The Mantle of St. John de Matha, Scenes from King Richard III., Scene in a Tenement House, The Female Martyr, . Pancratius, Catherine and Griffith, Gualberto's Victory, The Battle of Waterloo, An Order for a Picture, Labor, The Rustic Bridal, . AIDS ΤΟ CORRECT AND EFFECTIVE ELOCUTION. GESTURE. GESTURE is a universal language. It is usually defined as the various postures and motions of the body. We would define gesture as the body's attempt to give expression to the thought. All laws for gesture must rest upon the primary one of Correspondence. Gestures, or movements of the body, should be made with precision, ease, and harmony-in a word, with grace. Although grace is defined as the union of ease, precision, and harmony, the student is cautioned against bringing any one of these into undue prominence. We have seen ease degenerate into vulgarity, precision into pedantry, and harmony into affectation. Gesture must always precede speech. The sense is not in the words; it is in the inflection and gesture. Let as much expression as possible be given to 7 |