The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-15
GIBsoN's PICTURES IN rABLEAu.
The Free kindergarten Entertain
ment q Happy Success.

Never was there so novel and interest
ing a programme of entertainment map
ped out for the amusement lovers of Sa-
vannah as that which the ladies in charge
Of the Free Kindergarten laid before an
audience Of society people at the banquet
han of the De Soto last night.
The chief features were the tableaux
representing the Charles Dana Gibson
pictures which have become so celebrated
among Americans OF recent years. They
were all well selected from the famous
sketches of the gifted artist and were
easily recognized by the literary folks,
who made up for the greater part the large
audience. In these tableaux were to be
seen the flower Of Savannah society,
young men and women whose faces beam
ed a reflection of the spirit of the artist
in his character sketches of the high-born
youth of America.
The entertainment began at s o'clock,
and long before the curtain opened on the
first Of the pictures of Mr.. Gibson, the
banquet room was well filled.
Mr.. ]. f. b. Beckwlth announced the
varied features of the programme, calling
the titles of the pictures from Gibson's
famed collection, which have been printed
in book form, and which have become
such a fad with the American people.
ne HtSI picture was ne american
Glrl,' which has made the sketch artist
famous. In this picture were Miss Elise
Huger and Messrs. Harrison, Clark and
Crawford. The second picture was "An
Important Detail" in which were Misses
Gordon and Hopkins and Messrs Neal
pin and Connerat. The third picture was
When Doctors Disagree" and this was
made perfect by the representation given
the characters by Miss Gordon, Mr.. West
and Mr.. Beatty.
The picture "She Ought to Know" by
Miss Mills and Mr.. Hunter was a great
hit, while THAT Delicious Moment by
Miss HUger, Miss Haines, Mr.. Clarke and
Mr. Cunningham, was all that it could have
been made. Then followed a world of
glimpses from the pages of the sketch
book of Mr.. Gibson, such as THE Piazza
Scene" THE Last Day of Summer" He
Missed the Point" 1.-THE Confessional"
Their Presence of Mind" cupid No Re
specter of a Widows Grief" "A Sister to
Him." Their Wedding Journey" etc. All
of them were well presented and caught
the audience with such force as to cause
frequent outbursts of applause. There
had never been anything of the kind seen
before in Savannah, and the audience was
highly amused and greatly entertained.
one of the most striking of all the pic
lures was 1.-THE Extract from the Will" in
which Miss Huger Mr. ]. +. b. Beckwlth
selves, winning loud applause from the
audience.
During the intervals of the programme,
the Mandolin Club consisting of Messrs.
Connerat, Papy and Stoddard, rendered
delightful music.
Mr.. Remsen Crawford was requested to
give a rendition of the recitation which
won laurels for De Wolf Hopper. Casey
at the Bat" and responded in a happy
vein
After the regular programme there was
a dance in which the young people found
pleasure until late hour.
The entertainment was given by the la
dies who have in charge the fostering
guidance of the free kindergarten of Sa-
vannah. il was for a noble cause and was
quite the success that it should have been.
The ladies who planned and managed the
pictures were Mrs. Beckwith, Mrs. Bald
win Mrs. Karow, Miss Barnard, Mrs.
Lawton, Miss McAlpin and others.
1t is gratifying to know that a large
sum was taken in for the fund that goes
to support the free kindergarten, which
has done and Is doing so much for the
uplifting of the poor little ones In Savan-
nah who could not otherwise be educated
and refined. Messrs. Watson and Powers,
proprietors of the De Soto, granted the
use of the banquet hall of the hotel with
lights and stage equipments free of all
charge. and Hon. J. J. McDonough furn-
ished the stage equipments.