In 1914, an advertisements appeared in the Riverhead News to the effect that "The Eighth Wonder of the World" was coming to the Lyceum Theatre in Riverhead- "Thomas A. Edison's Talking Pictures." The all talking program featured John J. McGraw, then manager of the New York Giants; Van & Schenck, popular musical comedy stars; a scene from "Faust"; Edison's Minstrels; "Julius Caesar" and an all-star feature program. "No silent pictures shown," declared the Lyceum ad.
    In its next issue, the Riverhead News raved about Edison's experiment.
    "The talking movies at the Lyceum here last week was a show that greatly pleased large audiences," stated the enthusiastic reviewer. "Most of the people present declared it a marvelous performance. The accurate timing of the words, music, dancing and various sounds with the pictures produced results practically perfect, and there was hardly any flicker to the pictures themselves. It was hard to believe that live persons were not on the stage contributing to the program."