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Three hundred Edison Phonograph dealers arrive in West Orange, New Jersey, USA, to attend the first Edison Dealers Convention. The two day event includes a demonstration in which soprano Alice Verlet is accompanied by music played on an Edison Gramophone using an Edison Diamond Disc. Her performance wins a standing ovation, illustrating how realistic the music produced by the Edison technology seemed to the listeners. (Given that the audience were all Edison dealers, their enthusiasm is perhaps not too surprising). The demonstration will be repeated many times on a promotional tour of the USA.
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