Humpty Dumpty at Home

Brief; no mention of music. 

“Miss Blanche Reeves, vocalist, made her American debut at G. L. Fox’s Broadway Theatre on May 4. She has a melodious voice, well cultivated, and of considerable power and compass. The music she sang was too difficult to be appreciated by a miscellaneous audience, and, although her execution was excellent, she failed to arouse much enthusiasm. Should she substitute some of the popular ballads of the day, there is no doubt that her success would be assured. Spaulding’s Bellringers introduced a novelty, viz., four persons performed a difficult melody upon the bells, and during its progress they retired from the stage one by one until only W. P. Spaulding, who manipulated the bass bells, was left, and still the air was distinctly heard. The other performers then returned in the order they had left, until finally the full quartet was heard as at first. Georgie Dean Spaulding elicited much applause by her solos on a staff of bells, and, in response to several encores, she performed harp solos and sang two songs.”