Elizabeth Spencer (soprano)

Her father died eight months later, and in 1874, her mother remarried, to Col. William Gilpin, who had served as the first governor of the Territory of Colorado in 1861.

[1] Spencer began her career singing in local churches, concerts, clubs, and amateur theatricals.

By 1905, she had a successful solo show at the local Orpheum Theatre, a vaudeville venue.

[1] Her most successful recordings were "In the Valley of the Moon" and "Somewhere a Voice Is Calling", both duets with Vernon Archibald.

[1] Spencer's voice is noted for its sterling operatic quality combined with ability to sing in the vernacular.