New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-21
ExPLAINIAG THE PHOYOGRlPM

PROFESSOR ARSoLD's LECTURE SATURDAY EyENfNG
| --ESIrRrAISING LADIES Al me TELEPHONE
COMpANY's OFFICE.
| In answer To the request of number OF
prominent citizens. Professor j. W. :. Arnold. Of the
University Of tho City OF Nev-York Will lecture al
Chickcring Hall, Saturday. March 20. on Hearing and
Allied Subjects" The lecture will he Illustrated by nu-
merous experiments. The photograph viii be shown,
aud lie working, Will De mly explained. The singing
telephone viii also be introduced TITS lecture viii be
for the benefit oi the NevYoT, Ear D,speusaty. The
following IL the spondrnoe IN gard t. ts ecure
gr96cssoy j. ". g. 1rnoil. 4. H., v. d.
obscryations upon ihc kny Yhonoeapa devised hy
Mr. Edison, tho undrrtisu,l would ask Won to give A
on lie 20 dqy 81 March. ls7s.
Nc,- loik, March II, 1875.
This is iencd b. Prc.d.t Barnard. Of columhii col
Egcstou G. f. Chandler. o. y Rood. ana j. II! Nln Avn
rngr The Rev g. II. Houshton. u. D.: the Ecr Morgan
DIX b. d.. ihc Kcy. l.. :. Waslbuui ID D. Rev A.
SrhweGngcT. Dis. Austin i!at. W H. i'm.ol, willard
Sayrr, Francis ~ Weld saiaaci srAion. aud John w.
DIapef, Joseph H. ca""''' aud Edward "opa'
PROFESSOR ARNoLp's REPLY.
10 p 4. =. Ear1grG. s. T. h., Ill. d., Fresdent COL
uDbi1 CoHcgc, and oihcTs'
GiNILEMES: II giI give great pleasure 20 lecture
y1lye IN its construction. The whole subject Of voice
and hcdrn; q, Of ruch interest 80 @il ttat with the
which ruai may do ld,ii'c Let me t,i.g'.i' how
that tho proceeds OF the lecture be gwen To some
Ne@-York Ear Disp,usary. For tie benefit Of Til.
s,uom then 7 T.i be pleased to lecture Saturday.
March -. in ChickcIng iialL Very respectfully
Ne,c Iogk, Mlrch 49, 1875. J. ". Z. ARNOLD
LADIES DAY Ar THE TELEPHONE OFFICE.
The rooms OF the Telephone Company IN THE TRIBUNE
Buil'ng were crowded with ladies yesterday afternoon.
The exhibition OF Professor Eisons phonOgrap ut these
rooms has lately attracted spectators that ladies
who came TO see the iNcnti0n went away disappointed.
10 give these ladies opportunity to see tue phone
graph, william H. ApplebtIgh general superintendent
OF the COMPANY. notice few days ago that ysster
day would be- ladies day" Although the fact was not
generally advertised over 800 ladies called at tie rooms
yesterday.
Mr. Applcbargh sca,cd himself 10y the phonograuh and
for nuce hours devoted himself 10 experiments
ard explanations Putting his mouth close to
the metal disk, while ne turned the cylinder. he
would repeat snort sentences, names and numbers IN
loud tone TLen ht Womb iin tIe cl bir ~, - ire
Stirring point and begin turning ~ before Presently
t.a machine would repeat woid TO-: word whai no had
soAcn and with such distiucinrss that could be heard
IL, ls 10 th Ubrnorr,r1 and their convcr.t.
lions were repeated WITH less js'Inctncss. ac-
cordng to the force win winch the words %crc Llterei
several sone- some OF them sung ll ladies.
peatcL by the machine and caused much Amusement. II
noticeable mat when TIE cylinder was Iururd ia'icf
the second timc than when the words were gwen II,
The pitch OF the voice Was raised Much laughter Was
caused by making tho phonosraph "au '"its IAih'b
IN excessively shr tones. Uncle Nod aud other pop
ular Inelodics and a few German and French songs
were rendered wth surprising fidelity Gee .'ionnly
| the photograph would indnige IN hi Of cough,
ing and laughing which never failed to cal
ont hearty laughter FROM is hearers Some
times the machine would be made TO repeat
song several times with very ie decrease In the dis
thickness the words The ladics VINO talked or sang
To the machine took home Win theta the TN ioll on
which their words Lad been registered
Among the ladies who called tO sec the phOnoernph
ycstor.ay were Mr. Charles \. Bcalen and Mss Mary
Eyaiis daughters Of Secretary Eynrs; Mr. O. W. Bon
OF KSane u H. Mrs II. l.. Bi4dgman. Mrs. G. {. Kelsey
and Miss J.. Latham. OF BROOKLYN Mrs. Geo. Il. S!np-
son OF Orange, y. j.; MIRA H. L. Morgan Mrs. j. {. VOL
colt Mrs H. ". johnson. Miss H. Horyey. MISS L. Rob
bins and Miss e Fevrc. OF this city. several ladies came
Inif will Iuf
HALL L. = H.; Special Treasury Agent d. A. NcYns WAS
present with his wife and daughter and oher ladies caipo
win John 4. Graham Of this city, accompanied ~ n
X Frbans president Of the Board OF Trade o chicag0
After visiting the phonograh room, many Of the ladies
speuf few minutes In listening 10 Conversations with
the telephone carried with persons In Tie uptown
statiOns OF the company.