HAMMER FEST

seaport town, Nora way (70° 40’ N. 23°45’ E.) on island of Klav6; the most northerly town in Europe; mean ann. temp. 36° F.; exports fish, fish oil, hides, and down. Pop. 2,300. W.), borough, Middle sex, England; on N. side of Thames, forming part of W. London. Pop. 1921, 130,287. { 1919), an American theatrical and political manager, 0. in Berlin, in 1847. In 1863 he came to the United States, where he engaged in the busine of making cigars, and through several labor-saving devices accumulated a large fortune. He then engaged in many theatrical and operatic enterprises. After managing several theatres in New York, he built the Harlem Opera House, and afterwards the Manhattan Opera House, a large edifice to compete with the Metropolitan Opera House. He also built opera houses in Philadelphia and in Boston. He conducted several brilliant seasons of opera in New York, but on account of financial difficulties was obliged to make an agreement with the Metropolitan Opera Company to produce no more opera for ten years. Under his auspices appeared several of the most famous operatic stars, including Mary Garden. His ventures in Philadelphia and London were financial failures. He wrote several short comedies and operettas.