 | The only original work this season brought, was Henrik Ibsen’s “Gianthill”, a dramatic poetry in a one-act, where it first time were performed in Kristiania Theater in 1850, now portrayed in a much reworked appearance. The play’s setting is on an little island by Sicily shortly before the Christening of Norway. A Norwegian Viking ship have for a couple of years ruled the island and killed the people with the exception of the original ruler’s young daughter Blanka. She have been able to flee, and she |
 | Have during her flight met a wounded man, that call himself Roderik and told her, that he yesterday came to the island with a merchant ship and have as every one else, fought the Vikings. Roderik have told Blanka, that he previously resided in Norden, his stories about life, have filled the young woman’s fantasy with pictures from distant lands, when a Viking ship one day lands on the island, and she finds the chief, Sea King Gandalf, a hero, that she often have |
 | seen in her dreams. Gandalf is, however come to the island to revenge over his Fathers enemies, and when Blanka tells him her story, he begins to understand that the “robbers” she is describing is his father and companions. When Gandalf’s warriors later becomes friendly with |
 | Roderik and want to complete the revenge on this one and Blanka, becomes Gandalf shaky in his determination and prefers to save Blanka, even to go to Valhal, in what purpose he give command to, that his dragon ship will be lit on fire and he alone will sail the ocean. But now Roderik informs, that he in fact is Gandalf’s Father himself: he have buried his armor in the fallen Vikings grave, that Blanka’s mild temper and Christian teaching (Blanka is a Christian) |
 | Have influenced his hard and warrior mind. Blanka confesses to Gandalf, that she have fallen in love with him, and the two travels to Norden, where she hopes that with time she can convert him to Christendom, that she will introduce there, while Roderik stays on the island a young |
 | Musician from Gandalf’s crew, and lays his harp by the foot of the Cross after he have serenaded “The death of the Asa belief”. The play, where both the content and the style is strongly influenced by Øhlenschlægerske poetry, was performed with the following actors: Roderik: Isachsen – Blanka: Madam Brun – Gandalf: H. Nielsen – Asgaut, an old Viking: Brun – Hrollaug, Jostein, Vikings: Rosendahl and Bottelsen – Hemming, a young poet: Hansen: the performance is remarkable |
 | not critiqued in the Bergen papers. Of other in the seasons plays can Raupach’s five-act drama “Rafaele” be mentioned, translated and adopted by Isachsen; where he himself acted as the Turkish trader Abdullah stood out, as well as Madam Brun was very successful in the title role. Also Scribe’s five-act’s drama “Adrienne Lecouvreur” in with Madam Brun in the title role celebrated on of her biggest triumphs at the Bergen |
 | Stage, for her completely admirable stylish and natural acting, in what play that Johannes Brun as Michonnet won much praise, and also a rerun of Holberg’s “Jeppe on the Hill”, where Johannes Brun in the title role in dialect from Sogn, that “Stiftelsestidendes” critic gives praise: “what our theater until now have missed”, in his opinion, “is accepted dialects, that could step forward with same rights on our stage, as Hagen’s Sjællansk (dialect) in Kristiania and the Jydske (dialect) in Copenhagen”. The critic speaks at the |
 | same time, of Prom as glue in “The inseparable” in a attempt to bring a sort of a Farsund or Listerlandsk dialect on the stage, that the critic also found praise worthy, whereas he don’t think to recommend the real “low Bergensk” as theater language. Still can mentioned |
 | Among the plays set up of Johannes Jolin’s three-act play “A Comedy”, translated by Johannes Brun, gave as gift performance for him and his wife, and where he did much luck the part of Axel. |
