It looks like a theatrical performance.
Yes, even Elder M. L. Andreasen, the "saintly" critic of
Questions on Doctrines was a popular Bible teacher at Union College when he made his students perform theatrical Bible performances in his Bible Classes.
Read his biography, where he also states how surprised he was when he experienced the prophet (Ellen White) laugh. That taught him a lesson about the Spirit of Prophecy he had not known before.