Lina Edwin’s Theatre

“They [the Chapman Sisters] sang very well indeed, the elder sister, Blanche, having a clear, high soprano voice of unusual compass and sweetness.”

Brief; no mention of music.

No mention of music.

“The burlesque is enlivened by a good deal of music, of no very high degree of merit, and the greater part of which might well be omitted.”

“Their [the Chapman Sisters’] singing, though somewhat shrill and thin, was very good, and brought out the fun of the words with electric effect. The medley in the second act [of Little Don Giovanni], though long, was listened to twice over with sustained interest, and it is one of the best pot-pourris of musical nonsense ever thrown together.”

“Miss Blanche is the better vocalist of the two, as Ella’s voice is not yet matured, and owing to over exertion is quite shrill.””Miss Ella’s banjo playing won some applause, and but for an introduced somewhat indelicate joke would have been quite enjoyable. Miss Clara Fisher won the most genuine and enthusiastic applause of the evening by her correct and beautiful singing of Operti’s song of ‘Dreaming Eyes,’ which was loudly redemanded and willingly accorded.”