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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...
...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, his daughter, J. S. Chipman '01. Minna, H. F. Hurlbut '01. Brenda, wife of Tyrker, W. H. Taylor '01. Helga, R. F. Jackson '03. Ingrid, A. W. Denison '03. Walting-maids to Sylvia. Vikings, fishermen, peasants...
...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 a ship is sighted in the offing...
...Overture, "Si j'etais Roi," Adam. 3. Waltz, "Bei uns z'Haus," Strauss. 4. Selection, Serenade," Herbert. 5. Overture, "Mignon," A. Thomas. 6. Three Dances from "Henry VIII," German. 7. "En Sourdine," for Strings, Tellam. 8. Wedding March, Mendelssohn. 9. Overture, "Poet and Peasant," Suppe. 10. Pizzicato from "Sylvia," Delibes. 11. Waltz, "The Wave," Metra. 12. March, "Under the Double Eagle," Wagner...
...Waltz, "die Schonbrunner," Lanner. 4. Selection from "Fatinitza," Suppe. 5. a. Scherzo-Valse from "Boabdil" Moszkowski. b. Malaguena from "Boabdil" Moszkowski. 6. Pastorale, Helen Hopekirk. 7. Waltz, "Neu-Wien," Strauss. 8. Ride of the Valkyries, Wagner. 9. Selection from the "Fencing master," De Koven. 10. a. Valse from "Sylvia," Delibes. b. Pizzicati from "Sylvia," Delibes. 11. Husarenritt, Spindler. 12. Tabasco March, Chadwick...