The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26
1.-THE STROILERS"
AT IDORA PARK
Edith Mason VIII Sing Role of
Bertha in the Musical
Comedy

OAKLAND. April 25.-Beginning
Monday evening the Idora park opera
company will present the fascinating
musical comedy, "The Strollers.
great deal of interest attaches to this
production owing to the excellence OF
the piece and to the fact that Miss
Edith Mason the idol of comic opera.
patrons, will return to IdOra park as
prima donna. For several months Miss
Mason has been visiting in the east.
but Monday evening she viii appear
again before the fOotlights. TO the de-
light OF her friends and admirers.
Miss Mason will be the star of next
weeks cast. She will sing the role
of Bertha. a part that will give her a
fine opportunity. Ferris Hartman.
Walter de Leon and Walter Catlett
will have a great chance for fun max
ing. Ann Tasker, Nettie Deglow,
Joseph Fogarty and other favorites will
be in roles that will contribute greatly
to the success OF the production
The Strollers" is a musical comedy
In prologue and two acts. 1t is full
Of the finest OF songs and will be
staged with the most elegant and
picturesque accessories OF scenery and
costumes.
, Great care has been taken In the
preparation OF the production and Mon
day evenings performance will with
certainty reflect. credit upon the men,
bers of the company.
The closing performance of The
Tenderfoot" will be given Sunday even
ing. This great musical play, with
It's music. fun and pretty girls. has
made hit.
That a big crowd will go to Idora<
park tomorrow is a foregone concluN
sion, The rain has freshened the
trees, lawns and gardens and made
the park genuine beauty spot. Be
sides the usual attractions OF the
opera and the concessions there will
be In operation tomorrow the new
tickIer and carrousel and during the
afternoon the special features. among
them the open air band concert and
the daring parachute race between two
aeronauts.
WILL PRESENT "QUO VADIS-
Tomorrow evening the Liberty play
house will be given over to the
Orpheus club of Oakland. who viii give
the first of three concerts to be given
by them this season. AS a result Quo
vadis." IN which the Bishop players
will appear next week, viii be seen for
the first time Tuesday evening. with
Isabelle Fletcher and LanderS stevens
in the leading roles.
Quo vadis'' tells Of the early days
of Christianity and its scenes are laid
In Rome during Nero's reign. The
principal interest is centered around
the love for Lygia. the humble Chris
tian maiden, of Marcus Vinicius. a
young Roman nObleman, and the story
tells of how. through that love. he is
converted to the faith-s Quo Vadis''
will be staged in a remarkably beauti-
ful manner. In keeping with the gOr-
geous splendOr OF the ancient Roman
empire. Isabelle Fletcher will play
Lysia,, Landers Stevens will appear as
Marcus. George p Webster as Nero, E.
L. Bennison as the giant Ursus and
Henry c. Mortimer as Petronius.
Blanche Douglas returns TO the cast
next week and will be seen in the
splendid acting role OF Poppoea. the
empress Of Rome George Friend.
Henr-- Shumer. Irvan Blunkall. Robert
Harrison. Jack Sheehan. Lillian Elliot
and Estelle Warfield complete the cast
and a large force Of extra people will
be used.