musical

The Choralcelo (not Choracelo) was an electric keyboard musical instrument made by the Choralcelo Company, and apparently there was a studio or showroom "Choralcelo Galleries" in New York at 17 E. 40th Street. This photo may be of that studio. www.amica.org/Live/Publications/Past-Bulletin-Articles/Ch...

This may also be related to: "The New York Electrical Society held its 352d meeting on January 15th [1917] at the Choralcelo Galleries in New York Edward R Knowles lectured on "Dust Its Universality Its Conservatism and Its Elimination," giving some new and valuable data on the subject as well as indicating the part played by electricity in the most effective method of dust separation. After Mr Knowles' address, Guy P Norton spoke on the operative principles of the Choralcelo, the music of which is produced electrically, and a program of the music was rendered. Mr Norton explained how the various values were produced and modified and colored." Scientific American books.google.com/books?id=CbsxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA97&lp... More in the Electrical Review: " Afterwards Mr Norton explained how the various tone values were created modified and colored, his talk being accompanied by many striking illustrations. The Choralcelo principle is based upon the discovery of a method of controlling the frequency of magnetic impulses and of synchronizing their attack with the natural and fundamental vibrations of sonorous bodies." books.google.com/books?id=TUROAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA106&l... Also, the business announced a series of demonstration recitals in February, 1917 in the Musical Courier. books.google.com/books?id=x-w6AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA6-PA5&...

More on the instrument at symposium.music.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item... and part 1 of an article by Knowles on the same topic in the July 1917 issue of the magazine Steam books.google.com/books?id=YKzmAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA7&...

Good to know Knowles' "Dust, Its Universality, Its Conservatism and Its Elimination" has been preserved for history....

Art Siegel and swanq: Thanks for the detailed info on this image! We will improve the record with these details.

The Geisha, a story of a tea house is an Edwardian musical comedy in two acts. The score was composed by Sidney Jones to a libretto by Owen Hall, with lyrics by Harry Greenbank. Additional songs were written by Lionel Monckton and James Philp. The Geisha opened in 1896 at Daly's Theatre in London's West End, produced by George Edwardes. The original production had the second-longest run of any musical up to that time. The cast starred Marie Tempest and C. Hayden Coffin, with dancer Letty Lind and comic Huntley Wright. The show was an immediate success abroad, with an 1896 production in New York and numerous tours and productions in Europe and beyond. It continued to be popular until World War II and even beyond to some degree. The most famous song from the show is "The Amorous Goldfish".[1] Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Geisha

the host must have been a dancing fool......

An orchestra of two. How minimalist.

Looks like it is quite literally "wall paper."

Title: The accused Is this a joyful occasion? Seems pretty tense to me!

The 'host' might also be the 'caller' the one who cued the dancers to the next steps [swing your partner, do-si-do, allamende left, grand right and left, etc.]