The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-29

Muse lovers will feel thrill oI 1 interes, wien they read the news that Oryile Harold, America's great tenor equal or superior Of Caruso. y in the
 city and has been since Tuesday When interviewed by the society edi Tor of the Sentinel-Record, Mir liar rold graciouely gave for publication a story Of much human interest.
 That he rose from the station Of 9 poor farmer boy who hustled for his own liylihood from the tender age oi 9 years, studied and worked. was dis 1 covered by Madame Shumann-Heink wbo aided him and by Oscar Hammer. stein, who promoted his career, until ! he became known throughout the p's.cal world, are all matters with which the public are familiar But, | the connecting links of the story make doubly interesting reading matter to the ambitious young people of talent V ho are seeking a musical career. II shows that the road has many thorny places before the rosy pathway is trod and that only interchangeable labor ac- complishes that which is worth while. Work and study did that for Oryile Harold. Orville Harold is his name in the musical world but not in pri- vate life.
 He was born near Muncie, Ind. a farmer boy When g yeara of age he moved too Kansas. where he worked out and went 10 d rural school. Al l5 years of age. he returned to Indiana and worked in the iron mills daring the day went to school at night, learning bookkeeping and sten. ogranhy. At l9, he took up the study ot the violin, progressing nicely He studied under Prof Hrnestinooof and was a member of his musical club.
 Dining his teen days he had sung oyer the state or Kansas in the song iubileas, hen popular But, it was af. ter he returned to Indiana that his career took a turn.
 Madame Schfmann-Heink was brought 10 Nnncie to sing under the auspice, Of Prof Ernestnoofs Musical club She heard the boy tenor sing. was impressed with the quality and possibilities Of his voice, urged him 10 study and so stimulated the boy that he began to work in earnest for q musical career. He studied under Prof. Ernestinofl both music and languages and then began 10 sing through lndi ana and Ono Fired with ambition he could no longer stay away from Americas metropolis, where the great. est music teachers and singers were. So he went to New York. arriving with only S3 in his pocket.
 A friend had furnished him with a letter to the agent of Lee Shubert, who secured him job at SJ0 per week, which seemed an immense suvn to he ooy who had worked so hard for so much ess. He continued 10 study voice and languages while sing.
 Ing in musical comedy shows about town. He belonged to a male quar- tette who scored in The Belle or London Town" and again in yauda- vile when in duet he and friend were heard in a clever sketch entitled. When Tenor Meets Bass the friend singing .he bass.
 But fortune smiled upon him at last for she brought him to the at ell. ton of the great Oscar H4mmerste'- who perceived in him those q lu.ire which spell success. It was when he had been booked to sing at Hammer stein's Victoria Opera House" that Inc famous old man asked bis son tn introduce him To the singer. The fa. nous critic said. An, you have it in here tpointng o che singers thruaD. what you have it up aere lpon,ng 10 the singers headJ' So he. with char- oc,eristc shreRdness and kindness. tcuk 'ha young man under his protect
 hg wing, gave him an engagement to sing at the Manhattan Opera House. with a contnact which included pay, lessons in voice and language. plac.
 ng him under the tutelage Of the great New York ma ter teacher. oscar
 ,aenger He was in concert for six
 weeks with Teitraziu Rehearsed
 Pagliaccio" and made his debut in
 rand opera with LIna Cavalier and
 sam Marco Then followed a career
 Of successes in New York. while he appeared m '1.ucia," Rgoletto." .I.lI raryiata," etc.
 Naturally a tour in Europe followed. 3ut it started with study in Paris under Frederick Boyer. Then. the nus cal engagement Of eighteen
 gr}J1s in London, concert tour, O. the
 ries on' lies and some of the com the return c continent Then, came
 a where he lis own beloved Amer. he country. N'"'e sung all over He has won the n-
 world. but it is nterest'is Of the
 hat it ha not spol ed him to know
 ie is ke al really great peoG1 thet pie and straightforward without an
 ton. There Is not the air Of yanit, so noticeable in the average malt
 singer. lie Is kindly and courteous | inc trre marks of the gentleman