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Following is the programme: I. Selections from "Faust," Gounod II. Peer Gynt, Grieg a. Ase's Tod b. Anitsa'a Tanz III. The Two Grenadiers, M. J. Tobey '01. Schumann. Orchestral accompaniment arranged by P. S. Smith '02. IV. a. Prelude to Act V. of "King Mantred," Reinecke. b. "Traume," Wagner Trumpet obligato by R. W. Dibble '01. V. 'Cello Solo, a. Berceuse from "Jocelyn" Godard b. Serenade Badine, Gabriel-Marie L. P. Burnham '02. VI. Selections from "San Toy," Jones VII. Mattinata, Tosti VIII. Procession of the Women from "Lohengrin," Wagner IX. Waltz--"Die Schonbrunner," Lanner X. "Fair Harvard...
Rehearsals for the first act of "The Viking," which will be presented by the Pi Eta Society this year as its spring theatricals, have been in progress for more than a month. There is much action in the play, and the music is thoroughly satisfactory. The first act has been staged, and the parts assigned as follows: Leif Ericsson, the Viking, T. Stensland 2L. Tyrker, his confidant, J. L. Kimbrough '02. Bjarne, P. L. Fish '01. Sigurd, F. M. Sawtell '02. Olaf, keeper of the "Outside" Inn, J. M. Ross '01. Sweyn, a waiter, J. C. Miller '01. Magnus Jarl...
...scene of the first act is a village on the Hardanger Fjord, Norway, at Yule-tide in the year 1000, while the people of the village are holding a Yule-tide festival. By a prevailing statute, Magnus Jarl, the head of the village, cannot retain his jarldom unless he finds a husband for his only daughter Sylvia, before the spring. Sigurd, a villainous youth, aspires to her hand, but when, urged by Olaf, he presses his suit, he is scorned by her. Sigurd, then makes advances to Sylvia's father, the Jarl, but is again repulsed. At this juncture...
...prophetess, that he may gain the Jarl's consent to his suit. Accordingly Minna tells Magnus that his daughter must marry Leif. Magnus does not dare to thwart the decree of the prophetness and accepts Leif as Sylvia's lover. The Jarl then buys Bjarne's ship and the act closes as Leif sets sail across the Atlantic. Sigurd goes with him, hoping that he can cause the crew to mutiny, kill Leif, and return to win Sylvia...
...Section 2. This act shall be in force when the board of overseers and the president and fellows of Harvard college respectively, at meetings held for that purpose, shall by vote have assented to the same; provided, it shall have been approved by a vote of the holders of degrees now entitled to vote for overseers, said vote to be taken at the time of the next annual election of overseers and to be announced by advertisement in two Boston newspapers at least once a week for three successive weeks preceding such election...