New-York tribune., 1871-04-25

, enH u, tno s anne moment at the forms of move
ment by witch manifests ITSELF Ihere are are tTo @
great forms the eccentric the concentrlc; anu tc
NAL In the eccentric, under the influence OF pas
sion expands under the influence on pS r.
This can also be illustrated by the head. WHOM pehus VI
Thought and in action is raised; also by the hand an
rage is expressed IN the hand py an and n
the only animal in existence that closes his nst A
rage expressed in the face by eccentric @ us ~
ali the features animals; whereas in man all the mus h
cles are contracted s0b1Sc 1Sy oSs anS wOsd
and their mutpes govern the classification Of tSeef s
man after the motion An epse Is hidden seae to TO
fOree the revelation of which belongs dress child
gesture and expression; for Instance little rascal
come here" The OF saying t ths ~ power and
come or not equilibrium Il sso of equilibrium Parallel
movements must be made In ali his parallel
France the unenyat9d bSGr hereSs the man
turns his eyes first, then his bis. ne"o '"'
each movement give III ssoad precede gesture gesture
should preeede speech father Of gesture should jus
IN nrs y. amate existence. Generosity OF shnud
is ihe true Secret q charming Situation mpeavey
9e aue esarch for gesture being the worst oi 'ocS
rbere are nine elementary ATTITUDES III ecs'uo'
| ryrIFcTIvE AGENTS IN GESTURE.
| ,e to tho EXPRESSION of the inhective agents
GESTURE and expression. The speaker here illustrated
tbe nine attitudes with the head as follows; The norman
attitude that expressing tenderness sensuay, exam
inatlon or scrutiny, veneration or examination wIth
tenderness. suspicion or examination nom eTn,tinS ao
meLowed by sort OF tenderness ana pad prize
exutation Of the senses ana .aoo Frst Iet
me say there three natures in man-sensla lnehh
aud moral. The sensual agent OF expression wIm @ th o
head is the mouth; the moral agent the nose anu .e
mental agent the eyes, There three great elements
which seek in the universe for the gauncaton oi
these three natures-6eauty goouness anu tu , ~. o,y
for the qualification OF the senses; truth or inc gra
caton Of the mind ana Se lTp ,hn iG & devoid Of
the appearance OF TRUTH express my contempt Win my
press intellect and beauty of and color, express
my contempt with my nose III III Is an inter
lectual and moral picture, but Is devoa oi ooauS iS
my lips or mouth il it be devoid Of truth and morality
my n6 Goodness T cxpess my Contempt
with my mouth and nose There are 729 distinct expres
mentary expressions of the eyes, expressing reliance
repose, indifference, contempt, deep thought sono
lence stupOr surprise and hrmness, ana continued
The brow has nine movements three upW ara of
combined with three movements upward win the lnher
Win The outward edge of the eye raised The upper lid
is expressive senstiveness when contracted sensitive
also indicates the normal condition of the will exua-
| ton Of the will in ir1nness. Now can make
lower lid normal three with the lower lid contracted
and three keeping the lower lid down so as To snow th
whites OF the eyes beneath which gives an o
insensiDity GOODNESS cruelty. This makes move
ments, which, combined with the movements Oh the
brow make 81 movements and as there are movements
of the ball OF the eye we have total OF 29 IheIe are
224S expressions Of the mouth dhe nne
approval approval with abandon, or To approve Wth
peasuIe approval with surprise or establishment Wicn
is harity, dsapprOva dsapprOya Win dOondoH wnlcn
| is grief, and grief with aStOnisnnent winch Is
| horror The outward movement of the jaw in
| dcates great energy, as III passion Wheh
a man gets very angry sends out the Jaw. COhtac,
jaw indicates irresoution and weaKne S. anu
always accompanies fear Then there Is Tho aciOh OF
lips outward Indicative OF repuson Inc action Oh
the lips inward indicates sefp0sseS1On and nrnness'
There are 81 expressions OF the The nine ee-
mentary infections follows: Acoepta0n desire
demonstration, concentrated OppOsllo reso
luton, rejection, affirmation, and content There are
also nine elementary attitudes OF the arm ana leg.
EsTHETIc GYMNASTICS.
Inow come to the question OF esthetic gymnastics.
There is O principle which both a justification
and guide in the exercises about to give you. The
true secret of power in force. In nature the ex
preston of passion is Involuntary and therefore devoid
of all sense effort These exercises invented to
artist to develOpe TO the utmost his power OF
expressing passion with the least Of effort The dh
Guilty in expressing passion on the stage u STRIVING
effect while in truth the only legitimate effort III the
Of passion involuntary eOrt 10 repress
and express it, AS there are three inerenetrat
ing natures in every gesture has three move
ments expressive OF that riune nature in man.he
centric the eccentric and the normal movement III we
perfect should do these movements nstnctVely
exercises enable the artist TO avail himself
of his science in such way as to turn his science INTO
of his body After illustrating the exercises
of the lecturer the expressions Of
the which designed to give the artist perfect
command of the muscles Of his face
In conclusion he gave "The Frenchman's lecture on
the Genius of Shakespeare" and other examples Illus
trating the power OF expression
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