Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-31
TID|NCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News From Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
CAY OBSERVED At STOCKHOLM

Fiftieth Anniversary Of the First APP
pearance on the Stage of kristina
Nilsson - Gothenburg System for
Regulating Liquor Traffic Said Not
to Be Working Well in Norway.
Figures Showing Financial Condi
zion of Denmark.
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On Feb. % last it was just fifty
years ago since KrlStina Nilsson, now
the Countess Casa de Miranda, made
her first debut on the stage. This &C.
CURED Feb. %, 1860, in the De la
Croix hall at Brunkebergs market, in
Stockholm. There was on that occa-
sion a large audience present, owing
to the fact that 1t was announced that
young woman of unusual talent
would appear The debutante was at
that time a poor girl from Smaland,
who for about year had been a pro-
tege of Madame Adelaide Leuheusen
of Gothenburg, who, together with the
talented accompanist, Franz Berwald
desired the public to get an oppor-
tunity to hear the young girl sing. And
Kristina Nilsson did sing. She sang
as she perhaps had never sang before
or afterwards and soon fame came to
beCkOn at her feet. The day was OBJ
served last month by a number OF
the diva's greatest admirers and the
event was given considerable atten
ton in the daily newspapers of the
capital
King Gustaf is at present at Cape
Martin, where he will spend some time
In order to secure a little recreation
Cape Martin is situated between Men
Mediterranean, and is considered &
great health resort. 1t will be remem
bered that it is not a long time age
since the king underwent an operation
for appendicitis, which the doctor!
claim has really left him in a rather
weak condition. The queen accom-
panied him and it is a well known
fact that she prefers the climate il
the South and would have gone Their;
long ago if it had not been for tn,
kings illness.
The Swedish Tourist society cele
brated it's twenty-fifth anniversary da.
Feb. 25 at the Music academy il
Stockholm. A large and very selec
audience was present. Professor>G Gun
mar Anderson read an interesting pa
per entitled, The Pleasures and Bene
fits of the Tourist Traffic" After tn
programme occurred a grand bar
quet at the Grand hotel, to which 20
guests had been invited. Socially
was considered one Of the most in
portant affairs of the season.
Director Rant of the Royal Oper
has recently paid a visit to Paris
While there he went to see "Chantt
cler," possibly with view Of securin
the play for a Stockholm audience
Yet after considering everything h
came to the conclusion that Stool
holm audience would not be very Ell
thusiastic about such a play and ths
1t would cost too much to reproduc
II in Swedish. Anyway, Directo
Rant did not seem much interested
The much talked of Ice palace !
Stockholm will be a real thing ne>
season II the plans of Architect Flen
ing materialize. 1t will be located o
Drottning-gatan, near the Centr;
baths, and will thus have very Gel
trail and favorable location.
| DR.. Sven Hedin returned to Stool
holm a few days ago from the soutl
ern part of Europe, where he has bee
delivering lectures. He will renal
at home for the summer except for
brief visit to England.
III Rumor states that the editor.in-chi,
OF the "Dagens Nyheter." Otto VIC
Zweigbergk, is about to resign an
that his successor will be DR.. Iva
Bratt. The latter is a municipal ewl
ership man.
III A rolling skater rink on the Mort
Side in Stockholm is attracting a gre,
deal of attention. 1t Is located G
Norrlands street and thus far 1t hs
proven to be a moneymaker.
Theodore Roosevelt will visit Stocl
holm some time In May or June. Thu
he will be accorded a most enthusia
tic reception Is needless to state.
Queen Wilhelmina's husband wi
visit the Swedish court some time
the month Of May. He will also Wis
Christiania.
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