The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-11-07
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
~. Denmark.
ROYAL DRAMATIC THEATER
Playhouse Built with the Proceeds OF
a Lottery Will Be Thrown Open
EARLY Next Year..
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

OdI1y uSAt year Tie u0W NOS al
Dramatic theater, which costs $780,
900 kroner $1,600,0OO), the proceeds of
state guaranteed lottery, will be
opened It is a very fine building and
beautifully decorated by works of art,
paintings and sculptures, from the
hands of the best artists in Sweden.
The company which is to act there
consists Of the best actors and ac-
resses in Sweden with few excep-
tons. Some of them belonged to the
company that played at the old Royal
Dramatic theater, and others have
been engaged from private companies.
At the present moment they are re-
hearsing a great number of new
plays, both by Swedish and foreign
authors, so that they may be ready to
start at once with good repertory. It
is the intention that no long runs shall
be allowed in this theater, but that at
least three different plays shall be
given each week. 1t will be a real
repertory theater for the benefit both
Of public and artists. Mr.. Ranft. who
controls several theaters in Stock
holm, has already introduced this
novelty on his principal stage, the
Svenska teatern, where formerly long
runs were the order. He has found il
necessary to meet the competition be.
fore it has begun. At the present mo-
ment Bernard Shaw's MAN and
Superman' is being acted there. II
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every night it stands on the bill the
house is crowded. At another OF
Ranft's theaters, the Vasateatern, ''You
Can Never Tell'' will be given early
next year, and the new Royal ORA,
matte theater will bring forward
"Candida" as one of it's first pro.
auctions. So you see that Shaw is
having a boom in Sweden.
Mrs. Meissner and Miss Rosa Gruen-
berg, the two Swedish operetta stars,
who recently visited the United States,
have now been home for some time.
When they returned they We're full of
Pheasant memories Of their trip. They
cannot find words adequate enough to
express how we'll pleased they were
with the great hospitality accorded
them by everybody in the states, es.
pecially by their countrymen and
countrywomen in the great republic.
Who will be the lucky ones this year
as regards the Nobel prizes is kept as
secret as usual. At least in Sweden
people generally get the news only a
few days before the 10th of December
the Nobel day. But it is said with a
certain amount Of assurance that Rud>
yard kipling will receive the literary
prize this year. 1t would be a choirq
that would meet with anniversary an
prevail here and I suppose almost
everywhere.
Carl Kallberg, the actor. committed
suicide in his apartments the other
clay by shooting himself in the mouth
with revolver. He suffered from al
dncurable disease and decided to enc
his existence. He was recently en-
gagged as director of Falck's new
Strindberg theater and was a man Of
brilliant talents and we'll liked by al
who came in contact with him.
A. &. OLSON, of Stockholm. has
donated 10000 crowns to the Lutheran
Mission society. The money thus
donated will be known as the Olssop
missionary fund. According to Mr.
O1sson:s stipulations half Of the pro
ceeds will go to the home missions
and the other half to the foreign mis-.
sions.
Bailey, the newly appointed score
tary to the American legation in
Stockholm, has arrived and been nre
sented to the members of the foreign
department. Hutchinson, his predeces
sor, has been transferred to Belgrade
The we'll known sportsman, Fred
erlck Lowenadler, of London. has Of
fered to pay all the expenses of the
Swedish representatives to the Olym.
plan games, Which will be held in Eng
lands metropolis next year.
The Russian steamer "Lituania,, or
route from Libau to New York with
about 500 aboard, ran aground of
Skllllnge last week, says a telegram
from Malmo. No lives are reported
lost.
Mr.. Stanhope, editor of the New
York Herald, will go to Stockholm in
the near future to ascertain the fact
regarding the Royal Swedish Yacht
clubs challenge for the Americas cun.
The duke and duchess of Skane
with their sons have returned from
London, where they We're the guests
OF the duke and duchess Of Con-
naught.
King Oscar has appointed H. G. w.
Wrangel as commander of the Swed.
1sh fleet. Ranking next to him in the
navy is Admiral H. W. Hamilton.
Vice Consul R. NJ. Nordlind, of
Rochelle, France, has rendered his res-
lsnatlon and will return to Sweden in
the near future. ="
The Swedish minister in Conen.
hagen, Hjalmar Hammarskjold has
been appointed governor of UpsaIa.