Elizabeth Spencer - Love's Dream After The Ball (1917)

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Elizabeth Spencer

"Love's Dream After The Ball"

In German, the title is "Liebestraum nach dem Balle"

Victor 18250

1917

Composer is Alphons Czibulka

Elizabeth Spencer was born Elizabeth Dickerson on April 12, 1871.

Her father died eight months later.

In 1874, her mother was remarried. Her new husband was Colonel William Gilpin, who had served as the first governor of the Territory of Colorado in 1861.

The family moved to Denver.

Spencer received vocal training and learned to sing, recite stories and poetry and play piano and violin.

She graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in Englewood, Colorado.

She married Otis Spencer, an attorney.

Spencer sang in churches, concerts, clubs, parties and amateur theatricals.

By 1910 she was residing in New York City and making her first recordings. Signing an exclusive contract with Edison’s company, Spencer was busy.

She made solo recordings, and she also worked in duets, trios, quartets and choruses.

One group was the Homestead Trio, which consisted of Spencer and two other female vocalists, Amy Ellerman and Betsy Lane Shepherd.

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