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unmaskingrobert00houdgoog.pdf | 107 | THE UNMASKING OF ROBERT-HOUDIN Robert-Houdin, he brought to America a talking figure invented by Professor Faber of Vienna, to which he refers most entertainingly PALAIS ROYAL, in his address to the pub- Argyll Street, Oxford Circus, W. lic dated 1873: TALKING "The Museum depart- ment contains 100,000 curiosities, including Pro- fessor Faber's wonderful talking machine, costing me $20,000 for its use for six months; also the National Portrait Gallery of one hundred life-size paintings, including all the Presidents of the United States, etc.; John Rogers' groups of historic statuary; almost an end- MACHINE less variety of curiosities, 1 Thc Exhibition is not limited to simple talking. but is enhanced by an including numberless au- esplanstora description of the method of producing the various sounds, words, and sentences, visitors alsc-being aliowed to inspect every part of the Machice. It is rot only interesting to the Scieutific as illustrating the theory tomaton musicians, mech- acoustics, bat to the Rublic in general, especially to the young.-to whom it offers an ineshoustible fund of wonder ald EXHIBITING DAILY From 11 a.m., till 10 p.m. anicians, and moving Admission, 1s. Reserved Seats, 2s. Children, 6d. scenes, etc., etc., made in Hanger advertising the Professor Faber Paris and Geneva." talking machine, exhibited by P. T. Bar- num during 1873 in his museum de- It can be imagined how partment. This automaton was the first talking figure. From the Harry Houdini wonderful this talking Collection. machine must have been when Barnum gave it special emphasis, selecting it from the hundreds of curios he had on exhibition. As this talking machine is probably forgotten, I will reproduce [90] |