Elocution Collection

Hermann Vezin at age 28
3586017 Hermann Vezin at age 28; (add.info.: Portrait of Hermann Vezin (1829-1910) an American actor, teacher of elocution at the University of Pennsylvania

Miss Hallie Q. Brown, M. S. Elocutionist, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Miss Hallie Q. Brown, M. S. Elocutionist, 1888. African-American educator, a professor of elocution, writer and activist Hallie Quinn Brown received a Bachelor of Science degree from Wilberforce

Alexander Melville Bell, 1819-1905, c1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Alexander Melville Bell, 1819-1905, c1900. Three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right. [Teacher and researcher of physiological phonetics; author of works on orthoepy

Boasting (engraving)
6026969 Boasting (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boasting. Illustration for The Universal Self-Instructor and Manual of General Reference)

Radio broadcast, Lancelot White, 7-year-old elocutionist
Radio broadcast by Lancelot White, a 7-year-old elocutionist. 1924

Joy (engraving)
6026961 Joy (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joy. Illustration for The Universal Self-Instructor and Manual of General Reference)

Malice (engraving)
6026967 Malice (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Malice. Illustration for The Universal Self-Instructor and Manual of General Reference)

Hermann Vezin, American actor, teacher of elocution and writer, 1883. Artist: St Jamess Photographic Co
Hermann Vezin, American actor, teacher of elocution and writer, 1883. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, 2nd July 1883, David Bogue, London, 1883

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), US inventor and telephone pioneer. Born in Edinburgh, Bell began his career in assisting his father teach elocution

Alexander G. Bell with his future wife. Artwork of Scottish-US inventor and telephone pioneer Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) with his future wife Mabel Gardiner Hubbard (1857-1923)

Alexander Graham Bell, British inventor
Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), British scientist and inventor. Bell was born in Scotland but moved to Boston, USA in 1871, to lecture on teaching the deaf to speak

Hermann Vezin on his 82nd birthday
Hermann Vezin (1829-1910), American actor, drama teacher and writer, reading a congratulatory telegram on his 82nd birthday

Christophoros Lee Sugg, Professor of Internal Elocution
Print of full length illustration of Christophoros Lee Sugg, Professor of Internal Elocution, and marked " A copy of this print is most respectfully presented to each pupil of Charter House

John Thelwall
JOHN THELWALL English writer, reformer and lecturer on elocution

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Elocution: The Art of Boasting with Precision and Grace, as Depicted in this Engraving. Lancelot White, a 7-year-old prodigy, charmed audiences with his impeccable pronunciation and enunciation. Malice and joy were equally expressed through the power of spoken word, as captured in this engraving. Hermann Vezin, an American actor, teacher of elocution, and writer, graced the stage and the page with his expertise, as seen in this photograph by St. James Photographic Co. From 1883. Alexander Graham Bell, the British inventor, and his future wife, Mabel Gardiner Hubbard, shared a love for elocution, using it to connect and communicate effectively. Vezin, still teaching at 82, continued to inspire generations, and Christophoros Lee Sugg, Professor of Internal Elocution, carried on the tradition. The art transcended time, touching the hearts and minds of all who mastered it, from the radio broadcast to the stage.