The New York herald., 1878-05-31
PHONOGRAPH AND TELEPHONE.

PRoFxSSoR EDISON EXHIBITS HIS INVENTIONS
AT MOUNT ST. VINCENT.
A pleasant entertainment, consisting OF an exhibi.
ton OF the phonograph ana telephone, was gwen
yesterday afternoon IN the recitation hall OF the
Academy OF Mount st. Vincent, on tho Hudson. Pro-
lessor Edison was present In and illustrated.
though he did not explain, mis- mysterious works. In
the audience side ol the room were the young
laaaes and little girls pupils OF the academy, 70 the
number OF nearly two hundred. The chairs on the
other side OF the hall were occupied mainly
by ladies and gentlemen, the friends OF the
pupils and their Instructors. Some iorty. or
Gity Sisters filed q high, narrow gallery,
extending across The rear wall. Notable among ihe
guests Miss Clara Morris, The actress, ana hor
husband, Mr. Harrott; Mr.. Croly and .Jennie June, y
his wife; Very Rev. Michael Lilly, o. p: Very Rev.
James Dunno, Rev. Musart, late chaplain OF tho
academy; Rev. 7. Tancry. Edmund S. f. Arnold, OF
Newport; Thomas D. Cornell, W. y. Thatcher, 4. +.
Ludwig, william Haddon and Edmund r. Randolph.
Quite large party OF ladies' ana gentlemen OF this
tho village Itself and the neighporing town Of
Yonkers.
The entertainment was opened with piano solo by
one OF tho professors of the academy. An address
was then delivered by Mr. q. J. Thcbaud, lawyer OF
this city. After explaining briefly tho nov familiar
qualities OF the telephone and monograph Mr. Tho
baud presented humorous view Of tho uses TO which
the latter might be pa'; In the hrs' place. ne said
were greatly desired In important 10 be tried
IN Chicago. IL beng impossible to attend 10 person
he prepared the most eloquent speech II was possible
Tor him 10 mako and delivered IL with dramatic
emphasis into the mouthpicce OF phonograph
Tho instrument was then forwarded to Chicago, aud
tho Eastern lawyers eloquence. shot 30 strangely
into the enemy's camp, took the jury completely OF
man. Tno speaker then went on TO tell Of the
vcnencc oil the phonograph TO bashiui lover, who
could avsw his passion In the seciusson Of his
closet and then stand boldly BY tho In.
strumcnt wniie II ground out the glowing adjoc-
uves in his swecthearps ear. To The Catholic Il
would bo oil inestimable advantage, sparing him the
painful interviewing OF the confessional Some nj
teen twenty minutes we're occupied by the delivery
oil this address, after winch Professor Edison
the audience tor Its presence on such disagreeabie
day, and rewarded his hearers Tor their courage IN lac
ing the storm by giving them an entertaining exhbI-
ton ot his Instruments.
rnE WONDERS or THE rnoSocRArn
A large table on tns platform At tho front Of tho
room was arranged for the exhibition OF Inc tcic-
phone ana phonograph, the latter lying loosely
vf the boards and tho tormer with It's various
Inc wire by which communication was held with
operators In a small room 200 feet distant from the
hail. ran across wide yard between the buildings,
being nowse affected by Tue pouring rain. Inc tcis-
phone used was one which Professor Edison had used
the previous evening IN communicating IRON his
laboratory In Meno Park, win the office OF Mr. Bent
Icy, IN tue Western Union reIcLrspn building, at
Philadelphia, "A d, stance ol seventy.fve mites. he
WONDERS OF the pnonograph werc nrst displayed,
Professor EDISON puttIng his mouth the instr ument
anu Initiating the growing OF rooster, the barking
oi a dog this cry OF a peacock the peculiar emu ncia-
era medley Of barnyard sounds He then rected pas
sagcs from Shakespeare and rom Winters poems
every sound which entered the instrument being re-
produced with sufficient power TO DO heard distinctly
throup nout the spacious hall. lhis performance by
the inventor was hishiy appreciated anu received
warm applause from the nul cnce. His chief assist
ant Nr Ba:cnelor, then took his staLd al ,he phono
graph anG entertained the company wIsh "A selection
OF humorous verses of the more amisr sort, reiiov
their gutnsss bv orcing tue instrument to repeat
words oi such weighty wisaom as Tue line, "who
steals my purse steals Tasi, and other choice say
iDgs of shakespeare.
rnE rELErnoSK
Visitors were then invited 10 step forward and iry
the talk ng machine, which tney did, siterward put
tng tbeircars 10 the car piece oi the telephone aud
listening to the familiar words and songs which
ecnoeu through u from the distant peculiarly
effective feature OF this part OF the perform 4nce
was thc singsg Of duet Ny male VOICES winch came
with weird effect socg the electric wire, making the
xasrer thrii 10 the strains OF "fhe sweet bye-and-
Bye For n change a young lady pupii ssns soIc
wiib piano accompaniment, which lost nothing by
coming uirect on the lungs and lips without trans
excellence OF tue performance surprised the audi
The girls ana young ladies' exam ued the instru-
mcnts and though they would listen attcntivoiy and
long enough 30 the mysterious vocazaton oi tue te
10 thcif thoughts the teIl-,ae phoncgraph. Thoy
hung about ~ like 80 many Difdb around buncn OF
grapes, cnaiteriug aud thing sx6sdIy aAd In oud
chofuH to persuade each othsr 10 spcsk nfs -
But was not 10 ue, and though ono young lady was
embroidered TO place her iips the moutb piece, her
lors0uk her anu she rose again without nav
ing been able to utter a syiaDle.
On smaller table near bv OF Professor Edison "a
assistants exhibited mat inventors electric pen.
the eiose OF the exhibition announced "A quar-.
VI tour O'Clock aud visitors uestcd 10 with
draw allow Tie Sisters an opportunity TO exam inc
the machi1cs winch accordingly DONE the prnci-
pies beng explained TO them at length Professor
Eiison aud numDcr OF guests from New York 70.
turned on The 4:lv tram.