The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-07-04
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
SWEDISH SINGERS POPULAR
Marked Attention Given by the Press
to Mrs. Emma Meissner and Miss
Rosa Gutenberg.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm,

MfS. Emma MelSSner and Miss Rosa
Gutenberg, the prima donnas of the
Oscar theater of Stockholm who will
appear in a series of Swedish saen-
gerfest concerts in this country dur
ing the next month, are not the first
artists to come here from Stockholm
to sing in special vacation engage
ments, but never has the Swedish
press given so much and marked at
tention to such departures as to the
one Of Mrs. NIeissner and Mile. Gruen-
berg, having had columns of inter-
views and description upon the trip,
plan, repertory and wardrobes of the
two popular singers. The halo Of eX
traordinary success of "The Merry
Widow in which Mrs. Meissner Gre
ated the leading part, still surrounds
this charming artist, while Miss
Gutenberg is considered the rising
star among Swedish coloratura So
pranos. The time is considered close
at hand when Miss Gutenberg will
leave the private lyric theaters for the
royal opera. Says a Stockholm daily
about recent appearance of Miss
Gutenberg: lie petit due was sung
by Miss Gutenberg in excellent STYLE
and she was a duke, the like of which
we have never seen. Miss Gutenberg
has been sweet as O'AIimosa San. She
has been charming in a long series of
other parts, but as last night she has
never scored before. She won a great
and decisive victory. What brio in her
rendition from first to last! Nothing
done by halves, she giving herself full
ly and entire. Already in the first act
she showed the lions claw; in the Sec
ond act she made the scenes of the
peasant girl splendidly, and at last she
was little colonel both dashing and
hewitching, She might as we'll have
sung at herself, the most handsome
officer in the world. The critic is dis
armed. his sword shattered'' The
two Drima donnas are to appear in
concerts in Minneapolis, St. Paul,
Chicago and at the great Swedish
saengerfest in Moline, ILL.,, July 81 to
"a.
Stockholm is passing through a re-
markable boom. Such building of new
houses, palatial in their size and beau
ty, was never known before. In all
parts Of the city old houses are being
torn down, to be replaced by more i'm
posing structures. It is surprising
what large and fine looking buildings
are being RACED to the ground in some
places. Even five-story residences of
pleasing architecture are being re-
placed with new ones. so intense is the
building craze. One of the conse-
quences Of this peculiar boom is a
scarcity of houses and rooms to rent.
and the rates are so high as to be
practically prohibitive.
The Swedish consul general at Lon
don writes to the minister Of foreign
affairs that the Swedish business men
are not sufficiently aggressive to en-
able them to extend their business in
England. He writes that the consul
at Liverpool reports to him that al
though the firms of Germany, Norway
and other countries send out repre-
senatives and quotations of prices.
thereby keeping in close touch with
the English business houses. the
Swedish business men do neither anC
consequently his efforts at trade ex-
pansion for Swedish merchandise has
met with failure.
The engagement Of Prince Wilhelm.
the duke of Sodermanland, and the
Russian princess, Maria Pawlowna,
has been officially announced. Prin-
cess Maria was born April IS, 1899,
and is the youngest daughter of the
cars uncle, Prince Paul Alexandra
witch.
The Swedish government has dur.
ing the past few days been compelled
to pay an old war debt, accumulated
as early as 1913, to the city of Lu-
peck. 1t amounts to $4,000 forms and
must be paid in accordance with the
treaty Of 1852.
The Countess Casa de Miranda
christine NilssoD contemplates pur-
chasing the Jenny Lind relics in Lon
don in the near future and will, &C.
cording to reports, present them to the
Stockholm Academy Of Music.
A telegram from Copenhagen states
that young Prince Wilhelm of Sweden
prior to his American tour is taking
two lessons a day in English at
the present time. His teacher is Pro-
fessor Michia of Copenhagen.
War Minister Tungsten has been ap-
pointed commandment of the fortifica-
tons at Boden and this means that he
will in the near future be requested to
resign as minister Of war.
1.-THE Merry Widow which was
rendered at the Oscars theater not
less than 100 consecutive times last
season. netted Director Rauft 100000
er;wnS.