The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03
'STROlLFRS HOLDS
STAGE AT IDORA
Play Achieves Such Popularity
That Run Is Extended for
Another Week
Bishop Players at Ye Liberty
Playhouse Offer DR.. JekyIl
and Mr.. Hyde

OAKLAND. May 2.-It certainly will
not displease the public to learn that
The Strollers," musical comedy, now
showing at Idora park, is to hold the
stage for another week Since the
piece was given its opening perform
ance last Monday evening enthusiasm
has been growing and crowded houses
will undoubtedly be the story of. the
week TO come.
There is exquisite music in the piece.
there is fun without measure and
beauty to spare. beauty in both chorus
and the harmonious effect realized in
the costumes and scenic accessories.
The bright and gay spirited produc-
ton has everything that might help to
make it irresistibly entertaining.
The hearty reception that was given
Edith Mason, the talented and popular
prima donna, upon her return to the
Idora stage last Monday evening has
been repeated at each succeeding per-
Torrance. The pretty singer has taken
the warm friendship of her friends to
her heart and has seemingly sung more
sweeuy and acted more charmingly
than ever before.
Charles Airing has again won the
enthusiastic plaudits of his haerers and
firmly established himself as a favorite.
Ann Tasker and Nettie Deglow are
Joseph Fogarty makes the best of his
in his usual thorough manner and the
combined fun making efforts of Ferris
Hartman, Walter de Leon and Walter
Catlett keep the house in a continuous
laugh. The chorus work is capital.
The next production at Idora park
will be the ever popular comic opera,
The Fortune Teller This will be
a notable effort on the part of the Idora
company. The cast will be a large one
and the mounting will be very elabor-
ate. Prominent in the cast will DE Miss
Mason. Thomas Persee, Charles Airing,
Ferris Hartman, Walter de Leon and
Miss Tasker.
An immense crowd is expected to
spend Sunday in Idora park Over
1000 people passed through the gates
last Sunday afternoon and evening.
For the week commencing Monday
evening the Bishop players will offer
at Ye Liberty playhouse "Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde" one of the most talked
about plays produced In the last 20
years. 1t is rehabilitation of the
celebrated novel of the same name by
Robert Louis Stevenson and was played
originally by the late Richard Mans
field who scored the most brilliant
success of his entire career in the dual
role.
( The plot of "Dr. Jekyn and Mr..
Hyde" is novel, interesting and en-
tirely original. 1t tells of how q re-
spected English physician. DR.. Jekyll
for the purpose Of scientific research,
experiments upon himself to demon
strate his theory that there is good
and a bad in each of us and that 1t
takes but the proper medicines. to
bring to the surface either one or the
other The result is that when under
the influence Of these potions the
kindly doctor becomes the brutal ruff
fan, Hyde a slayer of old men and
a torturer sof helpless children. For
a while he lives this dual life without
detection but in the end 1t becomes
harder and harder for him to become
Jekyll and he finally sacrifices his life
to the experiment.
Landers Stevens Will interpret this
great dual role next week and that he
will successfully DO SO is assured by
the success he mas already achieved In
will be surrounded by strong cast,
carefully selected from among the
many players at Manager Bishops
command, among them being Lillian
Elliott, and the production given "Dr.
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" Will in every
respect be up to the high standard of
excellence maintained at the Liberty.
The play will have the usual one week S
run and will be followed by the THE
Sorceress." in which Nance O'Neil
opens special starring season OF six
weeks.