Word: sylvia
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...younger brother; his delivery is also poor. The part of Andrew, his servant, is very well acted by J. G. Brackett '01, who gives an amusing portrayal of the awkward but well meaning servitor. The women in the play are not as good as the men; perhaps Sylvia, H. W. French '01, is a bit less unnatural than her mistress, Angelina, whose part is taken...
...Count Tuch Uhard, the French nobleman, R.H. Grimes 2L Mr. R. E. Porter of the "Prevaricator," H.B. Ingalls '02 Will E. Pinch, "one of the finest," F.M. Sawtell '02 Mr. O.T.S. Toburn, the wheat king, C.C. Brayton '01 Countess Uhard, (nee Dukehunter) his niece, G. W. Knapp 2L. Miss Sylvia Dukehunter, her sister, and Toburn's heiress, J.C. Chipman '01 Nodo Woodmarry, "in de chorus," W.H. Taylor '01 Miss Ida Know, R.F. Jackson '03 Miss Merrie Stilly fe, A.W. Denison '03 Boston girls and friends of Sylvia. Mr. Harry Brain, I.T. Cutter '03 Mr. Art. Fuldodge, R.O. Burton...
This is Sigurd's opportunity. He has been waiting for a chance to cause a mutiny in the crew so that he may return victorious to Norway and wed the beautiful Sylvia, to whom Leif is betrothed. Sigurd incites the crew to mutiny and they engage the medicine man to offer Leif some drugged wine. Leif and Tyrker return at dusk and drink copiously of the wine and and Leif names the land "Wineland the Good." The drug has its effect and both drowsily fall on the rocks. They doze off to sleep as Sigurd and the Vikings go aboard...
...Toburn, a Chicago wheat king, becomes interested and wishes to obtain Leif as a husband for his niece. Leif insists that he is engaged to the Norwegian Sylvia, daughter of Magnus Jarl, but he is told that she has been dead nearly nine hundred years. The Duke of Dedbroke, who wishes to wed Sylvia Dukehunter, causes a great deal of trouble, but finally, with the aid of Arnstormer, the Duke is thwarted and the young lady is betrothed to Leif...
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...