note indicating the manner in which it should be delivered. This will meet the ready appreciation of students and amateur readers.

In Part I. the author has endeavored to place before the reader the true principles of Theoretical Elocution, and in Part IV. Practical Elocution will be found exemplified. The exercises for Gesture, Calisthenics and Vocal Culture, it is confidently believed, are the best of their kind; and, if they are perseveringly practiced, advancement will be the inevitable result.

In conclusion, the author will merely say that, if this little book be the means of inspiring its readers to a higher knowledge of this beautiful art, it will have performed its mission.

F. H. F.

CONTENTS.

Part I.-Theoretical.

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Elocutionary Chart.

Theory of Elocution

VOICE. . .

Articulation.

Sounds.

I. Vocal

2. Aspirate .

3. Combined.

Exercises in Articulation

Modulation.

I. Quality.

Pure .

1. Simple.

2. Orotund

Impure.

1. Aspirate .

a. Pure.

b. Vocal

2. Pectoral

3. Guttural .

4. Falsetto.

II. Melody.

1. Pitch...

a. Natural.

b. Low.

c. High.

2. Slides.

a. Ascending

b. Descending,

C. Circumflex

3. Cadence,

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III. Form..

1. Natural.

2. Effusive

3. Expulsive.

4. Explosive.

IV. Force. .

1. Natural.

2. Heavy

3. Gentle.

V. Time

1. Quantity

a. Natural.

b. Long..

c. Short.

2. Rate.

a. Natural.

b. Slow

c. Fast.

3. Pause

a, Natural.

b. Long.

c. Short.

VI. Stress ..

1. Initial .

2. Final.

3. Median. .

4. Compound

5. Thorough.

6. Tremulous

GESTURE.

Position...

Movements.

Head and Face.

Hands . .

1. Supine.

2. Prone

3. Vertical.

4. Pointing

a. Ordinary.

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Part II.- Vocal Culture.

Cultivation of the Voice.

Development..

1. Proper Breathing

2. Breathing Exercises .

Table of Breathing Exercises.

3. Vocal Drill, ..

Table of Vocal Exercises ,

Natural Form.

Intense Form.

Calling Voice.

Transitions.

Effusive Form.

Expulsive Form

Explosive Form

Orotund Form.

Tremulous Form.

Table of Special Vocal Exercises

4. Calisthenic Exercises ..

Table of Calisthenic Exercises

Free Arm Exercise ..

Supine Hand Exercise.

Clapping Exercise .

Wave Movement.

Head Movements.

Body Movements..

Lyre Movement.

Circle Movements

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Part III.--Helps to the Study.

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ELOCUTION: Its Importance. .

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What is Elocution? .

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Elocution and Rhetoric Co-helpers..

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Division of the Subject. . .

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Voice: Philosophy and Physiology of

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VOCAL CULTURE.

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Correct Breathing: Importance of...

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Vocal Practice: Exercises in .

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ARTICULATION: Its Value .

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Organs of Articulation..

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Classes of Articulate Sounds.

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Table of Cognates.

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Elementary Sounds.

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Coalescents and Inseparables.

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Table of Diphthongal Sounds.

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Table of Elementary Sounds

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The Vanish.

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The Trilled R.

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Transitions and Repetitions.

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Phonetic Spelling. .

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Pronunciation

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Words Frequently Mispronounced-Exercise in Pronuncia.

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Foreign Pronunciation: Tables of .

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MODULATION...

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Quality of Voice..

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Speaking and Singing Tones

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Examples in Pitch.. .

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Examples in Interrogation.

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Examples in Rate...

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Emphasis : What is it?.

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Word Individuality, etc.

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Dr. Wallis's List of Derivatives.

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Example: The Engine..

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Analysis and Grouping.

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Transition...

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Example: Ego and Echo.

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