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full, round and true and withal sympathetic. He is one of the best
baritones that has sung from the Music Hall stage. Mr. Ilolboll has
a sweet and expressive tenor voice. From the ranks of the chorus two
separate quartettes were heard, and their work was admirable.
In behalf of Mayor Mann Pierce H. Russell, Assistant Corporation
Counsel, felicitously welcomed the singers to Troy. At the close of the
concert a member of the chorus stepped forw ard and thanked the
Danish and other citizens for their cordial welcome and patronage, and
proposed a cheer for T roy and its citizens, which was given heartily
by the singers. Then the Fatherland song was rendered by the chorus
and w,as followed by »The Star Spangled Banner«, sung in English
while the audience stood. To be sure, »The Star Spangled Banner«
was not sung as Americans would sing it. The difference was that
the Danish visitors knew the words and could reach all the notes of
the music. Their piquant and spirited rendering of the national anthem
of America was not the least enjoyable of the features of the concert,
and the hearty applause, mingled with shouts of approbation, which
followed the conclusion of the program indicated the belief that Den
mark had forgiven us fo r Dr. Cook and that Danish-Americans in the
land of their adoption cannot forget the sturdy virtues and the robust
song of the European peninsula that stands as a welcome and as a
defense to the northern and western seas.
After the concert the singers were entertained by the Danish society
of Lansingburgh.
I »Dania Hall« var der senere Banket med Taler af Komitéens
Formand,
Agner Larsen, I. P. Christiansen, Oscar Tofte, Carl
Madsen
og vor Formand. Hovedtalen blev holdt af Pastor
Ole
Jacobsen,
hvis smukke og varmt følte Ord vi længe vil mindes.
Adskillige Skaaler blev drukket, og Glæden hos »Troyanerne« var
saa stor, at de ikke nøjedes med de sædvanlige Hurraer, men
lod et Sirenehyl »fra Fyrtaarnet a « klinge efter. Om det ei følt
med fra Danmarks Kyst, eller det er nedarvet fra de gamle Hol
lændere, der anlagde Byen, skal lades usagt. Men det \ar virk
ningsfuldt.
Den næste Dags Rejse gjaldt New Haven, Conn.
Bestyrelsen havde for at gøre Rejsen saa tiltalende som muligt
valgt den lidt lange Rute over New York, hvorved vi vilde
komme til at køre langs den saå højt lovpriste Hudsonilods stejle
Bredder; men Turen blev desværre ikke, hvad vi havde sat
Næsen op efter. Regnen strømmede ned, viskede alle Klippe
profilerne i Nærheden ud og jævnede alt, hvad der laa længere
borte, ud i graat. Catskillbjergene lige anede vi som mørke
Linier ude mod Vest, og Palisadeklippernes skovkransede, kløftede
Skrænter og Brinker gav os ikke det Skønhedsind ti yk, som vi
sikkert vilde have modtaget, hvis der havde ligget en Smule Sol
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