Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-21
NORWAY.
Christiana.

Norway will send q company OF its
best dramatic stars TO America next
season for Il tour of the larger cities.
students of the drama in America, as
IL will be the first of its kind in the
history of the American stage, ana
will be somewhat under h patronage
of the king of Norway and the Nation
al theater, which is supported by the
state. Permission has been granted
by the powers for a leave Of absence
of four months, dating from Sept. 10,
to Johanne Dybwad, Soie Reimers,
Ludwig Rergh. Herr Odvar and Harald
Stormoen. They will take the prin-
cipal roles and the minor parts will be
filed by artists selected from the 9th
err theaters in Christiania. 1t is under
stood that the company's repertoire
will, consist largely of Ibsen's plays,
such as "A Dolls House." "Hedda
Gabler." "A Wild Duck and others,
The route is not yet known, nor the
dates, but il is taken for granted that
the company will visit all the leading
ClIlCs VI it' cast Ni' "''Nf 'NN'N 80
Scandinavian population is heavy.
OLAF Selberg. the great Norwegian
organist. is now on a concert tour in
America. lie is assisted by Mime,
Sofie SeIberg, soprano. According to
the leading papers Of Norway, Mr.. Sci
berg is a yirtuoso Of the highest order
and is without a doubt the most ac-
complished organist of Norway. The
bishop of Christiania, DIR. Bang, primas
of the church OF Norway, says: MIR.
SeIherg. the %OrganiSt, has the reputa-
ton of being our best and most accom-
plished organist and his wife is an eX-
cellent soprano, whom it Is a pleasure
to listen to. The two are in every
way talented and will certainly bring
to the hearts of our countrymen in
the far west the dearest membranes
OF our fatherland."
From the Norwegian expedition
which started for the extreme southern
| seas under the leadership Of AleXan-
| der Ball. word has been received from
Australia stating that the vessel
"Katrine," carrying the expedition.
was wrecked west Of Kerguelensland
Dec. 4. 1906. Fortunately no lives
were lost. On Jan. 4 three or four Of
the crew started in a sail BOAT for the
Australian coast and have finally ar
rived ut Melbourne after suffering un-
told harGships. The remainder of the
crew are left on al u~ninhabited ISL
and and a British vessel has now
started out to save them If possible.
Roald Amundsen, who accomplished
| the northwest passage In his Alton
"Gjoa," has been lionized in Paris.
President Fallieres decorated the *
plorer q commander of the Legion OF
Honor. AnIundSen has delivered lee
lures before the various scientific so.
cicties. All he was able TO say in n
general way was that the ocean bot
tom ~traverscd by him was fiat and
sandy and that the old dream so long
entertained by explorers of a short
northwest passage for trade purposes
was exploded.
Norway's foreign minister has
signed the extradition treaty with
| SNPttl ana cIlLllllblS, tAlueI SolhE Oi
coming between the two countries,
will have a hard time 10 evade the
strong arm Of the law. The new trea.
ty takes effect at once.
Bishop Erichsen, of Bergen, cele.
brated his Goth birthday a few days
ago. He Is enjoying vigorous health
and is at present one of the most popu.
lar bishops of Norway.
Architect Christie has donated 5.O0C
crowns to the Trondhjem d%eaconess i'm,
stitute. The plans for this building
were drawn by Architect Christie .
number Of years ago.
~Stavanger's cathedral is now being
restored after the drawings Of Archi
tect John Myer. The work Of restora
ton will last at least eight or ten
years.