The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
539 
Drawn from an 
act ual photograph 
taken in State 
Armor;/, Albany, on 
November 29, 1919. 
“Uhe ‘Phonograph 
~with a Soul ” 
6,000 Teachers Hear Astounding Triumph 
of Phonograph's New Art 
. 
In daring comparison made with Mario 
Laurenti, famous baritone of Metro¬ 
politan Opera Company, Mr. Edison’s 
Official Laboratory Model perfectly 
matches Laurenti’s voice 
W OULDN'T it be wonderful to enter¬ 
tain your friends with the phonograph 
whose realism held these 6,000 teachers 
spellbound and caused Dr. Finley to write 
his beautiful tribute to Mr. Edison. 
As you read the amazing story which 
follows, remember that you can have in 
your own home an exact duplicate of the 
Official Laboratory Model which made music- 
history a* Albany on November 25, 1919. 
* * * 
November 25, 1919, was the memorable 
evening when Mr. Edison made his now- 
famous test in the State Armory, Albany, 
New York, before an audience of 6,000 
people. 
The audience was one that truly repre¬ 
sented you and the rest of the great 
American public. The entire 6,000 consisted 
of teachers, principals and superintendents 
of the public schools of New York State— 
the line, intelligent kind of men and women 
to whom you have entrusted the education 
of your children. 
ihe singer was a distinguished artist— 1 
member of the famous Metropolitan Opera 
Company, New York—Mario Laurenti, the 
glorious-voiced baritone, one of the truly 
great voices of the world. 
* * * 
With the help of the illustration, drawn 
from an actual photograph, you can follow 
in vour mind's eve the whole marvelous 
* • 
thing that happened. 
Laurenti stood beside a graceful William 
and Mary cabinet. He started to sing. His 
gloriousvoice filled the auditorium. Theaudi- 
ence, which had been a-buzz with curiosity 
throughout preliminaries, now settled back 
in its chairs, and surrendered itself to the 
exquisite artistry of Laurenti ? s voice Sud¬ 
denly the audience sat up in abrupt surprise. 
A low, wondering whisper ran through the 
auditorium. 1 oiks rubbed their eyes. 
Laurenti's lips were absolutely still, but his 
voice continued to reach them with undim¬ 
inished beauty. The New Edison had taken 
up Laurenti's song and was Re-Creating his 
voice with such perfect realism that the 
human ear could not tell that he had ceased 
to sing. 
As plainly and simply as we can tell it, 
such is what happened. We wish you could 
have heard those 6,000 teachers express 
their amazement and delight. As Dr. Finley 
so finely suggests in his letter, it seemed 
that Mr. Edison had ushered in a new 
epoch in music. 
The Official Laboratory Model stands to¬ 
day as the only phonograph which can meet 
the human voice in competition—the only 
phonograph which has proved its right to 
stand in your home and bring you the joys 
of the world’s great music and represent to 
your friends the culture of your home. 
* * * 
Look in your local papers for the Edison 
dealer's announcement. He has an exact 
duplicate of the instrument with which Mr. 
Edison originally developed the Re-Creation 
of music at a cost of 8 million dollars for 
research work. He will guarantee this 
Official Laboratory Model to do everything 
which was achieved by the instrument used 
at Albany, and he’ll be glad to give you 
Mr. Edison’s unique Realism Test, so that 
you can experience for yourself the magic 
power of the New Edison's Re-Creation of 
music. 
If you can't find your Edison dealer, just 
write us (postal will do). We'll send you 
his name and address, and mail, with our 
compliments, a copy of that fascinating 
book, "Edison and Music," written by one 
of Mr. Edison's right-h ind men. 
THOMAS A. EDISON, Inc. 
Orange, N. J. 
