Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-14
ROYAL TROUPE
TO HONOR CITY
Danish Students will Start
American Tour Here.

Rapid strides are being made by
local Danish organizations in pre-
pairing for the appearance here of
fifty students of the Royal Univer-
sity of Copenhagen On Wednesday
night, May IT. They will render
the first of a series of concerts on
their American tour in Proctor's
theatre on that date, giving the Scan
dinavians, as well as others in this
community, an opportunity to be en-
tertained and familiarfzed with an
original Interpretation of classic
chorus works of famous Scandinav-
ian composers. 1t is an event that
Scandinavians particularly are look
ing forward to with more than ordi-
nary interest.
To Make American Tour.
The students will make their de-
parture from Copenhagen on May 4
to begin their American tour, which
will be a three weeks sightseeing
trip over the United States. They
will go under the patronage of
Crown Prince Christian of Denmark.
They will try to earn their way by
giving concerts in number of the
leading cities, 1t was only by con-
members of several local organiza-
tions that the singers were induced
to make this a stopping place.
Fifty Students in Chorus.
The fifty students comprise a
chorus of as many picked voices
from the Danish Student Singers
Society, of Copenhagen. They are
to arrive In New York city May 16
and will render the first concert in
this city on the day following. Upon
the invitation of President William
Fl. Taft, extended through the Dan
| ish minister at Washington, Count
| Carl Moltke, the students will go to
| Washington to sing for Mr.. Taft at
garden party to be given at the
White House on May 49, The visit
to the capitol city will have the char
acter of semi-offieial greeting to
| the American executive and the Am
erican people from King Frederick
fcn1rr pntTun OF TIRE cvrrnrugvu Uni
versity. They appear IN Carnegie
Hall on May 18.
Grown Prince Christian was for
mer student of the university and
for that reason has taken a personal
interest in this undertaking and
recognizing its national cultural
character, has consented to lend his
name to 1t as chief patron.
Have Famous Conductor.
A decided feature is that Herr S.
Levysohn, Of the Royal Danish
Opera, will be conductor of the Choir
US. To further lend brilliancy to
their musical venture the students
have prevailed upon the great bass
baritone of the Royal Danish Opera,
Helge Nissen, of Covent Garden
fame, to be the leading soloist. An
other noted soloist to accompany the
students will be Herr O. Holboell, of
Copenhagen.
Helge Nissen's association with
this undertaking, which 1t is conf
dentially asserted is upon the per-
sonaI solicitation of King Frederick,
will further tend, it is expected, to
make this tour musical event of
the season.
1t is Hedge Nissen's initial appear
snce in America, but he has long
been recognized as one of the lead
ing operate singers of Europe Dur
ing the opera season of 1908 he was
heard at Coyent Garden, where he
scored a decided triumph in Wagner
repertoire, his "Hans Sachs In Wag-
ner's "Meister singer" being at that
time pronounced the best that Lon
| don had ever heard. Besides carry
ing the rare title as "Kongelig Kam-
nlersanger" (Royal Danish Court
Singer, he has the distinction of be-
| ing one of the Queen Mother Alexan-
dra's faYOrite singers