 In 1877, the Queen's theatre in Long Acre and the Canterbury were joined by overhead wires, and public demonstrations of the Cromwell Varley telephone were given.Several simple tunes were transmitted and emitted softly from a large drum-like apparatus suspended over the proscenium.Robert W. Paul's "Theatrograph" was used at the theatre from 27 April 1896, a year after it had first been demonstrated at the Alhambra in Leicester Square.