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Show Appreciative- Critieism. Tho young man, Chauvin, who recited some pieces at Miss Adams' benefit or some unwise defender of the peculiar slyle of oratory'm; which he indulged charges in tbp Tribune that tlie Hekald'jj notice of that performance purposely did him in justice. This is an error. , What tho Heililo said it saidi deliberately and with the earnest determination to do as complete justice to the wpouter as space would' permit. Wo migl)t have said much mora in condemnation rather of a. style entirely artificial than artistic, ; but we felt that wa were1 doing our duty when we called attention to his more grievous faults, so that he might set about to reform Ihnn. Wo fear, however, that thoro ib little nope lor mm. no I evidently thinks he knows all about I it, and the rrsult is that be will never learn anything. Th..t he was spirited and vigorous, we admit, but spirit and vigor do little to disguise ignorance and conceit; they servo, rather, to ' mako the latter unpleasantly un-pleasantly conspicuous. We have no "petty bpitc against the elocutionist" not oven against Mr. Chauvin, who is no elocutionist, but merely thinks ho is..', Wo. do not know him at all, save as he forces himself upon public notice. If wo did we should-advise aim, in ; a friendly way, not to undertake ''To speak in public oa the BtaKe." He may be "a deserving ajid useful young man," as tho certificate of character above alluded to, asserts, but his desserts arc not in the direc-' direc-' tion of favorable criticism for a very pretentious and faulty performance, nor is his usefulness in the line of public recitations of the class attempt ed, by him last tnuuy rugnt. ine Heualp must be allowed to manifest) ita appreciation of those who enter-J tain or instruct tho public, and todo: justice to those egotists who have palpably pal-pably mUtakan their calling. Soj shall modest worth be encouraged and eo shall -protentious folly bo squelched out.. .- |