The Colossophone.
To-night tbe public will have the opportunity of hearing Edison'- 1 Colossophone, ihe greatest marvel of the agn. It is practical y a po\g -rful phonograph, ihn dqw inttm. rnent giving out iho song, speech &o, as powerfully and naturally athough the performer was present in the ball, and ib^re is no trace < \ metallic vibration. Thus the audience hears the man him^lf, and /be treat can be imagined when tht record provides " The Lord's Prayer " a3 3eliv?rpfl by iht> R«-v. D Witt Talmege ; " The Holy Ciiy " as Bung by Geo. J. Ga«kin ; ancl many songs and musical items by American sing.™ and instru mentaliita.
The other portion of the entprtainment ia of the vaudeville character, consisting of song3 and dances, and concluding with an extravaganza •• The Dissecting Room."
The show is at the Victoria (lnfp Temperance) Hall next to Mr Hauler's establishment.
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Manawatu Herald, 7 October 1899, Page 3
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144The Colossophone. Manawatu Herald, 7 October 1899, Page 3
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