Also, the bit about Stanley and his wife seeing the phonograph for the first time is incorrect as Stanley was given a Class M for his wedding by Edison/Co. Gourrard and it still exists. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan K" <edisone1 at verizon.net> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 3:35 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Edison article in NY Times > This article is extracted from the new book, bearing the title Edison did > NOT like: "Wizard of Menlo Park" . > > You'd think somebody writing a book would look up basic facts, but here's > a quote which jumped out at me right away, and I'm no expert on the people > mentioned: > > " (She [Sarah Bernhardt] did endorsements for commercial products like a > dentifrice for a fee, but she did draw the line when P. T. Barnum offered > her $10,000 for the rights to display a medical curiosity: her amputated > leg.) " > > This would've been quite a feat for Barnum, who died 24 YEARS before > BErnhardt's leg was cut off! haha > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org