Morris tribune., 1907-06-01

John w. Arctander made his speech
| In the mother tongue he succeeded in
arousing the audience to Il high pitch
| of enthusiasm by suggesting the idea
mentioned. He had prepared also a
| list of prominent Norwegians as
committee to have charge Of the or
| ganization of the different states and
| subdivisions in the work of raising the
money. Mr. Arctander suggested that
one-fourth of the amount ought to be
| expended in making the mountains
| beautiful and profitable, another
quarter should be used in draining
| swamps, and the balance should be
used for furthering progress along in.
| dustrial lines. The committee, as
| proposed by Mr.. Arctander, and which
! received the unanimous approval of
| those present, consists of the follow
| ing: Senator Knute Nelson, Alexan-
dria; former Governor c.. N. Herreid,
Aberdeen, s. D.; Governor J. o. David
son, Madison, Wis; Consul E. III.
Hobe. st. Paul; Consul F. III. Gade,
Chicago; Olaf O. Searle, Minneapolis;
Professor III. G. Stub, Hamline; Pro
fessor e. Kr. Johnson, st. Anthony
Park; Professor Sven Oftedal, Mime
| apolis; Professor N. J. Lohre, Jewell,
Ia; Ludwig Arctander, Andreas LELAND
and Henry J. Gjertsen, MINNEAPOLIS;
J Elder Randager, of the Norwegian M.
r. church: Mr.. N. Fl. Schjelderup,
Laurits s. Swenson, Minneapolis;
Nicholai Grevstad, Chicago; Rasmus
B. Anderson, Madison, Wis; B.
Amundson, DEBORAH, Ia.
Nine. Johanne Dybwad is at pres
| ent playing as guest" at the Folke,
| theater of Copenhagen, and by the
| time she gets back to Christiania, the
season will be so far advanced that
| there is not much chance that Christi
ania people will see her again before
| announced that Mr.. Thalberg, the
Swedish impressario, who had charge
| of the Norwegian student singers
trip to America, will also be the man
ager for the actors from the National
theater. Says a Christiania correspond
have come from America against the
| proposed repertory, fear being ex-
pressed that it will not prove popular
| enough, with only heavy things like
Ibsen and Bjornson works on the pro-
| gram. And l am perfectly willing to
| share that point of view. There are
really few who go in for and under
| stand the higher drama, and In Amer
| lea perhaps more so than anywhere
| else. going to the theater must mean
| fun. Ibsen's and Bjo1nson's works
are not exactly of the funny class, but
| to all those who look upon the theater
as an institution related in it's work
to that Of the pulpit, then going to see
Ibsen and Bjornson played is thing
! that is bound to be worth while. An
other point is that If only Norwegian
dramas are played, the American pub,
| lie will lose the treat of seeing what
| some of our actors can do in other
lines. For instance, to see Mrs.
| Dybwad in A Midsummer Nights
Dream and Mr.. Stormoen in some Of
| his popular roles, would undoubtedly
/ be far more attractive to the general
| public. But there can be no doubt
| that their journey to the far west will
| be one of pleasure both to themselves
and to many of their countrymen in
| America"
| Captain Amundsen has completed
| his lecture trip through the Norwegian
| provinces. Exception being made for
one or two special lectures, which he
is to give in Germany, he is through
with his European lecture work for
| graphical societies he has received sew
| eral requests to lecture when he goes
! on that side The Geographical socie-
ty of Philadelphia has already given
him it's gold medal.
The great fight for and against the
| ination has been carried on in a very
| lively manner. The final battle was
| fought in the storthing and the friends
Of the new move were victorious,
| despite all the great men who had
| taken a stand against it.
| The new announcement for the Ma,
tional theater is "a Sailors Bride,"' in
which Miss Borghild Bvyn makes her
| debute. The play will be given dur
| ing the early part Of next month
Adelaide Welhaven gave a concert
recently in Ullern's church, assisted by
| the pianist, Einar Melting, and the
violinist, Frederik Rabe, of Bergen.
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| DENMARK.