Show alf THE E elocutionists ri 1 W L ON THE rei f NT DETROIT convention mr itell M ui 11 ll 11 lie 0 won I 1 I 1 I 1 ralp from froni a I 1 i llari I 1 erin drin of ot cincinnati alu ISU 41 herself detroit letter I 1 ae of k recitations recitation i to be I 1 delivered by elock zionists before an ij audience composed J mainly of elock zionists mint nee e es be a critical aj performance since every intonation of the rolce voice every gesture gestures will be noted with professional accuracy and freely commented upon this spirit of criticism pervaded the aud audience lence which met during the evenings while the national association of elocution ests was in contention convention at the church of our father that the members of the convention who gave recitals were fully up to the high standard set tor for them was evident from the generous meed of applause bestowed on ou them by their fellow students student s the teacher sand 68 ors and the delight of those who listened to mrs belle watson mel ville valles a humorous selections as heard in why lie ile cant can t succeed and I 1 trust to brother spear that these elock tio zionists Lists had mastered the art ot of expression aa was evide evident ut and as number succeeded bumler the pl pleasure asure of the critical gathering was manifested again and again miss alias mary perin of cincinnati a pupil of prof pinkley of the elocution and oratory department of the college of music was one of the youngest readers present and her name came first on the pro gramme of tuesday evening miss alias perin has a fine presence and a delightful fannir and perhaps it Is to in her favor to say that she Is better filed for the dramatic stage than tor for the reading platform to a broad culture she unites an artistic rendering and appreciation of the subject she delineates and to a rich and musical natural voice she adds a faultless technique she gave the statue scene from pygmalion and galatea in a manner that elicited unstinted applause and indicated the power and methods of the true artist chicago had reason to be proud of the reader she sent rent to the convention or rather the one who represented the lady of the lake in the happiest and most mort artistic manner mrs belle watson melville who might justly rank as the humorist among the women read era of the convention mrs melville is not a graduate of any school but baa has subjugated to her use the best methods of all she has natural gifts to enable her to surmount aur mount all obstacles and her great success euc cees both on the platform and in parlor circles Is due to her own find fina appreciation of her art mrs melville gave ben den king s humorous poem why he can t succeed in a manner that won the applause of her whole audience and for which she he received a volley ot of encores when an attractive woman can so far forget her individuality as to assume the heavy features of a loutish boy she may be said to be mistress ot of her art not only the face and expression were reproduced but the inimitable of a gruff youth producing convulsions of merriment alike from professors and students tha lines were after the fashion of the stanza reproduced here jane jones has been telling the boy about columbus ben franklin and other gen geniuses luses who succeeded and he la Is talking it over in a monologue and I 1 ibi I 1 MISS MAY PERIN showing why he may not follow in their tracks an she said sald at ben franklin auz awfully poor but chock full of ambition an brains studied philosophy all bis his bull life see what be got fur his kalne brought electricity right out ol 01 0 the sky ka with a ute an n light lightning nin an key so at were we re owin him moren anyone else fur all them bright lights at we w see jane jones she actually sed it auz s 90 0 well debbe he did I 1 dunno but 0 course what a 8 ullus been ben derin ino tile Is not havin no kite nor hi III 0 nor key ke A pathetic pi from I 1 shawul mrs irs mi AILI 14 equally fortunate fort in ill latr ill tin deeper luli I 1 airs a imme Is a a ill a suburb b of chicago N h 4 deseri deservedly edly popular I 1 in n education being a teacher of 0 drai nati as well aa as an elocution elocutionary ary ini ciui ator j mrs acsa t hartwick thorp for or ly IY of michigan but now of calif I 1 has recently joined the ranks ranis 0 elocutionists and her name is ks 01 pro gramme for thursday 1 recitation from her own alt saved and savior illness pree pre 7 mrs thorpe from belne being preheat genevieve Genev leve carpenter a young dran drar reader took her place and gave th lection there Is not a doubt that thorpe would have been besieged besie get 1 rendition of the poem that filp famous curfew must not ring night her intention n been a tree secondary te feature in the i ing of that inspirational and most ta matic idyl of the past which ii v ost production of her brain and ima ps tion at the age of 16 the young professor of 0 oratory from rutgers college ll 11 ston darbour barbour who aho has been comi to marshfield in hia his dual art tah great pleasure by his aih the christmas carol by b ch h A dickens As the grinding gra 4 scrooge and the hearty cheerful hew be he actually posed as two per ti bu le 01 ike b de itt I 1 dt op NN edg cr 1 2 I 1 MRS BELLE WATSON MEL H I 1 41 and the transitions were so instant rent artistic as to elicit unbounded appi appl xa mr barbour barbours Bar bours a voice hae has the po powe er into flexibility of a musical In Ins I 1 t the handoc hand kotan an accomplished must rous i hia ills personality Is so strong tint thit v ot t the of stage or cos cost he holds his audience spellbound 4 charm of his own individuality ta the very sensible manner in w til the whole science ut elocution gh handled at this convention by the th ponente of art and culture in ra rea of shows a great advance oer over methods the agony of contort loi loa 1 ar in nowhere manifest mani feat and the unna fit straining etral ning after effect which ton forn made an elocutionary climax dio ing was conspicuous by its ab abi e the wish was frequently expresses ec ze such work as was illustrated at th the his might be done in the sch ec among tho the children of tender y j F J ar who would learn to give soul ands an pres slon to the words the read fas I 1 adapt themselves to the interpret Inter me 0 of f character it Is certain that t fil was wag not one among those men te women nomen who it if asked to reid 8 f larv thing would demand literature which they were familiar before por could compi comply with the bequest I 1 in the practiced musician then kno know chords at eight the MRS nt L HAI ti |