Opinions of Mrs. Emil Behnke's Pupils.
VOICE TRAINING.
From an Old Pupil.
Gresham Hotel, Dublin.
Dear Mrs. Behnke,—It is indeed regrettable that Mr. Behnke was not spared to reap to a greater extent the reward of his wonderful work. You, I know, must have acquired an adequate knowledge of his magnificent system of teaching to enable you to continue on the same course, and so perpetuate his memory. This is a source of comfort to your many friends.
From a Lady Lecturer.
Edgbaston, May 11th, 1893.
My dear Mrs. Behnke,—I feel I must write to tell you how much better I am, and how greatly indebted I am to your treatment.... I can take two or three meetings a week with ease, thanks to your training, and the deeper and fuller tone of my voice has been remarked upon by many.
Larne, Ireland.
I have no hesitation in saying that, under God, you were the means of curing my voice.
From a Clergyman who had broken down in Voice.
London, July, 1893.
My voice gives me no trouble now; it is indeed very much fuller and more resonant. I can fill my church without the least effort.
From a Clergyman who had suffered from "Clergyman's Sore Throat."
Brighton, 26th June, 1893.
Dear Mrs. Behnke,—I take this opportunity of thanking you very much for what you have done for my voice. I shall try to keep up your exercises, and hope to receive more lessons later on in the year.
From a Clergyman who stammered, and whose voice was weak.
"The Parsonage," Feb. 7th, 1893.
Dear Mrs. Behnke,—I told the Rev. Mr. S. of the great benefit I had derived from your instruction. He proposes to bring the subject of your work, and the importance of it to young clergymen, before the Bishop, with a view to something being done for ordination candidates.
From a Teacher of Singing.
Scarborough, Jan. 6th, 1894.
Dear Mrs. Behnke,—For some years I have been teaching successfully on the lines laid down in your late husband's publications and his own "Voice Training Exercises;" and have put into the hands of some of my pupils your "Voice Training Primer." One of them has just passed Trinity College Senior Singing Examination with honours (84 marks out of 100). My own experience is that no exercises I have ever used have so helped to produce "forward" and to cure "throaty" tone, and I have long felt I owed to Mr. Behnke a debt of gratitude for his works. May I be permitted to acknowledge it to you?
STAMMERING.
THE TIMES.
Pre-eminent success in the education and treatment of stammering and other speech defects.
THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL.
Dr. F. L. Nicholls writes:—"This infirmity is so great a drawback to almost every walk in life, and for public speaking so complete a hindrance, that a cure is of the utmost importance. It may therefore be of interest, and possibly of some use to members of the medical profession having a case of this nature in their practice, and desiring assistance for its cure, if I mention that I have recently had the most satisfactory experience of the cure of such a case. The father, a minister, was very anxious for his son to follow in his own footsteps, while the lad stuttered so badly it was not to be thought of, unless a cure could be effected; and for this purpose he was sent to Mrs. Behnke, of Earl's Court Square, London. Mrs. Behnke was chosen from high recommendations, and very thoroughly has she proved worthy of them. The lad has just returned home, and speaks without the slightest impediment. I should state that previously to going under Mrs. Behnke's hands we had tried various rules and recommendations without the least success."
"Stammering: its Nature and Treatment." Price 1s, of Mrs. Emil Behnke.