The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-11
GIBSON REUNION
OPERA HOUSE FRIDAY AND SAT-
URDAY EVENINGS UNDER
AUSPICES ST. KATH-
ERINE'S GUILD.


With all the preparations that have
been there is no question of the merit
of the Gibson Family Reunion, and
| with the talent which has been secur-
ed there is even less question as to
the success of those taking part.
Last nights rehearsal went
through without a hitch, and to-
| nights work will finish up every part
/ and cue with the perfection desired,
a perfection to please ever the most
critical audience.
That the Gibson Reunion will
please an audience, is a foregone con
clusion. There are so many people
and so many things to interest so that
it cannot fail to delight even the most
| skeptical. Indeed the parts are so
well taken and so unusually good
that we doubht whether there will
be the exception suggested on any
| detail.
Mrs. Gibson, played by Mrs. DR..
~Frudenfeld, is superb. She acts the
| suffraget part with the confidence,
ease, grace and finish of the profess
| sional actress with the real suffraget
tconviction. Her points in her speech
| on abused rights and privileges of
| women, ever being subjected to mems
tyranny, and imposition, are very or
atorically brought out, and show
! splendid ability on the part of Mrs.
Frudenfeld and also shows splendid
preparation and study on this part.
Mr.. Gibson, ]. +. Blewitt, the meek
henpecked man, plays the part with
the nervous shrinking of the man
truly imposed upon.
In securing Vera Cline for Cath
crime Gibson, to play the part of the
dignifed daughter, the image of her
mother, none better for the part than
Miss Cline could have been secured.
Also for the airy fairy Phyllis, the
happy, jolly Gibson daughter, ever
shocking her dignified sister Cath
crime, none could portray the charac-
ter better than Goldie Schmidt,
The English duke, characterized by
Harold Hooval, Ted Lorain by Harold
McKibbin and Katherine Reynolds by
Miss Tyrrell all are admirably por-
trayed.
The musical features of this most
interesting production are all artistic,
catchy and pretty. The three chill
dren's choruses which will open the
program had its final rehearsal this
afternoon. The moon chorus, which
will be the first to greet the audience
is most inimitable. The sight of little
girls all dressed in white and arrang-
ed in rows and tiers across the stage,
make a picture beautiful to behold.
The little soloist sings her solo like
a real prima donna, while the chill
dren bring out a beautiful chorus
part with acting and dancing. AS
they finish their song and dance,
tier after tier, they dance off the
stage. When it is remembered that
none of these children have ever had
a dance step before and that the little
dance has been learned and rehears-
ed all within a weeks time, ii is truly
marvellous.
At the rise of the curtain we
have the preparations for the Gibson
Reunion brought out in a pretty dra-
matte act, and after this comes the
last and most artistic act of all. 1T
shows the Gibsons entertaining their
guests at their reunion with the most
beautiful dances and songs.
The following is a list of these
numbers: Rose Chorus, Indian Cho-
rus, Bridal Chorus, Men, Men, Men.
etc. Every one Of these is finished in
every particular. The dances, the
singing and every feature has been
thoroughly rehearsed with the talent
that speaks for itself, and the num-
bers must not only please, but delight
the audience.
Seats on sale at Smiths drug store
Thursday morning.