The phonoscope (Nov 1896-Dec 1899)

12 THE PHONOSCOPE August, 1898 new departure, and no talking machine user or record-maker can afford to be without one of them. We would strongly recommend all talking machine users and dealers to send for this firm's catalogue as they will find much which will interest and instruct. They are also distributing gratuitously a very complete booklet entitled, "How to make Records." An interesting experiment to illustrate songs with living pictures by means of a cinematograph was made by G. W. Curtiss the photographer, under the direction of B. Frank Butts of Kansas Cit}^ Kan. , who is the originator of the idea. The first step toward developing that which the young inventor believes will revolutionize things was taken at the home of Frank Woodbury. The purpose of the cinematograph is to throw upon a canvas the moving scenes described by the singer, simultaneously and in unison with the words of the song, and to do this it is necessary that the pictures be displayed at the rate of forty per second. For a time it was doubtful whether it were possible to secure pictures with so little distinction between them, but all doubt was set aside by Mr. Curtiss taking the required negatives. The further development of the idea is only a matter of a little more work. The theory has proved good and the result of the experiment was very satisfactory. Among those who were present were : G. W. Curtiss, G. H. Lilie, Sylvester Legg, Ed. H. Kelly and Mr. and Mrs. George Olmi, friends of Mr. Butts and Mr. Woodbury. All of them were elated with the work demonstrated and predict for the cinematograph future success. "farmer H)unnV IRew picture flfeacbme A photographic manufacturing company of Rochester, N. Y., are to manufacture three photographic films each 50,000 feet in length for Elias B. Dunn. Mr. Dunn is better known throughout the country as "Farmer Dunn," the man who recently resigned his position as weather observer in New York, and who was stationed for a time in this city. Of late Mr. Dunn has been devoting his time and attention to a new machine of the kinetoscope type, of which he is the inventor, and which, it is claimed, will far surpass anything of the kind that has preceded it. An account says : This machine is called the cellograph, and it is stated that certain English rights have been disposed of for the snug sum of $250,000. As each one of the films will measure 50,000 feet, each one will be only a little short of ten miles in length, and each will cost $ 10,000, or a little less than $1,000 a mile. It is proposed to use the films at the Corbett-McCoy fight. Three photographing machines will be in operation at the same time, to make sure that there will be one perfect set of pictures. The calculation is that each machine will run eighty minutes. That is to say, that it will take eighty minutes for 50,000 feet of film to run through the machines, a fact which gives a good idea of their speed. The pictures will be taken at the rapid rate of twenty-seven per second. It is expected that the fight will not last more than twenty rounds. With three minutes to the round and one minute intervals between the rounds the twenty rounds would be fought in eighty minutes. From the negatives it is thus expected to secure six positives, and these are to be made and exhibited throughout the country in "Farmer Dunn's" machines. For the six machines Mr. Dunn is to receive a rental of $300 per week. Ibearb in tbe pbonoorapb Words b}' Jack Simonds and Bille Mann. As you go along the street some day in a prodigal state of mind, Drop a nickel in the phonograph, some one of these songs you'll find: Don't Be Cross, Sweet Little May, The Old Folks at Home, Mr. Johnson Don't Get Gay; Come Play With Me, I'd Like to, but I'm 'Fraid. The Daily Question, O, Promise Me, Schubert's Serenade. Ben Bolt, I Promise Thee, Love Is Not For a Da}-, On the Banks of the Wabash, What Do the Wild Waves Say. In Sweet Inniscarra, It Ain't No Lie, Get Your Money's Worth, and, Then Say Good by. A Hot Coon From Memphis, said, The Belle of Beauty Row, Come to My Tea-Party, Because, I Love You So. Let All Obey, The Diver, The Monarch of the Woods, Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep, As By His Side She Stood. I Fear no Foe, said, The Warrior Bold, Who Was a Soldier and a Man, All Coons Look Alike to Me, Way Down in Dixie Land. Let By-Gones be By-Gones, Pretty Black-Eyed Sue, Mary Jane McGinness, I Love Only you. Sweet Rosey O'Grady, The Girl Across the Way, I Love Thee, For All Eternity, On the King's Highway. That Night I'll Ne'er Forget, said, Kate O'Donahue, (That) Love Comes Like a Summer Sigh, Sweetheart, Adieu. Last Night I Wonder, In My Old Kentucky Home, Alice, Where Art Thou, I Sing to the Thee Alone, Annie Laurie, You, Only You, Take Your Clothes and Go, because, Your Room Rent's Due. I Don't Like No Cheap Man, I Wish My Rent Was Paid, Just Ask If He's Forgotten Her, My Beautiful Irish Maid. Rock of Ages, Come Thou Fount, Hosanna, Ah, My Son, In the Holy City, Jonnie Get Your Gun. Yankee Doodle Dewey, Revenge the Good Ship "Maine," We'll Rally 'Round the Flag Boys, We'll Rally Once Again, We Are Tenting To-Night, On the Suwanee River, Use Carter's Little Liver Pills to Regulate Your Liver. The boys in Blue Were Fighting, Outside a Millionaire's Door. Come into the Garden Maud, She'd Never Been There Before. My Country 'Tis of Thee, On a Trolley Car, He Died Fighting for His Flag, There's Room for One More Star. She's My Only Sister, Don't Send Her Away, Just Break the News to Mother, I've Come Home to Stay. Send Back the Wedding Ring, Take Back Your Gold, Maiden Fair to See You're Growing Cold, Cold, Cold. These and many others you are sure to hear, Sung by Miss Estella Mann in voice both loud and clear. NOTICE The Phonoscope will award a prize to the musician making the best violin record. Full particulars can be found on page 10 of this issue. H m& IFnbustnal Exposition Many Novel and Entertaining Features at the Pittsburg Exposition this year With summer on the wane the people of Western Pennsylvania are turning their thoughts to the Pittsburg Exposition, which will open its gates on Wednesday evening, September 7, for the tenth annual season. By that time everybody will have returned from seaside and mountain resorts, and the opening of the big industrial show in Pittsburg will be heartily welcomed by all who can spare the time to take a trip to the Smoky City. No Exposition in the country enjoys a wider range of patronage than that of Pittsburg, and the interest and enthusiasm displayed over the approaching season indicates that the attendance this fall will be larger than ever. This is due in no small measure to the splendid musical features, which will surpass those of any season of that popular institution in years. Manager Thomas J. Fitzpatrick announces a strong list of musical attractions, including such well-known organizations as Sousa's band, the New York Symphony orchestra and Victor Herbert's Twenty-second Regiment band of New York. John Philip Sousa, the great march king and composer, with his superb band of musicians, will give two concerts daily during the opening week of the big show. Next in order will come Prof. William Guenther and the Greater Pittsburg band for a period of ten days, to be followed by a week of concerts by the celebrated New York Symphony orchestra, with Walter Damrosch of German opera fame as conductor. Then will come the renowned composer of light opera, Victor Herbert, and the Twenty-second Regiment band of New York, which will remain for a period of three weeks, closing the Exposition on Saturday evening, October 22. It is a fitting tribute to Mr. Herbert that he is to give the closing series of concerts, as he is to be the conductor of the Pittsburg orchestra during the coming season. Mr. Herbert and his players are now at Manhattan Beach, where they have been giving concerts all summer. There will be man}' novelties among the displays in the big Exposition buildings this season. The Laflin-Rand Powder Company will have a novel show. It will consist of a working model of their immense establishment, which turns out the smokeless powder used by the government. The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company will present new and varied inventions in the shape of electrical motors and machinery and the electrical display in the big mechanical hall will attract widespread attention. There will be whirring machinery on all sides, and the lover of mechanical pursuits will have plenty to interest and instruct him. Another feature of machinery hall will be a large tank filled with water, in which Captain Adams will give exhibitions of deep-sea diving, showing the manner of conducting submarine operations, the use of torpedo boats, and how the government mines are operated. Another interesting exhibit will be a box-making machine to be furnished by W. S. Doig of New York. It will not only make the boxes, but will print and stamp them, showing how they are prepared for commercial use. At the entrance to the main building will be the exhibit of the Southern Railway, which will occupy the main foyer. There will be a miniature cotton field, with workmen picking cotton, various woods and products of the soil along the line of that picturesque railway, and a large collection of minerals. The interior of the main building will