OR THE

CULTIVATION OF THE VOICE,

IN ELOCUTION:

A MANUAL OF ELEMENTARY EXERCISES,

ADAPTED TO DR. RUSH'S PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN VOICE,"

AND THE SYSTEM OF VOCAL CULTURE INTRODUCED BY

MR. JAMES E. MURDOCH.

DESIGNED AS AN INTRODUCTION TO

RUSSELL'S "AMERICAN ELOCUTIONIST."

COMPILED BY

WILLIAM RUSSELL,

AUTHOR OF "LESSONS IN ENUNCIATION;" ETC.

WITH A SUPPLEMENT ON PURITY OF TONE,

BY G. J. WEBB,

PROF. BOSTON ACADEMY OF MUSIC.

SIXTH EDITION.

BOSTON:

WILLIAM D. TICKNOR & COMPANY.

MDCCCXLIX.