that the sun were fixed in the sk3', And shade and shadow hid in heaven's caA-es; 3n MAKY. - Would nn3'^ poor e3'es would not grow wearisome 'Tis true the Lord is risen from the dead. Until within the shade of Tabor's mount PETEK. I la3' me down to rest in. Galilee, Impossible! Your ej-es have been deceived, W'here the Redeemer risen I might see! 2D MARY. {E.xit all.) .Not so, for we did go into the tomb. SCENE YJ—Eveninsr in the Garden of Gcthscmane. ^^ St- - The stone, we know not how, was laid aside. Enter Peter and John. There lay the milk-white winding sheet, and lo! JOHX. An angel seated in the tomb we saw, The bird of dawn soars crimsom to the west His face was as the lightning and his cloak The night is on, the warbler seeks its nest. Was ciystal-white as the late-fallen snow. PETER. , "Peace! Peace!" he said, "\'Ou seek the Crucified; But hark! a shepherd crooning in the hills. He is not here, but risen gloriously {Singing.) And goes before A-^OU into Galilee." Joirx. Can it be so? Safe m3'^ sheep ~ I. watchful keep PETER. iet's hasten to the tomb.. Through all the silver night. I fear that sorrow hath besieged their minds ; I'll wind m3' horn And oped the floodgates' of their mightj"^ grief, W^hen da3' is born Working deception to their very sight. , And welcome in its. light. ^ ScEXE IV.—Be/ore the tomb. Enter. Peter and John. TOHX. They examine the sepulcher. Sweet song doth-well refresh the outwoi"!! heart, PliTER. , . And like a child awcary^ of the da\' Great God, forgive 1113' doubt, and give me wings I could lie down and gaze into the sk3', That I ma3' speed me into Galilee; , W^atch the bright stars plaA- hide among the clouds , Spread out.tln-^ slcA'aljOA-e me as the hen Or daiice upon the \voof of heaven's floor Spreadeth her wings over her little chicks. Until my CA-CS hcaA'3" with the long shades That I ma3' meet no wrong until the hour , Should close unwillingK' in plccisant dreams. \Vlie'rein P-ve found the Lord in Galilee. PETER.* ^. •..•.' JoHx:: i 1 : . • -^ . , _ HoAA' full of mystery this da3' hath been Away; awaA', nn-heart doth crave for Him; ''[' But to the end God's hand hatlr guided all. Like a yvild bird imprisoned doth it beat - The hills liaA-e been laid low, the A'alle3^s filled W^itli anxious flutterings,against my breast. And the impossible made possible. -That holy.bosorn now doth rise and fall%. , .Dawn did.these sorry troubles all rcA-^eal, = As.on the night when we did eat,the pasch, Day rolled, them up and EA'ening set the seal. NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC. 411 rAmazement. AS some rapt gazer in a lowly vale Beholds the mountain with tall pines upon it, So look vtxx e\-es in wonderment at you Crowned Avith your fortv-dollar Easter bonnet. T. E. B. The Vacant Stare. herself the cj-nosure of critical feminine eyes; but when she discovered several pairs of masculine eyes staring at her, denevicve JOHN C. MCOINN, '06; w^ished she had been more modest in the selection of her Easter hat. OR. w^eeks Genevieve Hanran had It wasn't long, however, till Genevieve's talked of nothing but her new circle of friends and the quiet people of Easter hat; in fact, she thought Wakefield became familiar with her new of little else, and • oftentimes creation. Indeed, she might have forgotten would interrupt her companions all about it had not Ernest—Ernest was in the midst of their girlish con-, her beau—dropped her a line asking her to versation and interrogate them about their come over to Natic and go to the theatre Easter bonnets. w^ith him. Now Genevieve wanted to go to Usually a hat is a A^erj^ unassuming orna the show; yes, and she wanted to w^ear her ment, but not so with a w^oman's hat, and new hat because Ernest had not as 3'et seen particularl^r the hat that Genevieve wore it and she knew he wanted to sec it because on Easter Sunday. And no wonder, for she had talked to him so much about it her undivided attention had been given and had even gone so far as to make him to the making of this hat, and when assist in selecting the flowers which were to her mental forces were centered on any adorn it. particular object, well, the result w^as Well, Genevieve found one of her chums, usually sensational. So it w^as with her one that Ernest did not like particularly Easter hat. Stich a creation of loveliness well. As a rule, Genevieve acted like other had never before attracted the attention girls, and when Ernest asked her to bring a of the girls of Wakefield, nor the young friend along ^th her, she usuallj" succeeded men either.