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TORONTO. Mr. ReU'H tteadiutts at the MiMic Hall were IJHteuetl to by au appreciative audience. The reatliiiKH couflititeil of setectiniiH from the PoetH, HumoriHtH anil DramattHtH, in all of which he HUHtainetl hiHWorkl-wiile reputation aH an accoinpliHlied elocutioniHt. PasHing, aji he did, from Krave Ut ^ay, he diHplayeil to a4l- van>age hift pleaMiuK voice and careful deliv. cry, and eshihiteil aHtounding verwitility. He ap)>eart)4l to bit equally at home in the lofty oratorical effort reijuiretl in the '* Speech of Brutus" and "Mark Antony's Oration," an in the humor of "Bardell vs. Pickwick," or " M^^. Caudle's Curtain Lectures." The reading of *' Au Orator's First Hpeech in Par- liament" was excewlingly humorous, and was delivered iu such a vivid mauuer as to bring the audience, in imagination, into the pres- enco of the unfortunate hero of the story. "Tam O'Shanter" and "Sliamus O'Brien," two very difBcnlt readings, were performed with remarkable taste and effect. Altogether, the evening with Mr. Bell was a rare treat. — [Tonmto Mail. Last evening, Mr. D. C. Bell, Professor of Elocution, Dublin, gave one of his pleasing and instructive entertainments at the Music Hall. There was a numerous and apprecia- tive audience present, and the various pieces rendered by the lecturer were receivml with warm and deserved appktuse. He gave a masterly recitation of Professor Aytoun's soul-stirriug description of " Edinburgh after Flmlden " The reatliug of this piece was heartily applauded [Toronto Globe. Professor Bell's saaond evening at the Music Hall wa-: very sucoessful His reading is easy, natural, and graceful, bis utterance I clear and distinct, ami his delineation of char- 1 aoter is drawn with life-like preo'siou I A most laughable r«purt of a Charity Meet- ing of persons de«iron«i of promoting the cause of Foreign Philanthropy, concluded the entertainment, and gave the reader full scope iu the exercise of his surprising versatile qualities. — [Toronto Mail. Mr. Bell, the eminent Irish elocutionist, delivered his first readings in the Music Hall last eveuiug, which were all that could be de- sired by the most fastidious critic. Mr. I>ell has all the attributes of a fine reader — voice, intonation, gesture, look, attitude — and is one of the finest readers who has ever appeared in the city. Partioularizing the programme, " Virginia" was rendered with a nicety which exacted an enthusiastic applause from the audience. Douglas Jerrold's " Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lecture" elicited pealx of laughter, and was received with unboundeing excellent in its selection, alternating grave and gay ; as the presentation of its pieces was rhetorically flue. !t is needless to say, generally, that Professor Bell is an acoimplished elocution- ist, and does artistically almost everything he attempts ; his readings being not only given with a generally careful appreciation of the author, but with a faithful attention to the minor details of gesture and by-play. — [King- ston British Wliig. .... His interpretation of character in the "Christmas Carol was exceetUngly fine. Al- together, his visit to Kingston has been a pleasing one to th,3 intellectually inclim d. — [Kingsttm British Wliig. HAMILTON. Tlie Pmfeflflor proved himflelf a maH- ter iu the art of eU>cntioii , and wou f rnm the audience frequent and enthii.siaHtic applause. The progrnnime wa» a variel escaped — the apparition of Bauquo — the distress and apo- logy of the Queen — and Mocbeth's horn>r on the re-ap|>earance of the ghost — were vividly prcxiuced to the mind of the audience. — [Aylmer Paper. SMITH'S FALLS. The high expectations of the audi- ence were more than realized. The first part of the programme was a condensation of Shakespeare's tragedy of "Hamlet ;" and never before have we beard this noble creation of the Bard of Avon given witli such truthful- ness and with so much effect. His pathos, his bursts of feeling or of passion, as the dif- ferent characters in the tragedy were imper- sonated, allowed his wonderful versatility ; and the appreciation of the audience woa frequently manifested by hearty rounds of a])plause The entertainment was con- cluded with the Breach of Promise case — "Bardell vs. Pickwick" — and in this Mr. Bell portrayed the judge, jury, lawyers, and all the other characters, with the ability which his other readings led the audience to expect. Altogether, bis clear diction, expressive into- natioih, impersonation of character, aud his unbounded facial powers, filled his hearers with deUght that he held them spell-liouud. — [Smith's Fall's News. PARIS. This Literary and Elocutionary evening was the most enjoyable entertainment we have attended for a length of time The audience was the soul of merriment. — [Paris Transcript. It is not easy to say whether Pro- fessor Bell excels most in the humorous or pathetic. His selections from Shakspeare, however, appeared to give very high satisfac- tion, and also those from Tennyson's "Enoch Arden;" Those who were present enjoyed a high intellectual treat, such as is seldom ob- tained in a provincial town. — [Paris Star. BELLEVILLE. His efforts gave entire satisfaction. all appearing to be well pleased with the rich treat afforded them. Prof. Bell is considered by many to be the finest speaker who has yet visited our town.— [Belleville Daily Ontario. WATERLOO. Mr. Bell's talent as an eloentionist is of a very high order. His rendering of Dickens's " Christmas Carol" gave even thorn most familiar with that excellent tale, a new insight into its beauties. As "Mrs. Candle," he was excellent, and "Shamus O'Brien" waa also very good ; but his conception of Justice Stareleigh in the "Pickwick Trial Scene," was perfection itself. — [Waterloo Chronicle. WALKERTON. .It ix I'ldom that the people of a small inland town like Walkerton nave an opportunity to enjoy an entertainment of so high on order It brought tears to the eyes of the audience — not of grief, however, but of merriment It was a most enjoy- able entertainment altogether, and we hope to see its pleasnres soon repeated. — [Walk- erton Telescope. PROFBBSOY D. O. BVLL 8 aLOOUnOMAKT BVBNINOB AlfD mBADQfOB FBOM aBAKBaniAKB. FilX^RA. Mr. U< II Khnwnl lii.UHvIf lo irfi th' >r- I ourIiI)^ at lioiDB in hif. ardrk, auil liia cary j InuiMlinn front the nnbhinc tii tin- ridiciilnna, fnim Ui« Irnifii' Ut the romii<, wmm tnih rt>- > mikrliAbli'. I II \w wXvciwxi* from HliAkttMf>*«r0 itud Hcott, \\u compftaii of viiiM, anil liii apt- nwia in too* ind atlituJo, hmuffbt th« MmM i portrajttid hv/'iru the iiiinil nf tlii' aiulinnre in { aTorjr vivid riaimir, iiiul Imlil tli«ir Ami at COBOURO. \ Tlip largp audience wa* eioeedintll' grati- (led. The i Inmtion wa» iwrfiwt in all the , pieret; — parueularly in thtwte |i«Ri:af(vr rpqnir- \ inx an adaptatinn of vnire ann.* l^iit the K<'™ "f the evf niuK waf l>iekt tl'ii rf«d- ingi iur« Rwartt, in r>f npiilauNK. Th« doliDwU umtt of thn which iNhioatml rumlfrM havt otmHidertHlthpin- trroMpiii^ chiirAotcr of the niiHcrl /old iMiiikfr rt(n to ftp(> a "Rhofit." «e Iwhevt; he forth for rdmiratiim, hy the clear dirtinn, ex* would u )t have to prutitihe a Moi^le moment — proMive iiit4>UBtion and f{*^tnrp of Mr. Bell. PERTH It wa« noon inauifeHt that ProfeHnnr Bell waaa thoroiiijh maiiterof the art uf repre. HentinKtheplnyin ita liviugolmrnc'ti'r. Tniler hiH nio^fiiiflReiit ri'tifh'rinK, thi- tra^fnly — Macbeth -di'Vathetio Iriiih morreau, o^lmu,,!,} 0<|)|.i,.„^<- wan e(|nall.y well executtol. In iMith thenv latter pieces, the he knowK exactly how tu look already. iMHirR World. SEAFORTH. All V e deliithtf^l with the enler- [Co- — ;nnhlin Irinh Tin»*«, Ireland. Wu have, on many proviouM orcaiiionfl, eto. leii an hour'tt delight m liHteniiiff to the very exqniHite " HMhlingH of Shakeiip4«rtr'* by . . ^ , w. u 111- **i. i„^ I,— ..»: I ProfowM>r Boll. We confeHtt the det^p and tainmont. Mr Bell in oertainly an elocution' < ,. .. , .r ... _.. ■. __ t f i . . f „ ■* . . ; , _»!„« .^ * I entire RutiMaction with which we hare heard 11 ;H,rn r,JlZ ««'■ ""We tho„Kht.e«.h gloriou. b«r.t nf happy.- [Huron fcxpo»itor. ! j^^,,,,^ ,^,_ ,i^ij%,«„ „, * ,i„„, „ ,„„,. STRATH ROY. tmyiKlby the pd— prinhi- 1 pliKliecl reodcr, enteriup; fully into the spirit ni«n'» Journal. Ireland, ciiig the deepiwt comical effect. On the whole of the piecen, and diaplaying HUperior elrvu- which are aideil by pro|)er the entertainment gave entire natisfaction. — [Perth Courier. The programme waa a good one, and ample juatice was done to each aelection. Mr. Bell poDHeaaea rare powera of elocution [Perth Expoaitor. NAPANEE. A rich and ohaate intellectual treat waa en- joyed. Mr. Bell opened with Scott'a "Bat- tle of Flodden," reproducing the acenea of the fearful clamour and clash of martial armn in vivid reality, and depicting, in all its unguished tionary powera r gestures and a pommiuding presence. — (SffBtBrty 'Afte. — OARL.ETON PLAGE. Wo can do litt!e more than endorae the verdict which the public liaa returned, wherever he ban given one uf hia entertain- menta ; and aaaure thoae who have not had the pleaanre of liatening to him that they have missed the greatest treat of the season. The vivid and forcible portraiture of the paa- sious; the sharp, sudden, snd often astoniah- grandenr, the brave deathlxKl of the noble 1 ing changes of facial exproasion, together Marmion The celebrated and world- admired report of the Breach of Promiae of Marriage between Bardell and Pickwick, waa the maater-pieoe of the evening, and evoked peal after peal of the most hearty langl-ter. Mr. Bell has the happy faculty, acquired by study and aaaociution, of imitating the natu- ral iMalect of the different witneases in this suit, and hia ludicmna mimicry nf the portly judge waa really admirable ; and no leaa an was hia inimitable rendering nf the cnnvincing addreaa to the jury of Sergeant Buzfuz. — [Napanee Standard. ST. MARY'S. The moat appreciative audience that ever gathered there on any previous ocoa- aion The rendition of the different se- lectiona waa ably done, and thnae present showed their appreciation of the reader's ef- forts by very hearty applauce. — [St. Mary's *"^ WOODSTOCK. If power may be judged by ita effect, Prof. Bell gave proof ofhiapowerasafiniehed elocutionist, by the deep interest «ith which he waa heard at one time, the applauae he called forth at another, and again by the hearty laughter exciteerfectly as if aasia* ted by the uanal acceaaoriea of aoenery and coatume. At the concluaion, the enthusiasm of the audience culminated in repeated rounda of applause All were rendered with taste and effect ; and whether grave or gay, comic or ecntimental, they seemed to come with equal ease, and were equally greeted with applauae. — [Belfast Newa-Letter, Ire- land. CORK. Thia diatinguisheil reador, whose oiune has long been a household word in the home of every educated Irishman, made hia appear- ance under the auspices of the (!ork Young Men's Society. The Munater Hall never be- fore fiimisheil so charmingly intellectual an entertainment, and seldom have its walls echoed to such hearty and frequent appUuse from so fidl an audie- :». The programme waa admirably aelected, and afforded full sjope for the diaphty of Professor Bell's great power of elfMUtion and personification. The delivery was aimply aatoniahing. He trana- ported us by the sheer force of genius, and for a time made as believe to behold many instead of one. "Bardell vs. Pickwick" af- forded the fullest scope for his great powers of humorous delineation. Tliere was the true attic salt in his disphiy. He avoided all the temptations that were so lavishly strewn be- fore him, to degenerate into groteaquenesa — a difficult task for all but the moat aceom- pUahed. — [Irish Daily Telegraph, Cork, Ire- land. EDINBURGH. Mr. Bell'a powere of delivery and action are of a very high order, and drew forth from the crowded audience repeated bnrata of ap- plauae. Some had their recoUeetiona of the Kembles, of Siddona andof Keanrevived,and confeased their ancient favorites were equal- led. Mr. Bell's voice possesses great depth and power, with much flexibility and sweet- ness of tone. His action is most graceful and natural. — [Edinburgh Evening Post, Scot- land. MAYNOOTH. (St. Patriek't College.) of a highly refined and intellectual charaeter. I — [Syracuse Standard. j Mr. D.C.Bell gave the finest readingof I On Easter Tuesday, Mr. Bell, the the celebrated trial of Bardell va. Pickwick i eminent elocutionist, oondnded his course of that it has been our good fortune to listen tii. Eight Lectnrea at Haynonth College, before ^ , . The different characters were presented in i the President, Prolessora, and Students. The all of hia readinga could be detected careful I such a manner as to bring thorn vindly be- | value of Mr. Bell's teachings cannot be over- study, as well ae :;. uaiiuai ability to imitate ; fore the mind's eye, and were illustrated with > rated by those who bare to read and speak in and his conceptions of the diameters in the masterly effect. The reading of this celebra- | public ; and it is a pleasing fact to record, selections chosen were happy and life-like. I ted acene was infinitely more effective than | tliat the study of elocution is beginning to Mr. Dickens's rendition, and would alone en- ! take the exalted position which it deserves in In rendering " Shamus O'Bnen," the audi- ence seemed spell-bound the effect upon the audionoe was electric. It has seldom been our pleasure to enjoy so pleasant on evening. — [Huron Signal. title the reader to a place in the first rank of his profession. It is evident that as a come- dian, Mr, Bell has few superiors, if he has an eqiukl.— [Syracose Daily JoumaL our tmiveraities, colleges, and schools. Bell's readings were of a miscellaneous char- acter, and were heard with deep gratification by all present. — [Freeman's Journal, Ireland. Terms snd Syllabus of SubJ«ots Ibrwarded, on applloatlon to Mr. D. O. BBLL, Box S18, Brantfbrd P. O., Ont. *,* In phuws where the requisite arrangements can be made, Paor. D. C. BELL, and hia brother, Paor. A. MELVILLE BELL (lota of University College, London, England) , Inventov of " Visible Speech," may be engaged for a Dual Literaiy and Elocntionaiy Evening.