Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-18

Inc Old woman's voice can now be at
:.emp5ed; Tins can be obtained by speaking
IN N nigh pitch and directing the sound into
the nose, when it will have great resem-
blance to Mr.. Punch.
>, some performers close the teeth. when using
TINS voice, but | do not recommend it. It
1 only W. subdues the sound, but spoils the
tone; With few exceptions. the ventrilooust
speaking.
l have stated before that the groundwork
OF all the voices lies with the old man and
womans, The student should therefore pay
can master them. He will then have no diff
Guilty In mastering other voices
The Middle Distance Voice.-This voice is
Tar more difficult than the last, and will con-
sequently want more study and practice to at
tain it; but when it lis attained it will repay
the time bestowed on it in learning.
1t is, as l before stated, the voice that is
spoken somewhere near at hand, but on the
other 9th SIDE OF an obstacle, and in its passage
Now, before attempting to initiate this voice,
the student should ascertain exactly what 1t
IS he has to initiate. He should, therefore
when ne hears person speaking in the next
room to him. listen attentiyely, and take par.
tlcuiar notice OF the sound as it reaches his
ear. If this does not occur as often as he
! could wish, he should prevail upon a friend,
which is the better course, to oblige him.
lie should take his position in an upstair
anu SeI HIS Ir1enQ TO speak to him
aloud from the other side of tie door (the
door being closed. of course) from the next
room, and from the room below.
Let MN pay great attention to the sound
81 81 ms Trends trends voice as it comes to him from
difference between all of them
The difference is slight, perhaps and to
She general reader the description NAV seem
superfiuous, but the would-be ventrioouist,
II ne wlshes TO excel, must notice the differ
ence, however slight
The voice coming through the door will
SOUND louder than that coming through
tne wall, while the voice from under the floor
WI nave a peculiar vibrating sound, not no.
level as the nearer.
Let the student notice these sounds par
tic9lary, and retain them in his memory
ana .endeavor to initiate them according to
the following Instructions:
alo nsddnG IN biz beside door, he should call
In exactly the same tone and pitch, repeat it;
put IN this case it should be produced in the
throat, at the root of the tongue, and the
f 6reata tb should be held back not drawn min
breathing This will give the voice that mufe
fed tone which it is desirable to attain. and
IL should be persevered in until it can be
mastered. Great attention must be paid to
the management of the breath, as by its
means the voice is more or less mufaed. ae-
cording to the quantity of breath that is al
lowed to escape while speaking The more
breath the louder the TONE and vice versa.
10 initiate the voice through the door the
STUDENT sSstnna sho9ld speak in an ordinary pitch
the voice through the wall, the pitch should
pc raised, as it is obvious that person try
ing to make himself heard throupb n wall
would be compelled to speak louder. bnt the
sound should be fainter
For the voice IN the cellar or the room be-
low, the pitch should be much lower. and fine
voice, produced far down the throat as
possible. the chest well out, and the stomach
drawn In, to give force to the sound. at the
same time holding the breath back. ~ '-''
The, cavity of the mouth should be made
large, by lowering the jaw, although the iips
should not be very far apart. This will be
found to give that peculiar vibrating sound
so noticeable when a person is speafing nm
der the floor, and which. in its natural State
is caused probably by the floor acting as q
sound-board -
To acquire this middle distant voice"
with all its variations viii cost the student
some time and trouble; and no doubt in the
outset, he will think it an impossibility' But
he should not be disheartened; with a little
practice, he will find all difficulties vanish
and he will be rewarded for his pains. LET
him remember that no accomplishment of vaIne
can be easily attained.
The Distant Voice.-This imitation aIuovs
causes the greatest astonishment and VET a
is not so difficult as the last, although 4 will
take some time before the knack is acnuired
1t is used when the ventriouuist wishes fo
initiate a person shouting from long distance
off, from the roof.
1t is produced in two ways The fret IA
exactly similar to that described for the Iast
voice, but in this case the pitch must he rails.
ed as high as possible and the sound forced
out by COMPRISING the stomach, while the
breath is held back.