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A systematic manual presents a comprehensive codification of expressive technique for public speaking and performance, beginning with a biographical sketch and preface and then treating voice—its anatomy, vowel formation, intensity, tempo, respiration, and inflection—followed by an extended theory of gesture covering general principles, the laws of gesture, detailed movement of head, eyes, torso, limbs, and a semeiotic analysis, and concluding with articulate language, prosody, the oratorical value of words and phrases, and practical exercises and gesture series for common sentiments; appendices collect lectures, lessons, and contemporary articles illustrating application and pedagogy.

Index.

A.

Abdominal centre, the, life
Accent
Accord of nine, the
Actors, bad
Adjective, the
Adverb, the
Æsthetic division, chart of
Æsthetic fact of first rank
Æsthetics
  course of, applied
  lay of
Alto voice, the
Anatomy
Angelo, Michael
Angels, the
Anger
Animals do not laugh
Ankylosed limbs
Apollo, the
Appoggiatura
Aquinas, St. Thomas
Archimedean lever
Architecture, application of the law to
Aristocrats lie
Aristotle
Arms, movements of the
  five million movements of the agents of the
  division of
  three centres in the
Art
  the true aim of
  all, has the same principle
  definition of
  how Delsarte considered
  religious sentiment in
  the death of
  elements of
  the plastic
  the grand
  the supreme
  dramatic, lyric and oratorical
  best conditions for a work of
  object of
  sources of fine
  not imitation of nature
Article, the
Articulate language, weakness of
  origin and organic apparatus of
  elements of
Articulation, in the service of thought
Articulations, the
Artificial breath
Artistic personages, classification of
Artist, the proclivities necessary to an
Art-writings of the Greeks
Attraction
Attractive centres
Attribute, the
Attributes of reason, the
Audience, an, different from an individual--the greater the numbers the
  less the intelligence,

B.

Bacchus, the
Balzac
Bambini, Father
Barbier
Barbot, Mme.
Bass voice, the
Baudelaire, Charles
Baxile, M.
Beautiful, the
Beauty exists only in fragments
  moral and intellectual
Belot, Adolphe
Béranger
Berlioz
Bizet, George
Blanchecotte, Mme.
Blangini
Body, the
  divisions of the
  retroactive movement of
Boileau
Bonnat
Breathing
Brohan, Madeleine
Brucker, Raymond
Buccal (cheek) zone, the
  machinery (articulate speech), the language of the mind,

C.

Calculation and artifice, if detected, quicksands to the orator
Canova
Captain Renard, fable of
Captivating an audience, secret of
Caress, the
Carvalho, Mme.
Charts classifying celestial spirits
Charts list of
Chastity, concave
Chaudesaigues, Mlle.
Chest, the
  the three attitudes of
  divisions of
Chest, a passive agent
Chest-voice, the
  the expression of the sensitive life
  should be little used
  the eccentric voice
Chevé, M. and Mme.
Children, why are they graceful?
Chopin
Chorography
Chorre, Mother
Cicero
Circle, the, for exalting and caressing
Colin
Colors, symbolism of
  the primitive
  the three that symbolize the life, soul and mind
Color charts, the
Concentric state, the
Conjunction, the
  the soul of the discourse
Consonants, musical
  are gestures
  the initial
  variation in the value of
  beat time for the pronunciation of
  every first, is strong
  two things to be observed in
Contemplation and retroaction
Corneille
Costal breathing
Courier, Paul Louis
Cousin, Victor
Cries
Cros, Antoine
Czartoriska, Princess

D.

Dailly, Dr.
Darcier
Davout, Marshal
Death, the sign language of
De Bammeville, July
De Blocqueville, Mme.
De Chimay, Princess
Degrees, theory of
D'Haussonville, Countess
Déjazet
De Lamartine, Mme.
De la Madelène, Jules
Delaunay, Charles
Delivery, a hasty
De Leomenil, Mme. Laure
Delsarte, biographical sketch of
  criterion of
  method of
  took much time in educating a pupil
  was he a philosopher?
  lectures of
  teachings of
  the press on
  the discoverer of the law
  can never be reproduced
  birth, death, name, early history of
  how he learned music
  enters the conservatory
  theatre and school of
  becomes a teacher of singing and elocution
  history of the voice of
  dramatic career of
  recitations of
  sings at the Court
  marriage and family of
  religion of
  friends of
  the "Talma of music"
  anecdotes of
  scholars of
  "Stanzas to Eternity" of
  "dear and last pupil" of
  musical compositions of
  an instance of the singing of
  shapeless coat of
  imitating defects
  singing during lessons
  inventions of
  Berlioz's treatment of
  before the Philotechnic Association
  and the four professors
  last years of
  a concert of
  character and merit of
  "Episodes of a Revelator" of
  America's offer to
  return to Paris of
  last letter to the King of Hanover of
  struggles with his teachers
  visit to the dissecting room
  a pensioner of the conservatory
  mystical or religious musings of
  the way of making his discovery
  is grateful because he had not written
  his book not spontaneous
  on trueness in singing
Delsarte, Mme., maiden name of
  beauty and talent of
Delsarte, Gustave
De Meyendorf, Mme.
Demosthenes
De Musset, Alfred
De Riancey, Henry
Desbarolles
Descartes
Deshayes, M.
De Staël, Mme.
Devotion
Diaphragmatic breathing
Dictation exercises
Discovery, dawn of Delsarte's
Dissecting room, Delsarte's visit to the
Divine Majesty, reflection of the
Divine reason
Donoso-Cortes, M.
Donot
Dramatic singing
Dugrand, Delsarte's struggles with papa
Dupré
Duprez
Dynamic apparatus, its composition
  harmony
  wealth

E.

Ear, the most delicate sense
Eccentric state, the
E flat
Elbow, the
  thermometer of the relative life
  sign of humility, pride, etc.
Ellipsis
Eloquence holds first rank among the arts
  to be taught and learned
  is composed of three languages
  does not always accompany intellect
Emotions, tender, expressed by high notes
Emphasis, example of
E mute before a consonant
  before a vowel
Epic, the
Epicondyle, the eye of the arm
Epigastric centre, the, soul
Epiglottis, contracting the
Epilogue
Episodes of a Revelator
Episode I
Episode II
Episode III
Episode IV
Episode V
Episode VI
Episode VII
Equilibrium, the laws of
Error must rest upon some truth
Etruscans, the
Evolutions, passional
Expiration, the sign of
Exclamations
Expression, very difficult
  the whole secret of
Expressive centres
Eye, the tolerance of
Eyes, the
  the nine expressions of
  parallelism between the voice and the
  chart of the
Eyebrow, the
  the thermometer of the mind

F.

Fables, recitation of
Face, divided into three zones
Fact, the value of a
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Fingers, the
Florentine
Force and interest consist in suspension
Form, the vestment of substance
  definition of
Fourier, Charles
Free-thinkers, blindness of
French prosody
French versification
Fright
Frontal (forehead) zone, the

G.

Galen
Garrick
Gautier, Théophile
Genal (chin) zone, the
Géraldon
Gesture, in general
  is for sentiments
  its services to humanity
  reveals the inner man
  the direct agent of the heart
  the interpreter of speech
  the interpreter of emotion
  an elliptical language
  division of
  harmony and dissonance of
  origin and oratorical value of
  superior to the other languages
  is magnetic
  the laws of
  must always precede speech
  retroaction
  joy and fright require backward movement
  equilibrium the great law of
  the hirmonic law of
  parallelism of
  numbers of
  lack of intelligence indicated by many
  duration of
  the rhythm of
  importance of the laws of
  the semeiotic or reason of
  the types that characterize
  its modifying apparatus
  the inflections of
  delineation of
  spheroidal form of
  the sense of the heart
  the spirit of
  the inflection of the deaf
  a series of, for exercises
  the static the life of
  the semeiotic the spirit and rationale of
  the series of, applied to the sentiments oftenest expressed
  the, of interpellation
  the, of thanks, affectionate and ceremonious
  the, of attraction
  the, of surprise and assurance
  the, of devotion
  the, of interrogative surprise
  the, of reiterated interrogation
  the, of anger
  the, of menace
  the, of an order for leaving
  the, of reiteration
  the, of fright
  three important rules for
  how produced
  dilatory
  difficulty in
  object of
  definition of
  without a motive
Giraudet, Alfred
  report of Delsarte's lecture
Gluck
God, the spirit of, in all things
  how He reveals things
  a pretext for every Utopia
  the archetype
Good, the
Gospel, the, directs investigation
Gounod
Grace
Great movements for exaltation of sentiment
Greeks, the, had no school of æsthetics
Groans
Guéroult, Adolphe
Guide-accord, the, of Delsarte
Gymnastics, the grand law of organic
  the practice of

H.

Habit
Halévy
Hand, the, another expression of the face
  expressions of the
  its three presentations
  criterion of the
  chart of
  the digital face
  the back and the palmar face
  the three rhythmic actions
  the, in natural surprise
  the, in death
  attitudes of the
  in affirmation
  the nine physiognomies of
Handel
Harmony
Harmony, born of contrasts
  is in opposition
Head, the, movements of
  the occipital, parietal and temporal zones
  the primary agent of movement
  action of, in surprise
  which side is for the soul and which for the senses?
  attitudes of
Head voice, the
  how produced
  interprets mental phenomena
  the concentric voice
Heart, when to carry the hand to the
Hegel
Hervet
High head, small brain
Hippias
Hoffman
Horace
Hugo
Humanity is crippled
Human reason
Human science, the alpha and omega of
Human triplicity, the
Human word composed of three languages

I.

Ideal, the
Imitation, the melody of the eye
  uselessness of
Immanences, the
Impressionalism
Impressions and sensations
Individual type, how formed
Infant, the, has neither speech nor gesture
Infinitesimal quantities
Inflection, a modification of sound
  their importance
  illustrations of
  rules of
  must not be multiplied
  special
  life revealed through four millions of
  the melody of the ear
  the gesture of the blind
  differentiating the
  high
  life of speech
  medallion of
Ingres
Inspiration, when allowable
the sign of
Interjection, the
Interpellation
Interrogative surprise
Intonations, caressing
Italian, no two equal sounds in

J.

Jacob, Mlle.
Jacotot
Jesus of Nazareth
Joncières
Joy, the greatest in sorrow
Joys, keen

K.

Kant
King of Hanover
  Delsarte's last letter to the
King Louis Philippe
Kreutzer

L.

Lablache
Laboring men, the ways of
Lachrymose tone disgusting
Lacordaire
La Fontaine
La Harpe
Lamaitre, Frederick
Lamartine
Lamentation
Language
Laocoon, the
Larynx, the
  coloring of
  lowering the
  the thermometer of the sensitive life
Larynxes, artificial
Latin prosody
Laugh, signification of the
  its composition
Law, definition of
  application of the, to various arts
Legouvé
Legs, the, and their attitudes
Leibnitz
Leroux, Pierre
Liars do not elevate their shoulders
Life, the sensitive state
  principal elements of
  the phenomena of
Light
Lind, Jenny
Literary remains of Delsarte
Literature, the law applied to
Littré's Dictionary
Logic often in default
Longus
Louvre, false pictures in the
Love gives more than it receives
Lovers, the gaze of
Loyson, Father
Lucht, Auguste
Lully
Lungs, the
Lyric art

M.

Malherbe
Malibran
Man
  the three phases of
  either painter, poet, scientist, or mystic
  three types in
  the object of art
  a triplicity of persons
  the agent of Æsthetics
  when a man shrinks
  unfamiliar to himself
Marcello
Marie, Franck
Mars
Martellato
Massenet
Materialism
Measure
  in oratorical diction
Medallion of inflection
Mediocrity
Medium voice, the expression of moral emotions
  the normal voice
Melody
Menace, the head and hand
Mengs
Mental or reflective state
Mercié
Mind, the intellectual state
Mode simpliste
Modest people turn out the elbow
Mohere
Monsabre, Father
Moral or affective state
Mother, the voice of the
Mother vowel, the
Motion, distinction and vulgarity of
Mouth, the
  no contraction of back part
  openings of, for various vowels
  a vital thermometer
Movements from various centres
  flexor, rotary, and abductory
  initial forms of
Mucous membrane, transmitter of sound
Muscular machinery (gesture), the language of emotion
Music, the seven notes of
  a succession of sounds
Musset

N.

Napoleon III
Nasal cavities, the
Naturalism
Ninefold accord, the
Normal state, the
Nose, a complex and important agent
  nine divisions of
Nose, a moral thermometer
Notes, high, for tender emotions
Nourrit, Adolph
Number

O.

Occipital zone, the life
Ontology
Opposition of agents
Orator, the, should be a man of worth
Oratorical sessions
Oratory, definition of
  the science of, not yet taught
  the essentials
  the fundamental laws of
  the criterion of
  the student of, should not be a servile copyist
  three important rules for the student of
  symbolism of colors applied to
  perseverance and work necessary to the student of
Order for leaving, an
Organic chart

P.

Painter, how a, examines his work
Painting, application of the law to
Palate, the
Pantomime, secrets of
Parietal zone, the soul
Particle, the
Pasca, Mme.
Passion
  of signs
Passive attitude, the type of energetic natures
Pasta, Mme.
People, vulgar and uncultured
Pergolesi
Phenomena, natural, contain lessons
Phidias
Philotechnic Association
Physiology
Plato
Poe, Edgar A.
Poets are born, orators are made
Poise
  lack of, in body
Powers, the
Praxiteles
Preacher, a, must not be an actor
Preposition, the
Pricette, Father
Principiants and principiates
Processional relations, theory of
  reversal of
Professors, Delsarte and the four
Progressions
Pronoun, the
Pronunciation
Proudhon
Pythagoras

Q.

Quintilian

R.

R, cure of the faulty
Rachel
Racine
Rainbow, the
  the colors of
Rameau
Random notes
Raphael's picture of Moses, a fault in
Ravignan
Reaction
Realism
Reason
  a blind faculty
  an act of faith
  the attributes of
Reber
Reboul
Recitative
Reiterated interrogation
Reiteration
Respect, a sort of weakness
Respiration
  suppressing the
  and silence
  three movements of
  multiplied
  to facilitate
  vocal, logical, passional
Respiratory acts, their signification
Retroaction
Reverence, the sign of
Reynaud, Jean
Rhythmus
Romagnesi
Rossini
Roulade
Routine
Royer, Mme., Clémence

S.

St. Augustine
St. Saens
St.-Simonism
St. Thomas
Salutation, the sign of
Sand, George
Schiller
Science, bases of the
  and art
Scientists, cause of the failure of
Sculptor, aims of the
Sculpture, application of the law to
Semeiotics
  of the shoulder
Senses, the
Sensibility, thermometer of
Sensitive nature betrayed by voice
Sensitive or vital state
Sensualism, convex
Sensuality
Sentiment
Shades and inflections
Shakespeare
Shoulder, the
  thermometer of love
    the sensitive life
  the sign of passion
  action of, in surprise
  thermometer of emotions
  semeiotics of
  in the aristocratic world
Sigh, the
Signs of passion
Silence, the father of speech
  the speech of God
  the rule of
Simplisme
Sincerity intolerable
Singing
Sob, the
Societies, meeting of the learned
Socrates
Sontag, Mme.
Soprano voice, the
Sorbonne, the
Soul, the moral state
Souhe, Frederic
Sound, the first language of man
  revelation of the sensitive life
  is painting
  should be homogeneous
  every sound is a song
  the sense of the life
  reflection of divine image
Souvestre, Emile
Speech
  the omnipotence of
  inferior to gesture
  anticipated by gesture
  the sense of the intelligence
  the three agents of
  oratorical value of
  soul of
  visible thought
Spontini
Standard, value of a
Subject, the
Subjectivity in Æsthetics
Substantive, the
Sue, Eugene
Sully-Prudhomme
Surprise and assurance
System

T.

Talma
Teachers, ignorance of the
Tears, accessory matters
  to be shed only at home
Temporal region, the mind
Tenderness
Tenor voice, the
Thanks, affectionate and ceremonious
Thermometers, the three
  the articular arm centres called
Thermometric system of the shoulder
Theresa
Thoracic centre, the mind
Threatening with the shoulder
Thumb, the thermometer of the will
  has much expression
  the sign of life
  the, in death
  living mimetics of
  the thermometer of life and death
Thyrcis
Tone, position of
Tones, the lowest, best understood
  prologation of
Torso, the
  divisions of
  chart of
"Treatise on Reason"
Tremolo, the
Trinitarians, the
Trinity, the
  the holy, recovered in sound
True, the
Trueness in singing
Truth, men are divided in regard to
Types, the, in man
Typical arrangements
  phrases

U.

Uchard, Mario
Ugly, the
Uprightness, perpendicular
Uvula, raising the

V.

Values, the law of
  resume of the degrees of
Verb, the
Verdi
Véron, Eugene
Vertebrae, three sorts of
Vice, hideousness of
Vicious arrangements
Violent emotion, in, the voice stifled
Virtues, the
Vision, three sorts of
Vital breath
Vocal cords, fatiguing the
Vocal music
Vocal organ, the
Vocal shades, law of
Vocal tube, the, must not vary for a loud tone
Voice, the charms of
  organic apparatus of
  a mysterious hand
  the kinds of
  the registers of
  meaning of the high and deep
  the language of the sensitive life
  the chest, the medium, the head
  the white
  dimensions and intensity of
  how to obtain a stronger
  three modes of developing
  method of diminishing
  the less the emotion, the stronger the
  how to gain resonance
  a tearful, a defect
  the tremulous, of the aged
  the rhythm of its tones
  must not be jerky
  inflections of
  great affinity between the arms and the
  exercises for
  the mixed
  tenuity and acuteness of
  shades of
  definition of the
  shading of the
  pathetic effects in the
  tearing of the
  two kinds of loud
Voltaire
Volubility, too much
Vowels correspond to the moral state
  length of the initial

W.

Wartel
Weight
"What I Propose"
Will, the
Winkelmann
Wisdom
Wolf and the lamb, the fable of the
Words, the value of, in phrases
  dwelling on the final
Worlds, three, presented
Wrist, the
  thermometer of the physical life
Writing, a dead letter

Z.

Zaccone, Pierre
Zeuxis
Zola, M.