Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-11
OF INTEREST TO
SCAND|NAv|ANS
Recent Happenings in This
Country and Abroad.
Entertainment OF VISITORS

Entertainment Uf vlSllUkS
Swedish People Arrange Interesting
Program for Guests During Olympic
Games-Strike of Engineers on Nor
wegian Steamboats, Falls to Tie Up
Traffic as the Workmen Had Sup
posed They Could.
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In connection with the Olympic
games there is a great program of
amusement and hospitality arranged
by the Swedes for the entertainment
of visitors. Grand military concerts,
classic theatrical performances and
opera productions will afford ample
proof Of the III of the northern
capital. A striking feature will be a
grand military concert, under the
patronage of the crown prince, in
which some sixteen military bands
will assist, and the program will prin-
cipally comprise music by the most ia
nous Swedish composers. The clas-
sic sports at the Stadium will be sup
plemented by a classic theatrical per-
Torrance. 1t was first intended to
enact this in the Stadium itself, but
as Reinhordt and other experts ad-
vised to the contrary the performance
will o take place at the 'Intima"
theater, a smaller stage being more in
keeping with the traditions of the old
play. A number of students from the
University OF Upsala and Stockholm
intend to produce the comedy "Mostel-
~laria," by the Roman playwright Tt
tus Plautus. This ancient play has
before been performed in Stockholm,
In the Seventeenth century, and again
towards the close of the Nineteenth
century. Titus Plautus is one of the
Oldest Of Roman writer's OF comedies
from whom a complete dramatic work
has been handed down. He lived from
$50 years till 1874 before Christ, and
principally devoted himself to trans
lating and adapting old Greek plays.
The area set aside for general
amusements is calculated to hold
some 10000 persons and a number of
structures are approaching compile
ton. There will be a circus, a merry
wheel and Swedish restaurants, where
Scandinavian specialties will be
served. The place is to be called
Olympia. A gala performance at the
Royal opera is also under preparation.
Among other attractions 1t will give a
series of tableaux ~vivants, illustrating
different parts of Sweden, with nation
al dances and customs portrayed. On
July II, Immediately after the conclu-
sion Of the equestrian contests, there
will be an evening fete at the Stadium,
which promises to provide something
quite out of the common in the way
of picturesque effects.
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A special dispatch from Stockholm
says: Once more the notorious Helga
de la Brache case may occupy the
courts and the queen dowager Of Den
mark is threatened with a summons
to appear as a witness. Periodically
this case has attracted intense inter
est in Scandinavia by reason of the
king and other members OF the Swed-
fish royal family being brought into
the scandal, but this time the probe
Is apparently to be pushed further.
Helga de la Brache. 1t is alleged, was
the daughter of King Gustavus Nv.
and his queen, born In exile. The
king was dethroned. II is further al
legged that over 2 1000, 900 was paid in
q mysterious way to the Swedish court
on her behalf by the Russian court,
and four letters proving her royal
descent were handed at the same time
to the Swedish court. 1t Is certain
that King Carl allowed Helga de la
Brache a pension, but this was after
wards withdrawn. She has been dead
for many years, but the case has been
fought with much persistence by Mr..
Johansson, formerly a member OF the
landsthing. 1t has been before sev-
eral courts. The royal archives have
been searched, the queen dowager of
Sweden and other members of the
royal family have recently filed long
autograph statements in the case and
altogether the proceedings have stirred
up society from top to bottom. Now,
following the death of the king of
Denmark, Mr.. Johansson considers
that the dowager queen of Denmark,
who is the only child of King Carl
XIV. of Sweden. has become an indie
pendent legal personality. 30 he has
addressed a letter to King Gustaf ".
of Sweden In which he earnestly begs
Of the king to persuade the dowager
queen of Denmark to furnish him
(the king) with a complete statement
of her knowledge OF the case. or. fail
ing In this. again refer the case to a
Stockholm court before which the
dowager queen Of Denmark could be
summoned as z witness.
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The Finland. bearing Americas
crack team to the Olympic games at
Stockholm, arrived In that city direct
from Nav York on June 80. IL was