New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
PROFESSIONAL READING.
MRS. LIE MOYNE GIVES ADVICE ABOUT
THIS "MUCH-ABUsED PROFESSION
e,,r prcoyyryps IT AS FIELD FOR COLLEGE
GRADUATES. AND SAYS THAT THE PUBLIC


GRADUATES. AND SAYS THAT THE foo
DEMANDS PURE ENGLISH
.r, seer,np an outlet for Individuality with
h-ead- winning intent. let not the GIRL TIC" III
a,d tho wisdom OF schools. fail TO CONSIDER wen
".', ,,,oh misunderstood much abused profession
o,r,rcbenstvelv covered by the term readHi' sa'u
Mrs Sarah Cowell lie Moyne when interV'e"eu ~
a Tribune reporter the subject OF proie''0
for college graduates -. +h.
81, NAV not paw in dollars and cents lot '"e
eternal vigilance perfection in the ART eNa0',' ~,
unlike most professions that prihg "Oi'' - ~,
tho public I'm the role OF entertainer IL uoe' ~,
,..or ,,.b arc All else being equal the PIO''o
1oas NOT demand eternal youth In reace''
moot ~ read when 7 am ninety, ana eNP
nubIic 70 saw. How well the old lady does IL
.Krou.ledge Of general literature. appreciauo" %
pootrv voice and personal appearance r.
assor,,al working material OF the wofna" ""D
ISL, ",aod as nuhlic reader With this as
,.,ao,,o, 10, her study pronunciation aruou"
49,, BIO, thing and control Of the body. un'H tne'e
&c No right no left. but a perfect "ho'e' "''a
,a,,,r. &c unconscious The public has no patience
nth tho render who does not speak pure rus
-rto,s mus, be no locazation in the accent
master all these imperative requisites - INC
=, 80 ~, s,udv and observation. and the re""''
49,. 49, y sense Of irnpersonation without 2"
c-oochlne upon the dramatic or assuming """'
belongs TO the actor. ,.,,to,
.ono % tho great defects IN American education
&c the utter Indifference as to now cnu'e.'
Hide attention being paid TO 'he' O0''''
~ their lungs their WALK. ~, ,.h
TN college girl who comes TO Newborn VIII.
.,o intention Of becoming public reader mas -
corrse I'm her college training STUDIED P'o"u"'a
ton and articulation and has ASSUME par
como attention to physical culture Al 'eas. ~ ~
ox,ont ~ carrying herself properly. ono
IT,, .o,,r, ont what she thinks she can 90
AZ
uraer the college professor. she "a"'S nv"
-, .-,ol Friends fatter. or they 90 not h"'"
,rre nublic that pays rs money, tells the 'ru'',
Crit,rs come to the public reading ana 1ag az 10
pron3DIIE w Sn' reyi morning when she reads the
Sriticsns Of her work 1, Is hard dose 10 sbe
low but II she is made OF s spd ready 10 accept
Gratefully that which IS just ana we ,,tc LOT,
49,, rSenN nut herself under the training OF ,n
hes, master or mistress OF the art 10 De nh h
,nr p,ss es - ptbNc reading The criticisms may
Be- less severe but stl there Is murn 20 nv every
ier.a u III and study and observe until her
art is so simple natural. that II Is '''u'"
"There is as much difference in the prfP3 ,bs on
FOR the OF professional lea~' learn how 10
tnterprct selections as there Is between .le ~ a
SUDDEN, who seeks master mem ,,,ydv The under
piece and the the orr on nv ~n ar; seems
i!H ra yying-room has opened W in late years
u, eia FOR the professional reader 1t brings
30 rso5er more en- rapport with her audience ana
., some women is more agreeable than me pay.
r,rn Engagements are usually secured tntouSn
social patronage in the guise OF suoscrp"o"
classes $500. .,,.,r9 ,,ofession
Reading as a fine art is not paving ptoiesSS ''
IN This country chiefly because there Is sun :, .,
limited number Of people who IKE TO c0nC 1
tb"ir minds on poetry. reader cannot hoId mn
interest," Nevertheless. bureaus ana agehcl's ar
I1nlrr a, the present time. an army or COCO oiI
or indifferent readers. and all manage 20 NIX
out OF tho calling apparently comfort3oie iv''tt X
success in this as in all things depends upon LAG
Individual"