Whew, this was one busy week in history

•On March 10, 1902, in the case of Edison v. American Mutoscope Company, the U.S. Court of Appeals rules that despite his claims, Thomas Edison did not invent the movie camera. The court did, however, admit that Edison invented the sprocket system that moved perforated film through the camera.

•On March 9, 1926, “Lolly Willowes; or, The Loving Huntsman” by English novelist Sylvia Townsend Warner, the first Book-of-the-Month Club selection, is published by Viking Press. The Book-of-the-Month Club’s 4,000-plus members were not pleased with the novel, a fantasy about a widow who scandalizes her relations by moving to a town involved in witchcraft.

•On March 7, 1955, the first Broadway play to be televised in color, featuring the original cast, airs. The play was “Peter Pan,” starring Mary Martin.