...be comprehended, will be truly surprising. There is a maxim which has been much insisted on, that " if we take care of the consonants, the vowels will take care of themselves." The principle is correct ; but it may be abused, if carried to extremes. Every vowel should have its...

...which is wanted is to establish as the»rule of the class slow and forcible utterance. The motto, " Take care of the consonants, the vowels will take care of themselves," is of force here. No faults should be passed without correction. When cases occur of indistinct pronunciation...

...error. If there be any maxim or rule relating to speech more often heard than another, it is this : " Take care of the consonants, the vowels will take care of themselves." Like many other rules, this contains not merely that " mixture of a lie," which Lord Bacon tells us,...

...that which is wanted is to establish as the rule of the class slow and forcible utterance. The motto " Take care of the consonants, the vowels will take care of themselves," is of force here. No faults should be passed without correction. When cases occur of indistinct pronunciation...

...how consonants are made by the vocal apparatus. The whole cry is vowels, vowels, vowels. If you will take care of the consonants the vowels will take care of themselves. You must speak with vowels, but so many disregard the consonants and think they are of no moment. The...

...the consonant. It may appear perhaps extravagant to say so, but it is nevertheless true that if you "take care of the consonants the vowels will take care of themselves." Accordingly cultivate the habit of giving full "life" to your d's, t's, s's, eth's, ing's, etc. Pronunciation....

...feeling the part, restraint and economy. His only specific principle as to the voice, for example, is — "If we take care of the consonants the vowels will take care of themselves" — probably the worst advice a young actor could receive. His treatment of characterization, "getting...

...instrument on which they play, but she did not teach them how to play it." "Begin each word properly; if we take care of the consonants the vowels will take care of themselves." "Stage effects do not come by chance, they are the result of studied effort." "Unless there is a definite...

...in the world to learn to speak correctly, to take thought and begin and end each word properly. ... A little attention to one's everyday conversation...consonants, the vowels will take care of themselves." At the present time, then, the theatre in the schools means a variety of things. It means first and...