Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-07-12
OF INTEREST TO
. SCANDINAvIANS
Recent Happenings In This
. Country and Abroad.
entertainment or VISITORS

Swedish People Arrange interesting
Program for Guests During Olympic
Games-strike of Engineers on Nor
Wegian Steamboats, Fails to TIE Up
Traffic as the Workmen Had Sup
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In connection with the Olympic
games there is 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 resources of the northern
capital. A striking feature will be
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 classic theatrical per-
Torrance. It was first intended to
enact this in the Stadium itself, but
as Reinhordt and other experts ad-
vised to the contrary the performance
will now take place at the ''lnuma"
theater, 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 Ii
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 Piautus 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 number OF
structures are approaching compile
ton. There will be circus, merry
wheel and Swedish restaurants, where
Scandinavian specialties will b<
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 {
series of tableauX vivants, illustrating
different parts of Sweden, with nation
al dances and customs portrayed. o.
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 wa.
OF picturesque effects.
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A special dispatch from Stockholm
says: Once more the notorious Helg
de la Brache case may occupy tn
courts and the queen dowager Of Den
mark is threatened with a summon
to appear as a witness. PeriOdicail
this case has attracted intense inter
est in Scandinavia by reason Of tn
king and other members of the SWeC
1sh royal family being brought int
the scandal, but this time the prob
is apparently to be pushed further
Helga de la Brache, it is alleged, wa
the daughter Of King Gustavus II
and his queen, born in exile Tn
king was dethroned. 1t is further a
legged that over $2,00O,O00 was paid i
a mysterious way to the Swedish cOul
on her behalf by the Russian cour
and four letters proving her roys
descent were handed at the same tim
to the Swedish court. It Is certai
that King Carl allowed Helga de
Brache pension, but this was ate,
wards withdrawn. She has been dea
for many years, but the case has bee
fought with much persistence by M
Johansson, formerly member Of tn
landsthing. 1t has been before SCI
eral courts. The royal archives hav
been searched, the queen dowager {
Sweden and other members of tn