Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-02-14
NEWS OF SCANDINAVIA
Recent Occurrences Of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark,
NEW THEATER AT STOCKHOLM
Exclusive Literary Set of the City Will
BE the Patrons Of Unique
Playhouse.
SWEDEN.
OckhoIm

Stockholm.
A theater, which in many respects
will be a departure from the conven-
tional opera house or Swedish "teater."
will be erected In Stockholm in the
near future by Theater Director Falck
and will be known as The Literary
theater." 1t will be completed in Sep
TENDER next and the economic end OF
1t has already been v0uchsafed by sub
stantial business men OF Stockholm,
Malmo and H~elsingborg. The theater
will be enthusiastically simple in all
Its appointments and will be modelled
after the Kleines theater In Berlin.
and will have a seating capacity Of
500. The walls Of the theater will
have no decorations, but Swedish ar.
fists will be given the privilege Of
here exhibiting their paintings free Of
charge. The exclusive literary set Of
Stockholm will constitute the patrons
Of this unique playhouse and only
those plays Of strictly literary and
dramatic value will here be rendered.
The frst series Of plays will be from
the pen of August Strindberg, the
fnitiatory play to be given being his
charming Dromspelet dream Play.
No restaurant or buffet will be erected
In connection with the new theater.
The literary and critically inclined
people Of Stockholm are much inter-
ested, for now they can have a theater
which they can really call their own.
The directors of the Separator com
pany at their annual meeting decided
to issue applications for more stock,
about GOO shares, at 1000 crowns each,
thus making the maximum capital
stock Of the company 6O.0OO.OOO
crowns. The De Laval cream sapara-
tor is known the world over and is In
general use all over the United States.
Perhaps no other Swedish invention
has been so useful to the world rs
the De Laval cream separator and
the separator company is now n OF
the largest business institutions in
Sweden.
The new Gustav Vasa church. which
has but recently been completed at an
expenditure of 1909. 1857 crowns. has
proven to be an expensive under
taking by the communicate members,
who now have to raise a sum of 49,
900 crowns, which represents the ex-
ira sum of money it took to complete
this massive edifice. A series of con-
Certs and entertainments have been
arranged for the season and every
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large debt. The edifice is now one OF
the most beautiful in it's style in all
Sweden.
A large "fest hail. with a seating
capacity Of 1900 will be erected I'm
the near future near Sure street in
Stockholm. The money to be ex-
pended on this structure will be raised
by popular subscription and about TO-
600 crowns have already been secured.
In this immense hall will be held all
the great annual song festivals and in
ternational sporting tournaments.
Stockholmians generally are enthusi.
astic over the project and little doubt
is entertained that the necessary
funds will soon be forthcoming.
Erik Hakansson is the name of a
promising young actor who died a few
days ago in Veijle sanatorium in Den
mark from a fatal attack of tuber-
culosis. Although only 90 years old he
had already gained a place for him
self in the stage world, which might
well be envied. He was the leading
man with his mother, Julia Hakans-
sons theatrical company and wher-
ever he appeared he scored sue
cesses.
Crown Princess Victoria Is seriously
III In Karlsruhe and there are grave
apprehensions anent her condition.
Crown Prince Gustaf has departed for
Karlsruhe. King Oscar on the con-
trary is improving gradually and has
during the past few days been able
to walk about In his rooms. His ap-
petite shows a marked improvement
and his temperature Is absolutely
normal.
Charlotte Bergstrom, a well known
and pupolar actress i'm Sweden, died in
Copenhagen Jan. II. She was born In
Stockholm and made her debut when
but 16 years old with Pierre Deload's
company and appeared for a number
Of years in every country town Of any
consequence until 1873 when she re-
fired. She was married to Gustaf
Bergstrom, a theatrical director, in
1863.
The population Of Gothenburg Is
now 155, 1871. showing an increase Of
3,720 during the last year. No city in
Sweden has shown such a marked in.
crease in population. Next in order
comes Malmo, with a population Of
q ,1O1, showing an Increase of 3,135.
Sweden has now twenty-three cities
with a population Of over 10000 peo-
pie.
w. T. Stead, the world renowned
writer and traveller, who has been
spending the past few weeks In Rome,
Is expected to visit Stockholm. Dur
ing his s%ojourn In Stockholm Mr..
Stead will be the guest Of Baron
Taum on Fano and Lord Barnsskow
on Stora Sundby. Mr.. Stead will
visit Norway some time next month.
Since the death OF Bishop Charlie
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