On Tim Gracyk's site, the page detailing what happened to recording artists states that Spencer was a doorman at the Lyceum at the time of his death, but the NYT obit I refer to would seem to contradict that.
> From: bruce78...@comcast.net > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Len Spencer's Lyceum > Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:28:42 -0500 > > The Lyceum Theatre is the oldest contiunously operating theatre in NYC, at > 149 West 45th Street in Midtown Manhatten. Per the interesting Funeral > notice that I posted last week concerning Len Spencer's unusual Funeral > Arrangement in December of 1914, his booking office was nearby at 245 West > 42nd Street, so it is likely that Spencer probably owned the theatre for a > time, or at least put on programs there. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyceum_Theatre_(New_York) > > Bruce > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Glastris" <glast...@comcast.net> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 7:50 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Len Spencer's Lyceum > > > > Most likely they were used for "sing alongs" between acts. They would be > > projected on a screen from a magic lantern and the audience would > > participate. Later, when animation came to be used, they added a > > "bouncing ball" to make it easier to follow the music. > > > > I assume Len Spencer owned a theatre somewhere named the Lyceum, most > > likely in his hometown or wherever his home base was. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "michael funk" <f...@insightbb.com> > > To: <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 4:14 PM > > Subject: [Phono-L] Len Spencer's Lyceum > > > > > >>I was cleaning out some boxes I had with old phono materials in them and > >> came across a tin box full of glass slides illustrating lyrics or photos > >> to > >> a song. The box in embossed "property of Len Spencer's Lyceum". How > >> would > >> these have been used at the Lyceum? To accompany singers and phonograph > >> records as they played? Is it possible there was also an arcade that > >> with a > >> coin op machine that played a record and showed the glass slides (like a > >> kinetescope)? I was not able to find anything with Google. Thanks in > >> advance for your help, > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> P.S. Mike and I had a fun project yesterday. We had bought a huge Nipper > >> at > >> Stanton's that has a speaker fixed inside with a screen in his neck area. > >> We were able to combine the old speaker wire with new wire and hook it up > >> to > >> a CD player. We were thrilled to hear Fred Van Epps coming from Nipper! > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Suellen > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Phono-L mailing list > >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: > > 269.16.7/1152 - Release Date: 11/26/2007 10:50 AM > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org From bruce78...@comcast.net Mon Nov 26 06:56:55 2007 From: bruce78...@comcast.net (BruceY) Date: Mon Nov 26 06:58:51 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] Len Spencer's Lyceum References: <000901c82fb0$89a4fd20$6401a...@your4dacd0ea75><01bf01c8302a$e75a65c0$7d57c...@none05vofc1vwp> <blu112-w47f5824d385fc4eaf6a956dc...@phx.gbl> Message-ID: <000801c8303c$972c6820$6401a...@user52c8f93503> He could have used these glass slides of songs as an aid to audition performers, since he ran this talent and booking agency and it was not a theatre. Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Maeder" <appywan...@hotmail.com> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 9:00 AM Subject: RE: [Phono-L] Len Spencer's Lyceum It was in NYC. He suffered a fatal heart attack in his office there in 1914. Google Len Spencer's Lyceum and you will find his obit there in a link to the New York Times. His is the second obit in the column you download. > From: glast...@comcast.net > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Len Spencer's Lyceum > Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:50:07 -0600 > > Most likely they were used for "sing alongs" between acts. They would be > projected on a screen from a magic lantern and the audience would > participate. Later, when animation came to be used, they added a > "bouncing > ball" to make it easier to follow the music. > > I assume Len Spencer owned a theatre somewhere named the Lyceum, most > likely > in his hometown or wherever his home base was. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "michael funk" <f...@insightbb.com> > To: <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 4:14 PM > Subject: [Phono-L] Len Spencer's Lyceum > > > >I was cleaning out some boxes I had with old phono materials in them and > > came across a tin box full of glass slides illustrating lyrics or photos > > to > > a song. The box in embossed "property of Len Spencer's Lyceum". How > > would > > these have been used at the Lyceum? To accompany singers and phonograph > > records as they played? Is it possible there was also an arcade that > > with > > a > > coin op machine that played a record and showed the glass slides (like a > > kinetescope)? I was not able to find anything with Google. Thanks in > > advance for your help, > > > > > > > > > > > > P.S. Mike and I had a fun project yesterday. We had bought a huge Nipper > > at > > Stanton's that has a speaker fixed inside with a screen in his neck > > area. > > We were able to combine the old speaker wire with new wire and hook it > > up > > to > > a CD player. We were thrilled to hear Fred Van Epps coming from Nipper! > > > > > > > > > > > > Suellen > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.7/1152 - Release Date: 11/26/2007 10:50 AM
