Each summer a group of young Montreal actors -- "Les Jongleurs de la Montagne" -- perform a passion play on the slopes of Mount Royal, near St. Joseph Oratory. Founded in 1953 by Father Emile Legault, Les Jongleurs were patterned after "Les Compagnons de Notre Dame" a French company founded by playwright Henri Gheon. Like their French counterpart "Les Jongleurs" devoted themselves to Christian theatre and played four regular seasons in the pilgrims' hall of the Oratory. Although they do not constitute a permanent company any more, they convene each year to do "The Way of the Cross". Religious plays and pageantry date back to the Middle Ages when they enjoyed great popularity all over Europe, the revival of this form of theatre is a great success in Montreal because of these young actors who, often in the face of adversity, refused to give up.