... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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. 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 ...

... POETRY. TENPORA MUTANTUR. The sun is shining dimly in the west, The day i8 dying; AU! peaceful is the acene, whieh speaks of rest, Old age is sighing. For youth is ever radiant like the morn, With beauty Rlowing; But age is sorrowful, and oft forlorn ...

... grief, reolnes their mirth, GiveR of its own pure grace to earth, Shrines dreams and fancdes, acd for love, Finds weods to speak and strength to prove. Oh, many a heart struck desolate, And easy a life, by bitter fate Left drv and dull, and many a soul ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... POETRY. AN OLD LETTER. Ifound an old letter, lonR-oat. to-day The ink ie faded, the word are few, BWt they speak to my emi ty heart, and say, One love in onu- life was deep and true I And far away from this quiet room, Away from thig woeiking-day world ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...