This is a photo from the cover of a mandolin duet, "Jeanette Gavotte" published in Cleveland, Ohio in 1898. One assumes the "Electric" nature of the club has to do with the brand of banjo "current" at the time, the Fairbanks Electric.

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Comment by Mike Moss on January 31, 2014 at 10:03

It is also likely that it was named after the overall infatuation with electricity at the time, which was only beginning to reach the mainstream at the time -- by the 1890s most major cities had electric lighting and electric streetcars, and there was an overall craze about everything electric (hence all the "electric this" and "electric that" brand names).

Comment by Shawn McSweeny on February 1, 2014 at 5:44

Mike :

In this instance Donna's explanation is quite probable. The banjo and banjeaurine being held are Fairbanks Special Electrics. The two banjos and piccolo (pony?) on the floor also appear to be Fairbanks Electrics.

Comment by Donna Stewart on February 1, 2014 at 13:22

Shawn:

Exactly.  Thanks for noticing the telling details which are admittedly a little difficult to see in the photo.

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