Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-07-04
NEWS OF SCANDINAVIA
Recent Occurrences Of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
GIFTED SINGERS IN AMERICA
Mrs. Emma MeissDer and Miss Rose
Gutenberg Will Give Their First
Concert fn 81. Paul.
$780, ss~-s-s
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Stock holm.
Mrs. Emma Meissner and Miss Rose
Gutenberg. the two Stockholm prima
donnas. arrived in New York last
week. They are the prima doDnas Of
the new Lyric Oscar theater Of stock
holm and are great popular favorities
with the opera and concert goers OF
Scandinavia as whole. Their first
soncert will be held In ST. Paul June
n. Mrs. Meissner IL the wife OF HAL
mar Melssner one Of the foremost OF
Stockh0lm's orchestra conductors. A
personal friend OF Mrs. Anna Hell.
strom, she comes here warmly recon.
mended by her. IL Is fact that Mrs.
Meissner's voice much resembles that
OF Mrs. Heilstrom. especially I'm the
middle register. Also In personal APP
pearance and manners there is strik
ing resemblance. The two gifted
Swedish singers were resolved 10 start
ON their American tour last May or
April, Int this plan had to be given
mp on account of the tremendous hit
made by Mrs. ATeIssneT in the title
role Of "Dic Lustige Wittwe," new
Vinnese opera by Lehar. Mr.. Ranft,
the Swedish Frohmann. absolutely re-
fused Mrs Melssner leave of alb.
sence whereby the lucrative run Of
"The Merry Widow" would be cut
short Mr. Ranft was anxious TO have
this run II possible take ON the pro
portions OF "The Gelsha" Of few
years ago, when Miss Rosa Gutenberg
then In the teens. made a hit as Nil
mosa San, singing the part to 900
crowded houses SO the young divas
had to postpone their trip until June
when the regular vacation season be.
gan. The leading artists, NJ each
Stockholm theater are generally al-
lowed one recette or benefit concert
towards the close Of successful sea-
son. A Stockholm daily thus describes
the benefit rendered Mrs. Meissner.
the other day: 1.-THE benefit per
Torrance of "1he Merry Widow" or
rather that OF Mrs. Meissner. brought
such an overwhelming success as one
would have hardly expected so soon
after the 100 performances of the
opera only few evenings previously
The Oscar theater was crowded In
spite OF the suffrage debate In the
riksdag and the fine spring air. AL
ready. In the first act, Mrs Meissner
received a score OF giant floral offer
ings. In the second act three laurel
wreaths, one of immense size. were
brought up. After the last act, the
orchestra greeted Mrs. MeIssner with
fourishes. the applause being endless
and the flowers without number. How
was Mrs. Meissner able to take these
flowers with her 20 her = home that
rzight, or how would there ever he
place with them there, for herself In
it?"
During the recent Lime festivities
In Tpsala the representatives OF the
foreign universities were received IN
the university building, listened to a
speech by the rector OF the university.
Professor Schuck. and read their nd.
dresses. Afterwards the students
gave garden party In the botanical
gardens. where besides the prince
regent. who with the greater part Of
the royal family. was present. both
days. the famous Swedish poet, Vernon
von Heidenstam, made speech. which
created great enthusiasm. The princ-
pal part Of the second day'sceremonle
consisted Of comforting the degree Of
doctor OF philosophy on several promi
nent persons. including the foreign CO.
ebrlties mentioned above. Prince Eu-
gen. the youngest son OF King Oscar.
was the first among the Swedes, who
received the wreath OF laurel. which
signifies the degree OF doctor OF phil
osophy. Among the others there was
one woman, Miss Selma Lagerlof. the
famous Swedish novelist, the crown
ing or whom with the laurel wreath
was received with great reclamation.
THE whole or this ceremony took place
IN the old cathedral. which offered 4
very appropriate setting to the impos-
ing ceremony. Afterwards followed q
Bis dinner ana ! BAN in the university
building
Theirs was no end % the feastIne
ana 5olll0cation Al st0ckholn when
me stork paid 1 visit % Prince GUSTAV
Adolf ana Princess Mafx1ret. me
young ptlnce was born the day amer
King Oscar and oueen SOFA had c1le.
brated 6telr 6ftfeth wedding anniS
yeroory, - the two important events
came Together The Jolly Stockholvn~
lam took occaelon 10 celebrate and
nuf3co d % say that az the cafes and