Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-03-14
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Erasmus Montanus," Holberg's
great comedy, In five acts, and trans
lated to English by Campbell and
Schenck, will be presented by the
Dramatic Club of the Osseo Literary
Society Of the Winmar Seminary on
Tuesday evening, March Goth, at S:15,
at the Seminary auditorium.
All those who saw Holberg's 1.-THE
Political Tinker" put on by the o.
SEQ two years ago will want to see
Erasmus MOntanus now. 1t is prob.
ably Holberg's best known comedy.
The scene of the play is country
village in Denmark about 200 years
ago. Rasmus Berg returns home from
the university. He has latinized his
name and calls himself Erasmus Mon
tanus and he almost feels as If it is
below him to talk in his mother
| tongue.
SYNOPSIS.
Act /. Jeppe Berg receives let
ter from the University from his son
Rasmus, but it contains so much Lat.
in that Jeppe can't make much out
of it. Peer the Deacon comes to the
rescue and endeavors to solve the
puzzling words. Peer poses as a Lat
in scholar and even knows Greek
Lisbed, Rasmus Berg's fiancee. feels
very bad when there is talk of post
poning the marriage. Rasmus Berg's
return is announced.
Act 2. Rasmus Berg has arrived
He tried hard to impress his brother
Jacob with his learning and dignity
His name is now Erasmus M0ntanus
Jacob fails to be much impressed. H,
is much more successful with his par
ents. He turns his mother into
stone. He goes to visit his sweet
heart but strays into the barn insteat
of the house.
> Act 3. Montanus explains to hi
mother why he failed to meet Zero
minus and his daughter Peer, tn,
deacon and Jesper the bailiff get in
to the game. Peer gets the better o
Erasmus in Latin altho he can't pu
together a Latin sentence, but thel
Peer knows plenty of Latin word
anyway. Peers Latin sounds Just 81
good as Erasmus to the others pres
ent. When Erasmus maintains tina
the earth is round. Jeronimus repud
fates his son-in-law in spite. OF Lis
beds tears.
Act 4. Erasmus proves conclusive
ly that the Peer the deacon is a cock
Erasmus receives a letter from Lis
bed. He is torn between love for he
and his honor as a scholar to main
tain what he has once said He make
IT, noble resolve rather to lose hi
sweetheart than to admit the eart]
Is fiat. Jacob shows that he can al
que some too.
Act s. The lieutenant meets Erae
mus. A case of CONSUMPTION. Mon
tanus' learned arguments are OF n
avail he is forced to put on the uni
form. Where arguments have faile,
little military discipline accomplish
es much and Erasmus becomes tn
most humble of the humble. TIL
earth is now as fiat as a pancake an
happiness refgns supreme
CHARACTERS OF THE PLAY:
, Jeppe Berg, well-to-do peasant.
Edward Olso
Mile, his wife. ........ .Myra Rudd
Rasmus Berg, called Erasmus Mon
tanus, their elder son, a student
;. at the University. ..:...........
= Jacob, the younger son. ..........
Charles WALL
Jeronimus, wealthy freebooter. >.
................. Arthur Wilcke
! Madeleine, his wife. Louise KLEIN
Lfsbed. their daughter. betrothed to
Rasmus ......... Stella Syvertso
Peer, the deacon. Erwin Nelso
1esper. the bailiff. Spencer Rodmy
The lieutenant ...... Albert Dolde
Admission charges are rs cent,
Children IL or under, Is cents. Al
T 25 cent seats are reserved and ma
: be had either at the Seminary or q
: Emma T. Johnson's Music store afte
Friday. March 18th.
Acts to 4. A room in Jeppe Berg
house.