. Home and school reciter; readings, declamations and plays, original compositions and choice selections of the best literature .. . t than he is in the habit of OF THE VOICE. To increase the compass of the voice, de-claim short passages which require intenseforce on a high pitch. The pupil will dis-cover, after the voice has been thus taxedto its highest capabilities, that it will per-form its office with surprisingly greaterfacility and ease on the natural key, andin a lower pitch than he could reach be-fore. The most contracted and superficial voicemay soon be made strong and
. Home and school reciter; readings, declamations and plays, original compositions and choice selections of the best literature .. . t than he is in the habit of OF THE VOICE. To increase the compass of the voice, de-claim short passages which require intenseforce on a high pitch. The pupil will dis-cover, after the voice has been thus taxedto its highest capabilities, that it will per-form its office with surprisingly greaterfacility and ease on the natural key, andin a lower pitch than he could reach be-fore. The most contracted and superficial voicemay soon be made strong and flexible bythis kind of exercise; and it cannot be im-proved in any other way. If your voice isfeeble, practice singing, shouting and de-claiming with the utmost force, at the topof the voice, whenever opportunity pre-sents itself, and it will soon acquire suffi-cient strength and resonance. THE ART OF ELOCUTION. 21 Gestures Gesture, to be appropriate and impres-sive, must be natural. When gesture hasits origin in the mere caprice of thespeaker, it will appear artificial and out ofplace. The speaker who is unable to manage his. Dignity voice, is never easy and graceful in hisgestures. If the voice is exercised on too higha key, or in a harsh, aspirated, guttural, orimpure tone of any kind, the attitude willbe stiff and awkward, and the gesturesbroken, irregular and difficult. But thespeaker who has a good command of hisvoice, if he understands his subject, and isself-possessed, will speak with ease; and his gesticulation, if not always graceful,will be appropriate and expressive. Before the pupil can be easy and naturalin his action and gesticulation, he musthave perfect control of his voice. Any at-tempt, therefore, which he may give to thecultivation of gesture and action, before hehas obtained a good control of his voice,be labor spent in vain. wi Stand or sit erect, in an easv and °race-ful position, and hold the book in the lefthand on a level with the face. Look fromyour
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