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Show uu ICELAND DRAMATIST Gudmundur Kamban, who has come to this country to publish his works In English, is Iceland's first dramatist, He was born in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, 27 years ago, and at the age of IS he began writing his first play, "Hadda Pada." After three years, when it had been published in his nativo land, ho went to Copenhagen Copen-hagen to attend the university. Having Hav-ing learned Danish, a language very different from his native tongue, ho translated his dnuna and offered It to tho Royal theatre of Copenhagen. It was accepted and produced in 1912 and since then has been played in 50 theatres throughout the Scandinavian countries. Boston Globe. |