"His striking appearance makes Krebs a perfect Abe Lincoln. What Lincoln says in the play is from real life, culled from documents and speeches. Because virtually nothing survives of any thing Mary said in her lifetime, her dialogue is made up, her persona created from bits and pieces found in memoirs of family friends and Lincoln White House employees."
William Mullen, Chicago Tribune


The Reporter Online
June 2007
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"The program takes Krebs, as Lincoln, and occasionally actress Debra Ann Miller, as Mary Todd Lincoln, to venues where they tell stories about the Lincolns’ lives, the Civil War and issues of the time in which they lived. Then a question-and-answer session follows where they answer either as the Lincolns or themselves, depending on the question, he said."
Maura Vizza, The Reporter
Personal comments
"Beautifully produced--Visiting the Lincolns astutely balances good humor with the bleak imminence of a terrible crime. Krebs’ prairie accent and attacks of melancholy, Miller’s alternately genteel and hysterical Mary Todd, and the period-perfect script ensure that all disbelief remains suspended."
Laurence Bommer, Chicago Reader

"Outstanding --Very strong in portraying the personality of Lincoln."
Tom Schwartz, Illinois State Historical Library.

"This is definitely an experience the whole family can enjoy. Quite literally, it is a chance to have lemonade with the Lincolns. From the very beginning, the cast recognizes the audience and by doing so, the evening feels like and intimate conversation among reminiscing friends."
Nicki Stratton, Executive Director of Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau

"You certainly felt you were there seated on chairs at the White House. And seeing Michael Krebs, who looks like Lincoln, stands like Lincoln, and talks like Lincoln probably talked--made it even more incredible. He was just Lincolnesque in every way."
Olga Carlile, Freeport Journal Star

"Michael Krebs’ personification of Lincoln was uncanny; for most of us who have studied Lincoln, there were moments when the two were one."
Vilma Kinney, Peoria Journal Star
 
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