The Phonogram, Vol. 2:12 (1892-12)

THE PHONOGRAM 4 . j -ah phonographs. They have very live agents. Mr. Emil Ludwigs, who operates in one county, has UC 'usWL nJL — gotten out a valuable set of instructions. The Pittsburgh Typewriter Co. located at / %>ot<*<rrL- * Nos. 214-215 Ferguson Block. Pittsburgh, Pa., are now the selling agents for the phouogi'aph in c&sdZ-t, -c> the territory belonging to the Western Pennsyl- & 4* ). csH<i vnnift Phonograph Co. Mr. Henry F. Gilg, for- CS merly manager of the Western Pennsylvania Co., 'Or<ta / LK# is manager of the new company. Mr, Gilg is a j + j) /n / f s- gentleman of great energy and tact. He has crj (x : '2<J\ been agent for the Densinore typewriter during a n -f'/Aj-f-,, /r, the PBStyear. and will now advance the interests —^2- of the phonograph along with those of the former ^u<r«. c^L machine Already many phonographs are beiag Cx used in Pittsburgh and the larger towns adja- asL *a* sryviA^'Ccx. 2^ cent, and there is no reason why hundreds should / 0 not be sold, now that all restrictions have been suaxtuL j -&C /Znrur: removed. -y Mr. It. T. Haines, of the New York Pho- sirXsvi-j zxxx nograph Co., is constantly making delightful & ^ additions to4he collection of phonograph records ^/o-dc4 which are for sale at the offices of this company. / / We listened recently with much pleasure to a cUX- son S- with piano accompaniment, sung by Mr. tp* Edward Clarence, entitled “Major Hawkins," U «, <Ar %1 ^ and •• My Sweetheart is the Man in the Moon.” as sung by Mr. GArge J. Gaskin. Phono Chat. Ev^rv well-()pj|QM|Hi bouse now has, besides its ball room, music-room and billiard-room, a Mr. John Y. AtLee recently gave an exhibition phonograph parlor,*used exclusiuely for pbono- of the Edison phonograph at the Hyland M. E. graph exhibitions. So says a prominent archi- Church, Washington, D. C. Mr. AtLee prefaced tect. bis introduction of the phonograph by explana- MlB , Lillie u. Uer% 'the bright young ainanu. l °ry remarks upon its uses, after which he gave ensig |)f lhe Pittsburgh Typewriter Co., wins selections, botli instrumental and vocal, from from h(jr employers Mg h commendation as to celebrated operas, and also bis own wonderful hep qualiflcalions in typewriting and work on the whistling* tbrougi. the phonograph. The au- phonogrn p h . Though she has devoted but a dience were greatly entertained. Mr. AtLee has ghort pace of (ime t0 acquiring the art of using the happy faculty of rendering these phonograph lhege instr i nwot3 , B h e is said to be so expert exhibitions extremely interesting by the pains- tj ia t s he is able to compete with any stenographer taking manner in which he describes and illus- |n the country M regards speed, accuracy and trates each part of its mechanism. In order to nealnegs> 8he transcribes"ail letters and ifliscel- convince the credulous that there is no mystery ]alfeoug matIer from the Edison phonograph, connected with the reproduction of the voice, as , „ , , , . . Bv the way, why not e;et up speed contests is often attributed to the phonograph by persons - , ‘ , , . . . .. .! - • . between tne phonograph operator and the stenog* who have never seen it. he invites the minister or , T 1 . , , #l , , , . r j rapber? It would be interesting to learn the ex- some member of the audieuce to come forward * and^speak into the tubes, and then reproduces acl resu im through the large fuunel all that has been said. Mr. John Y. AtLee, the famous whistler, for Skeptics are convinced that this is no “ Punch many years with the Columbia Phonograph Co., and Judy affair, with a*boy concealed in a box/' has severed his connection with this company but the utterances of a mechanical wonder. and has arranged to make records with the North ,£The Missouri Phonograph.Co. are selling many American Co. —„ -