The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
AMERICAN PLAY
Is FULL OF FUN
"The Heir to the Hoorah" to Be
Presented at Ye Liberty
Playhouse
"The Wizard of the Nile Will
Hold Stage at Idora Park
Opera House

OAKLAND, April 4.-For the week
beginning Monday evening Paul Arm
strong's famous comedy, "The Heir to
the Hoorah," will be the attraction at
Ye Liberty playhouse, which will mark
the first time 1T has been seen at
popular prices. The astonishing popu-
larity of this most strikingly Ameri-
can comedy during it's original season
in New York city and it's two subse-
quent seasons on tour leaves no room
for doubling the fact that it is far
above the ordinary run of present day
stage productions.
The Heir to the Hoorah" is a gem
timely American play study at once
of the east and of the west. BY skill
fully combining his powerful ingre-
dients of dramatic interest with a
proper admixture of comedy the author
has succeeded in evolving one of those
well liked plays wherein swiftly al
ternating laughs and tears give place
only to frequent pauses of breathless
interest.
The scene is in the far west, the
vicinity of a big gold mine, and the
bringing together of several repre-
sentatives of New York life with the
men and women of the soil affords
ing contrast between eastern and
western character. Manager Bishop
has taken great care in staging
the play and has secured a really ex-
cellent cast. Landers Stevens will as
sumo the leading role of Joe Lacy,
played originally by Guy Bates Post,
E. l.. Bennison will be seen as Dave
Lacy. his big" brother, and George
Friend as Bub Young, the three of
hai 10 of
rah mine. Blanche Douglas will ap-
pear as Mrs. Joe Lacy, Lillian Elliott
as the mother in law, Miss Isabelle
Fletcher as the widow, Kate Brandon,
and the remainder of the roles will be
capably handled by George Cooper,
Bessie Sankey. Henry c. Mortimer.
George Webster, Henry Shumer, James
Corrigan, Robert Harrison and Jack
Sheehan.
"The Heir to the Hoorah" will be
given for one week only and will be
followed by "The Only Way"
"WIZARD OF THE NILE,
Welcome will be the announcement
that The Wizard of the Nile" will
hold the stage in the Idora park opera
house for another week. The opera has
been enjoyed by large audiences all
this week. and If present indications
count for anything it will continue to
De pT0S6Ilcu 10 CIOWueQ uOuS6S. 1t Is
splendidly sung and handsomely
staged. In the cast are such favorites
as Thomas Persse, Sybil Page, Ann
Tasker, Ferris Hartman. Bernice
Holmes, Walter de Leon, Joseph Fo-
garty and Muggins Davies. All acquit
themselves most creditably Especial
ly attractive is the work of the chorus.
The girls are very pretty in their
Egyptian costumes. The women and
men sing in great spirit and perfect
harmony.
In preparation by the Idora park
opera company is the great comic
opera success. The Tenderfoot" which
will be given its opening performance
April 13. In this Charles Airing, the
distinguished New York barytone, who
has joined the company, and Miss
Charlotte Towle, the new soubrette,
will make their first appearance before
the local public. Miss Towle was the
leading soubrette in the original pro-
duction of '"The Tenderfoot." The
opera will be magnificently staged. 1t
is expected that tomorrow's crowd at
Idora park will outnumber last Sun
days of 1000. There will be open air
band concerts and a balloon ascension.
There will also be the matinee per-
formance of "The Wizard of the Nile"
and the attractions of the many con-
cessions to furnish entertainment for
the thousands of visitors. The warm
spring days attract the people to
idora.