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THE CARL ROSA PERFORMANCE

... passage from the singing to the speaking and again from the speaking to the singing voice. This is the most important objectiprl Of all. But it may be added that in a large theatre it is difficult for singers using the speaking voice to make themselves heard ...

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS

... his system there can be no doubt. There is, however, public speaking of different kinds, and the most trying kinds have probably never fallen within the author's personal experience. Speaking at a crowded and tumultuous political meeting-success in which ...

DRAMA

... commcrcial schemes in which he may have personal interest, is, at all events in Mr. Florence's hands, an amusing personage ; not speak of other littlo peculiarities indicative both of defective education and of natural humour, which last night contributed in ...

PUBLIC MEN ON PUBLIC! AFFAIRS

... PUBLIC MEN ON PUBLIC! AFFAIRS. Mr. Shavf-tiofcv*w, M.P., speaking Reading last night, said, much as regretted rcccnt events wotM And Government would no its best to put down the scenes of violence? and the law was not equal to the emergency they would ...

THE READER

... been much among the gipsies, speaks their language to perfection, tells English gipsies the stories he has read in foreign gipsy books, sings them Hungarian and Macaronic gipsy songs, and shows his readers that he speaks from actual knowledge. He admits ...

Published: Saturday 02 October 1880
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1000 | Page: 18 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE DRAMA IN AMERICA

... what wouldbetheeffecton the public of an Euglish-speaking company supporting the star. Mr Stetson's calculations were entirely correct. The people took it as a matter of course that Salvini should speak his native tonsgue, while his support rendered their ...

Published: Sunday 19 December 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1651 | Page: 6 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

ROYALTY THEATRE

... on the occa, sion. In fact, we have selloml seen the Royalty Theatre under circumstances so depressing. The cone(lietta Who Speaks First w was the opening item, and owed no little of its success to the lively impersonation of Captain Charles by Mr Walter ...

Published: Sunday 22 August 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 882 | Page: 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

... who has done good service on a former occasion by translating the first series of the writings of Schuman. We do not wish to speak in disparagement of the present volume, because anything written by a composer and thinker so original as Robert Schuman is ...

Published: Sunday 07 November 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1283 | Page: 13 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE CHARGES OF A FRENCH BISHOP

... aristocratic spirit that has animated these institutions. A)9,( French youI', educated by the Jesuits speaks of the Lycee much as we hear English Etonians speak of some newer public schools. A certain class feeling, an underlying contempt, marks the tone of ...

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE

... Saturday night addressed crowded meetings of their supporters, Mr. Lehmonn, the Liberal candidate, speaking at the Farmers' Hall, and Mr. D. Hart land speaking at an open-air meeting on Mers towgreen. The constituency evenly balanced—the last election being ...

ALLEGED STAGE PLAYS IN MUSIC HALLS

... cription was nearly correct. He wrote Pantomimes. In real Pantomime, of course, there should be no speaking. As a fact, however, iln all Pantomimes there was speaking now. Mr Chance said no doubt a Pantomime should be a dumb show. The witness said it was not ...

Published: Sunday 29 February 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1753 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

PLAIN ENGLISH

... under the above title, a volume which certainly contains some very plain English indeed, for the author, om the first page, speaks of himself as a licensed dealer in legs, short skirts, French adaptations, Shakespeare, taste, and the musical glasses ; ...

Published: Sunday 20 June 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1732 | Page: 11 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture