The Renowned Deliverer of the Prologue in the Passion Plays of the Last Decade, a True Son of Ammergau, in Whose Unassuming Person Dwells the Calm, Deep Soul of the Artist, the Loyal Sympathizing Friend, in Whose Peaceful Home I Found the Quiet and the Mood I Needed to Complete This Work, It Is Now Dedicated, with Grateful Esteem, By