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...Leif Ericsson is the village vagabond. He is lamenting with Tyrker over his ill-fortune and poverty, when Sweyn tells them that Sylvia has just repulsed Sigurd; he says that she really loves Leif. This surprises Leif greatly. He thinks that Sylvia can not love so worthless a fellow as himself, but Tyrker suggests that if Leif sails across the Atlantic and outdoes Bjarne, he will then be a fit husband...
...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, the Norse Earl, M. J. Tobey '01. Sylvia...
...Leif asks aid of Minna, the 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...
...plot deals with the adventures of Leif Ericsson in his voyage to North America in the year 1000. The first act is laid Norway in that year. Biarna returns from his trip to the westward and his vivid description of the strange, new region he has seen causes Leif to set sail on a similar voyage of discovery. History is followed exactly and the costumes, designed by the Norwegian artist Born, are true to the life of that period in Norway...
...second act shows the Vikings as they land on the coast of North America. The crew of the ship mutinies at the instigation of the villian and the vessel sails away, leaving Leif and his confidant, Turka, drugged and asleep. The two Norsemen do not awaken until the spring of 1901, when the third act is supposed to occur. The scene for this act is laid on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, near the Leif Ericcson statue...