Word: dictional
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...short play by Moliere with lively ballet and music, will be followed by Tristan Barnard's amusing vaudeville "L'Anglais Tel Qu'on Le Parle." The rehearsals are progressing satisfactorily under the direction of Mons. Ernest Perrin, the well known Paris actor, who is at present professor of dramatic diction in New York...
...University wishing to compete for a part in the ballet or in the play, are invited to send their names at once to the Cercle Francais bureau, 17 Grays Hall. Every candidate will be given a trial. Fluency in French conversation is not so important as good pronunciation, clear diction and ability for acting...
...Crispin was inimitable. His flirtation scene with Lisette, well taken by G. A. Schneider '07, showed both the players at their best. Foote's accent and delivery were very good, Foremost among the other players, E. R. Riegel '08 as Agathe brought to his part consistency, ease of diction and characterization of an order unusual in amateur theatricals. W. M. Shohl '06 as Albert acted smoothly and took advantage of the few good situations in his part. The Clitandre of M. Werthelm '06 and the Eraste of F. Dexter '08, showed rather good reading of the lines, but were somewhat...
Great as M. Hugues Le Roux's successes have been as a journalist, novelist, sociologist and dramatist, it is as a conversationalist and orator that he is particularly noted in France. His language is full of poetry and color, and his diction is extremely clear. He has already spoken in all the capitals of Europe with a success which will undoubtedly be equalled in the United States...
...history. The one weakness in his work arose from the way in which he learned to write. It was his habit to attempt to copy as best he could the striking passages in whatever he chanced to read, and, while this practice gave him a great command of diction, it also tended to destroy the individuality of his work. He played the "diligent ape" too long...