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...Boston, after a sleep of nine hundred years, gives ample opportunity for ludicrous situations. His astonishment and dismay is cleverly portrayed by T. Stensland 3L, who plays the title role. He acts with spontaneity and ingenuousness. He is well seconded by J. L. Kimbrough '02, in the character of Tyrker, an adventurous German with a realistic accent. F. M. Sawtell '02, who takes the part of Sigurd, is indeed an "insidious and crafty" villain, as he proclaims in his entrance song. One of the hardest parts in the first act is that of Sweyn, Olaf's foolish but sly servant...
...cast of the second and third acts of this year's Pi Eta play, "The Viking," has been arranged as follows: ACT 1I. Leif Ericsson, the Viking, T. Stensland 3L Tyrker; his confidant, J.L. Kimbrough '02 Sigurd, the first mate, F.M. Sawtell, '02 Po-ko-hok-it, the Indian Chief, J.M. Ross '01 Gee-wotta-fake, the medicine man, P.L. Fish '01 Vikings and Indians. ACT III. Leif Ericsson, the Viking, T. Stensland 3L Tyrker, J.L. Kimbrough '02 Professor Hasafad, the geologist, J.C. Miller '01 Professor of History, A.B. Struse, H.F. Hurlburt '01 Triptolemus B. Arnstormer, the threadbare Thespian...
...scene of the second act of the play is laid on the North American coast in the early fall of the year 1001. The Indians see the Viking ship approaching. It draws near, and Leif, who with Tyrker, Sigurd and a crew of Vikings, has sailed from the village of Magnus Jarl in Norway to seek America, comes to the shore. At the invitation of Po-ko hokit, Leif and Tyrker go to see the Indian village...
...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 ship and raise the sails...
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...