FEATHERSTON NOTES.
(From Our Own Correspondent.) Last evening Professor Halconibe exhibited his World's Fair Concert Phonograph. There was a very good house, though some had turned up the previous night owing' to the plaoards having Tuesday, May 9th on them, MrHalcombe explained the working and mechanism of the phonograph, as well as giving 8 short sketch of the inventor, Mr Edison's life. Ha then proceeded to give records of some very pretty voca i mmioel, and orchestral selections' whioh were duly appreciated by the audience. One of the audienoe spoke into the phonograph, giving Shakespeare's" Seven Ages of Man," hut owing to his not having recited loud enough thfl record was a bit indiatinot so the exhibitor B poke a few w or da into it himself, whioh was olearly reproduced. All seemed to enjoy ihe concert thoroughly, which terminated With a melody introducing " Q o d Save the Queen," 8 In connection with the National Anthetn, reproduced by the phonograph last night, I may mention that the Featherston folks Bhowed their great loyalty, by not one of them standm/mwhen !.' was played,. tohayeitKhedby
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4715, 10 May 1894, Page 2
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183FEATHERSTON NOTES. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4715, 10 May 1894, Page 2
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