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A caricature of Jean-François Delmas and Lucienne Bréval in their costumes for Wotan and Brunhilde, respectively, as seen at the l'Opéra.

A photograph of the bass Marius Chambon as Faust from a production at the Opéra.

The 1889 Exposition Universelle (World Fair) prominently showcased several exciting new technologies, among them the théâtrophone. For a small fee, fair-goers could use this new technology to listen to a few minutes of a live operatic performance at…

Female telephone operator, 1911. Photo copyrighted by the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, which was founded by Alexander Graham Bell and his father. This company is later absorbed by American Bell and subsequently, American Telephone &…

These locations would function as transmission centers for Théâtrophone subscriptions to its patrons. There would have also been coin-operated receivers placed in hotels and cafés that would charge 50 centimes for 5 minutes of listening. Subscription…

"Into this switchboard pass the trunk lines from theatres and from it pass out the lines from which carry the music to the many subscribers"

The second page from the November 12-14, 1904 thêâtrophone program featuring a few advertisements as well as some blank ad space.

A blank page from the November 12-14, 1904 théâtrophone program. This page was assumedly left blank for advertisements.

The fourth page from the November 12-14th, 1904 program from the théâtrophone network featuring the listings from the Opéra, Opéra-comique, Variétés. Note the listing of La Valkyrie at the Opéra on Monday at 8.