The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-08
NEARLY A LOST ART" SAYS
 MISS GREEN WHO WILL TEACH EXPRESSION
 AT THE SOUTHERN SCHOOL OF MUSICAL ART
Fly DOLLY DALRYMPLE

<< hROPER enunciation is one of the S most necessary factors for an
 4 actor reader, singer. or speak er,H said Miss Lucpe Green yesterday, the accomplished and cultured young woman who has just arrived in Birmingham and taken her place as director of expression in the Southern School of Musical Art"
 And yet this feature is one of the most neglected" she continued. Tn very nearly every drama or musical production we attend, numerous defects can be picked out in artlculat.on-nlin1b. b. rle ss
 flaws in eunciation, not only among the minor characters, but by the principals l themselves. The advice of Hamlet to ihe players, Speak the speech, I pray you ltrippingy, seems to have had its vogue and mouthng their words is often dis cernible rather than clear cut, soft e. sonant pronunciation of them"
 Miss Green herself has most plea sing. collocu.al voice: she speaks delibera telv, slowly and with a sweet musical. intona- ton that is quite magnetic, and that she has had the highest educational advan- tages is evident, not only in this especial accomplishment, but in the manner in which she discusses events of the lay, her knowledge of the drama, of people and of things, being quite broad and compre- hensive for so youthful
 When l had the pleasure of meeting Miss Green yesterday, 1t was at the dose of very busy day. during which she had interviewed and talked with many prospective pupils-going over the situa- ton with them and advising them as to Just what would be beneficial to them ip their work
 T am here" Miss Green said, after a most delightful and profitable year at the School of Expression in Boston. stop ping route for short visit with friends in Virginia. The School of Ex- precision is known, 1 believe, in the south, as the Curry School of Expression, but Dr. Curry. while he is the organizer and founder of the school does not really care to have his name emphasized but pre- fers 1t to be known as the School of Ex- pression Dr. Curry has written and compiled all the text books used in lae school and can say without reserve that his talented wife has taught more celebr- ties than any other teacher of expression in this country. Their method appeals to the average actor, reader or dletante because of its naturalness. The study nature from scientific standpoint the development of the mind and the nody simultaneously in cooperation with the voice add to this absolute simplicity and give you the keynote of Dr. Curry's method. It is the same with singing, CT any other art--simplicity is the ruling fac tor. Pantomine which developes fne body Is specialized, and with the beautiful speaking voice, the trinity is complete. Normal development of the body-freelng it of it's defects, correcting it's faults. is insisted upon and the elimination of awk- wardness of feet, and hands, which is such drawback to so many people Is one of our strong points"
 Expression is vastly different from the old idea of elocution," Miss Green con tinued. T hate the worl elocution; l am not surprised that parents object to having their children enter classes of so-called ex- precision that mean only appearing in pub lie and reciting and gesticulating and making themselves ridiculous Our meth