. Programme. 6, and sold it at Boston to a society forfour hundred thousand dollars,—an incredible statement. No won-der that the Count de Pontecoulant, in his Organographie, repeat-ing the statement adds, I think there is an extra cipher. ButMalzel did visit America, and he spent several years here. He landedat New York, February 3, 1826, and the Shij) Neivs announced thearrival of Mr. Maelzel, Professor of Music and Mechanics, inventorof the panharmonicon and the Musical Time Keeper. He broughtwith him the famous automata,—the Chess Player, the AustrianTrumpeter, and the Rope Dancers,—and he
. Programme. 6, and sold it at Boston to a society forfour hundred thousand dollars,—an incredible statement. No won-der that the Count de Pontecoulant, in his Organographie, repeat-ing the statement adds, I think there is an extra cipher. ButMalzel did visit America, and he spent several years here. He landedat New York, February 3, 1826, and the Shij) Neivs announced thearrival of Mr. Maelzel, Professor of Music and Mechanics, inventorof the panharmonicon and the Musical Time Keeper. He broughtwith him the famous automata,—the Chess Player, the AustrianTrumpeter, and the Rope Dancers,—and he opened an exhibitionof them at the National Hotel, 112 Broadway, April 13, 1826. The • There were two kinds of this metronome radically different in accounts for the different metronome figures given by Beethoven himself, as forinstance for the A major symphony. Beethoven thought highly of the metronome; hethought of giving up these senseless terms, Allegro, Andante, Adagio, Magnificent Chinese Rugs Best Every rug is new—just importedQuality from China—with a deep silky napand wonderful lustre that only the very bestquality Chinese Rugs have. Finest Deep rich blues, delicate porcelainColors blues. Others in shades of rose,gold, ivory and mulberry. Exquisite Rare old Chinese patterns, withDesigns intaglio borders and designs,all cut by hand. No matter how you attempt to describe them, youcome back to the fact that they are the best ofmodern Chinese Rugs. The patterns and coloringsare just what interior decorators and architectswould choose for floor coverings in fine residences. Size about 9x12Values to , $345 Size about 8x10Values to , Jp2o5 (tthaniilcr $c (tto Tremont Street—Near West Chess Player was invented by Wolfgang von Kempelen.* Malzelbought it at the sale of von Kempelens effects after the death of thelatter, at Vienna, and made unimportant improvements. The ChessPlayer had strange adventures. It was
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