Daughter of Captain John Dickerson and Julie (nee unknown).
Early cylinder and disc recording artist from 1911-1926. Recorded solos and duets, a member of the Homestead Trio with Betsy Lane Shepherd and Amy Ellerman, the Metropolitan Quartet, the Edison Light Opera Company; traveled coast to coast as a tone test singer.
The Talking Machine World – December 15, 1910 - “New Edison Artists”
Among the artists recently secured for the domestic catalog, the one of whom the most is expected by the company is Elizabeth Spencer, the well known mezzo-soprano. Miss Spencer who has hosts of admirers among the patrons of vaudeville, also enjoys a splendid reputation in concert circles, and will be a regular contributor to the Edison catalogs. Her voice is a rich, full mezzo-soprano of an unusually sympathetic quality, her voice style is pleasing in the extreme, and her enunciation is delightfully distinct; all of which equips her in an unusual manner for record making. The national experts are delighted with her work and regard her as a “rare find”.
1914 Edison Blue Amberol Catalog
…after studying under Bouhy in Paris, Miss Spencer embarked on the professional career which has proven such a success. She has toured the country in musical comedies. Her great popularity among music lovers is due to her superb voice, which is unquestionably one of the purest and sweetest sopranos which the phonograph has recorded. To the rare quality of her voice, Miss Spencer adds a wonderful technique, singing with perfect poise under all conditions…
Newark News – April 23, 1930
Mrs. Edward B. Southworth Jr., died yesterday at her home, 33 Aubrey Road, Montclair. Mrs. Southworth has been in ill health the past four years and seriously ill the past six months. Born in St. Louis, Mrs. Southworth had lived in Montclair since 1916. She was formerly a singer in the Watchung Avenue Congregational Church of this town, and was also well known as Elizabeth Spencer. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Dr. Thomas Travis, pastor of the Watchung Church. Burial will be in the Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
Source: Jim Walsh article “Favorite Pioneer Recording Artists”, Hobbies Magazine, August and September 1951
Early cylinder and disc recording artist from 1911-1926. Recorded solos and duets, a member of the Homestead Trio with Betsy Lane Shepherd and Amy Ellerman, the Metropolitan Quartet, the Edison Light Opera Company; traveled coast to coast as a tone test singer.
The Talking Machine World – December 15, 1910 - “New Edison Artists”
Among the artists recently secured for the domestic catalog, the one of whom the most is expected by the company is Elizabeth Spencer, the well known mezzo-soprano. Miss Spencer who has hosts of admirers among the patrons of vaudeville, also enjoys a splendid reputation in concert circles, and will be a regular contributor to the Edison catalogs. Her voice is a rich, full mezzo-soprano of an unusually sympathetic quality, her voice style is pleasing in the extreme, and her enunciation is delightfully distinct; all of which equips her in an unusual manner for record making. The national experts are delighted with her work and regard her as a “rare find”.
1914 Edison Blue Amberol Catalog
…after studying under Bouhy in Paris, Miss Spencer embarked on the professional career which has proven such a success. She has toured the country in musical comedies. Her great popularity among music lovers is due to her superb voice, which is unquestionably one of the purest and sweetest sopranos which the phonograph has recorded. To the rare quality of her voice, Miss Spencer adds a wonderful technique, singing with perfect poise under all conditions…
Newark News – April 23, 1930
Mrs. Edward B. Southworth Jr., died yesterday at her home, 33 Aubrey Road, Montclair. Mrs. Southworth has been in ill health the past four years and seriously ill the past six months. Born in St. Louis, Mrs. Southworth had lived in Montclair since 1916. She was formerly a singer in the Watchung Avenue Congregational Church of this town, and was also well known as Elizabeth Spencer. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Dr. Thomas Travis, pastor of the Watchung Church. Burial will be in the Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
Source: Jim Walsh article “Favorite Pioneer Recording Artists”, Hobbies Magazine, August and September 1951
Daughter of Captain John Dickerson and Julie (nee unknown).
Early cylinder and disc recording artist from 1911-1926. Recorded solos and duets, a member of the Homestead Trio with Betsy Lane Shepherd and Amy Ellerman, the Metropolitan Quartet, the Edison Light Opera Company; traveled coast to coast as a tone test singer.
The Talking Machine World – December 15, 1910 - “New Edison Artists”
Among the artists recently secured for the domestic catalog, the one of whom the most is expected by the company is Elizabeth Spencer, the well known mezzo-soprano. Miss Spencer who has hosts of admirers among the patrons of vaudeville, also enjoys a splendid reputation in concert circles, and will be a regular contributor to the Edison catalogs. Her voice is a rich, full mezzo-soprano of an unusually sympathetic quality, her voice style is pleasing in the extreme, and her enunciation is delightfully distinct; all of which equips her in an unusual manner for record making. The national experts are delighted with her work and regard her as a “rare find”.
1914 Edison Blue Amberol Catalog
…after studying under Bouhy in Paris, Miss Spencer embarked on the professional career which has proven such a success. She has toured the country in musical comedies. Her great popularity among music lovers is due to her superb voice, which is unquestionably one of the purest and sweetest sopranos which the phonograph has recorded. To the rare quality of her voice, Miss Spencer adds a wonderful technique, singing with perfect poise under all conditions…
Newark News – April 23, 1930
Mrs. Edward B. Southworth Jr., died yesterday at her home, 33 Aubrey Road, Montclair. Mrs. Southworth has been in ill health the past four years and seriously ill the past six months. Born in St. Louis, Mrs. Southworth had lived in Montclair since 1916. She was formerly a singer in the Watchung Avenue Congregational Church of this town, and was also well known as Elizabeth Spencer. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Dr. Thomas Travis, pastor of the Watchung Church. Burial will be in the Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
Source: Jim Walsh article “Favorite Pioneer Recording Artists”, Hobbies Magazine, August and September 1951
Early cylinder and disc recording artist from 1911-1926. Recorded solos and duets, a member of the Homestead Trio with Betsy Lane Shepherd and Amy Ellerman, the Metropolitan Quartet, the Edison Light Opera Company; traveled coast to coast as a tone test singer.
The Talking Machine World – December 15, 1910 - “New Edison Artists”
Among the artists recently secured for the domestic catalog, the one of whom the most is expected by the company is Elizabeth Spencer, the well known mezzo-soprano. Miss Spencer who has hosts of admirers among the patrons of vaudeville, also enjoys a splendid reputation in concert circles, and will be a regular contributor to the Edison catalogs. Her voice is a rich, full mezzo-soprano of an unusually sympathetic quality, her voice style is pleasing in the extreme, and her enunciation is delightfully distinct; all of which equips her in an unusual manner for record making. The national experts are delighted with her work and regard her as a “rare find”.
1914 Edison Blue Amberol Catalog
…after studying under Bouhy in Paris, Miss Spencer embarked on the professional career which has proven such a success. She has toured the country in musical comedies. Her great popularity among music lovers is due to her superb voice, which is unquestionably one of the purest and sweetest sopranos which the phonograph has recorded. To the rare quality of her voice, Miss Spencer adds a wonderful technique, singing with perfect poise under all conditions…
Newark News – April 23, 1930
Mrs. Edward B. Southworth Jr., died yesterday at her home, 33 Aubrey Road, Montclair. Mrs. Southworth has been in ill health the past four years and seriously ill the past six months. Born in St. Louis, Mrs. Southworth had lived in Montclair since 1916. She was formerly a singer in the Watchung Avenue Congregational Church of this town, and was also well known as Elizabeth Spencer. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Dr. Thomas Travis, pastor of the Watchung Church. Burial will be in the Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
Source: Jim Walsh article “Favorite Pioneer Recording Artists”, Hobbies Magazine, August and September 1951
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