Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1920 — PACKED HOUSE SAW “MUTT AND JEFF” PERFORMANCE [ARTICLE]

PACKED HOUSE SAW “MUTT AND JEFF” PERFORMANCE

I That Rensselaer will support a high class playhouse was evidenced Thursday night when a packed .house at far advanced prices greeted the “Mutt and Jeff” performance at the New Enis. “Mutt and Jeff” proved to be everything that the advance notices claimed and was undoubtedly the best show to ever appear in Rensselaer. Thirty people constituted the cast and the costumes and the stage effects . equalled those shown on larger circuits. The stage proved entirely too small for the scenery carried by the company and some of the numbers of the bill were ■left out due to the lack of space. “Mutt and Jeff” is a musical comedy and the two leading characters resembled to the minutest detail 'the two favorites of the comic sheets. From curtain to curtain the diminutive Jeff and the long drawn out Mutt kept the audience in an uproar. The snow is owned by Gus Hill, one of the best known producers in America and many time a millionaire. The company has been playing the larger cities, having recently finished a week’s engagement in Cincinnati. Three shows were given to packed houses in Lafayette Wednesday. From here the company went to Logansport. Managers Hill and Crooks deserve the support of show lovers, and are assured of success if their future bookings maintain the standard of last night’s performance.