Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1904 — W. S. CLEVELAND’S CHICAGO THEATRE. [ARTICLE]

W. S. CLEVELAND’S CHICAGO THEATRE.

Last week was a banner one in many ways at the popular Cleveland’s Theatre. Not only were the receipts the largest in the history of the house, but the number of people that attend was larger by nearly two thousand than was ever crowded into the theatre in any previous week. The show, too, as a whole, proved to be the very best that Manager Cleveland has offered to his patrons. Of course, Joseph Yarrick with his “Magic Kettle” was the principal attraction, and the multitude of astonished people that witnessed Mr. Yarrick’s marvelous performance left the theatre wondering what they had seen. The Magic Kettle is the talk of Chicago and vicinity. It “boils on ice” and while boiling, Mr. Yarrick takes lumps of ice from the Kettle. Eggs are poached on the ice taken from the Kettle, and fried icecream is no longer a joke. But a reality, as the ice-cream made in and taken from the steaming Kettle, is distributed among the audience. Mercury is frozen, and nails are driven with the frozen substance. Columns could be written about the mysterious Kettle, and one might witness it a dozen times or more, and then be unable to explain it. It must be seen to be appreciated. Manager Cleveland has made a ten strike in securing this great novelty, and it is safe to say the Magic Kettle will remain the one big drawing feature at Cleveland’s Theatre for months to come. In addition to the Magic Kettle, week beginning Sunday Matinee, Aug. 28th, Manager Cleveland has selected another startling list of vaudeville stars. May Yokes of the famous Vokes family, and her company, will present their New York and Boston success, “The Model Man;” Anton Hegner, Cellist, late Soloist with Theodore Thomas’Orchestra; Leah Russell, Chicago’s own “Yiddish Girl;” Mario & Aldo, greatest of horozontal bar Gymnasts; Yan Fossen & McCauley, cleverest of all black-; faced singing and dancing comedians; The Bernsteins, Juvenile Sketch Artists; together with the extra added special feature, whose act is said to be the best in vaudeville. Surely a better bill is impossible. Two performances daily as usual. Matinee prices from 10 to 50 cents. Evening prices from 10 to 75 cents.