THE REV. CHARLES CLARK.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1891, 25 January 1875, Page 2

THE REV. CHARLES CLARK.

f The eminent lecturer, elocutionist and pulpit orator whose name appears jftbore will give one of his lecture entertain* mentis at the Academy of Music tomorrow evening, the subject chosen being " Charles Dickens." Not being able to speak of. Mr Clark's power* from personaknowledge, we propose to give one or two extracts from contemporary opionkm, and our readers will thus, be able to see that the eminent lecturer is accredited with the lightest possible attainments as a reader and reciter, and illustrator of the people's favorite author, Dickens. Tfie following are some of the opinions of the

press :—

As a reciter and lecturer Mr Clark sprang at once to the foremost position in the community—a position which has never since been challenged. With - a liberality as munificent in its results as it has been catholic in its direction, Mr Clark for years in this and the neighbouring colonies gave uj> his platform services to the cause of charity.- Among the principal of bis efforts in this way may be mentioned his deliverance of a lecture on Oliver Goldsmith, in the Town Hall, in aid of the Caster Fund^ and two lectures on Charles Dickens and the Christmas Carols at the beginning of 1873 for 'the funds of the Albert-street Church. By. the latter two alone—delivered, of course at exceptional prices—over £600 was rea* .. lised.—Australian Sketcher, Dec. 26th,; 1874. . . , ?>. , '' We shall welcome him to this land a,a a Christian man and as a Christia^ minister.—New Zealand Christian Record ~ (Dunedin) November 30,1874. .

The lecturer seemed to have got chap* ter after chapter by heart, and he went through them without the aid of a book— the quarrel between Mrs Gamp and Betsy Prig with dramatic effect. — Argus, January 30, 1873. ■'.".. V In his role as a public lecturer me career of the Rev. Charles Clark in this; colony has been marked by an amount of success quite unprecedented. His X Tower of London -' is an elaborately wrought picture, equalling, if not surpassing, in vivid incident and' soul-inspiring effect any previous' effort of the lecturer," and well calculated to enhance the reputt- * tion he has achieved as the premier elocutionist of Australia.—Ballarat.Star.

The Garden remarks that the Thames Embankment is gradually becoming the handsomest boulevard in Europe. When its trees, now doing so well, and gardeis have had time to develop themselves the. Embankment will be far finer than any- * thing of the kind in Paris or elsewhere. The Garden adds '.—" Mr Meston it now engaged - in forming- another garden; on; the'embankment: west of Hungerferdbridge, so that we shall not only have the noblest avenue of plane trees in Europe, j but a chain of pleasant gardens along the Thates." , - ; ; l.