The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08

nh, hoard him went wild with cnthu-
siasm. He has been heard at the WI
dorf- Astoria in recitals, ana nus "olN
! Is evokinE no end Of praise. az su =.
functions as the FrcdburE and CASH
land musicnles. he carried away inc rep
rcsontx.ivcs of New York; social se.'
Before educators who were gathelcu ~
henr him sing at tho Evening lilsl
School for Men, he received an IN, W. ~,
ton The Musical Art Society WI NV, .o",
it's concert on April 9Th, and It IS mere
Nat tho greatest honors that can oe
MID m this side OF the Atlantic, VIII
hn rivcn to Landino. TO appreciate ms
tremendous success, one must not lols. .
that six years ago he was unknown NV NV
,iviny under conditions which can hnrdly
~ thonrht Of when one IS in his present
hon,n And he has studied only IN tn, ,
country, which, In itself. would cnt't, :,
him to no small praise. But pcSoliu a., a..
This IS the fact that never Delore ~. y,
an artist achieved such q series VI ~,
WINNIE ms has this remarkable Soui,s
,,,nn He entered the musical tleld IN
January of this year, and when he mace
Vic anncn1ance, he was scoffcd at ~
those who did not deny him utterly.
To-day It is al changed. one a,lulel ,,
after another has become his deVoteu
namircrs Letters for autographs ana
monographs are received by him daily,
and he has gained long list OF ll'l.u-
entail friends who are bent upon seeing
him mount TO the top rllng on the ladder
of fame
Parents Provided For.
Meantime the good fortune Of their
hard working Bernard has brought hap
plness and comfort to his parents VINO
still reside in Cleveland, although 1hey
no longer occupy their former Stualhd
quarters. The patrons of tho, son nave
become the patrons of the parents, ana
sufficient capital has been given them
to enable the opening of business
which at this time is Furnishing. Ihe
other members OF tho family still use
their old name. Landesmann, but Ian
| dino" the name taken by the young man
when he first went with Mascagny, IS
to be used by Bernard IN his mu ls
| career.
II will not say that am to go upon
the operate stage, or the concert stage,
! for that matter a little singing now
and then keeps one In TRIM they say.
So that is my method. shall work, and
7 shall work very hard, for tho next two
| or three years. And then? Well. who
knows? There is time enough to decide
but not enough In which to prepare.
must work. LANDINGS manly ueterml-
nation to win out is something fine to
see.
His instructors say nothing but good
of him. They say that he had the talent
and that any painstaking and conscicn-
tio,ls teacher would have been able to
have brought out the same results.
Voice of Great Range.
Landlno has marvellous range OF
voice, singing with case from B flat to
p. This is quite unusual for q tenor.
While many can reach G sharp, there
are very few whose voices sound when
they so into, the baritone register. The
low notes Of q tenor nre usually IS OBJ
jcctonube as the high tones of a basso.
And it is for this reason that the work
of. Iandno would call for special men,
ton, even were there no other things
which are so out Of the ordinary.
Four years Of study Is very little, but
In music it is nothing at all. Think OF
what this young man has accomplished
IN this short space Of tipe. when he was
compelled to study not only music but
the rudlments of history, geography, and
the other parts Of common school work.
In addition, he had to study three for
cign languages. And to cap the climax
he has succeeded in mcmorizlng not less
than 1875 songs, in English, German,
French and Italian! Surely such n one
deserves the greatest possible success.
In stature. Landlno is almost six feet
tall, and is very well built His appcar-
anco would lead to the belief that he