The Magic Kattle; Liquid Air at Waihi.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1467, 27 October 1905, Page 3

The Magic Kattle; Liquid Air at Waihi.

Arranmm.WS .are now comploled for the appearance |in Waihi to-night of fto famous Magic Kettle, supported by an •exceptionally strong combination of entertainer". The season hero is limited to two nights only, to-night and 10-morrow night. This company is headed by certainly one 4 the most interesting novoltics yet placed before a New Zealand public. This is the Magic Kettle which Professor Androws, tho originator, first introduced in tho form of au entertainment at the Palace Theatre, London, and is now completing with it a tour cf tho world, Professor Andrews has been able to turn tho discovery to the purposes ot public amusement of an intensely interesting native, The Napier Dully Telegraph, says that professor Andrews does not iako his kettlo seriously, From the moment of his entry tin too stogo he proceeds, with its assistance* to play practical jokes with the audience") One obliging gontlcman lends his hat mi anoilior his handkerchief. The handkerchief is not clean, and the Professor proceeds to wash it. The kottlo ie lifted steaming from tho hob, the hat is filled with liquid air, the handkerchief is dippod in it aud eomejont clean and dry, and there is nothing tho-matter with tho hat, And india-rubber ball is placed in a cubicle, tho contents of the lioMfc ore f poured on if, and in a second or two io k taken out and smashed 011 tho floor as WL brittle as glass. Thore is nothing tho ■> matter with tho cubicle. Fresh, blooming H. flowora ore given a whiff of the air, and B in an instant are transformed to & fctato of W frozen beauty. It is wonderful, '£'hc H[ Professor proceeds to make ice-cream, W He has all tho ingredients ready to hand, W nnd tho croam and tha sugar ore boiled on liquid oir and in a moment dished up and cold. Tho audience testified that after it was down, there wis nothing the matter with the ice-cream; At tho conclusion of the performance the kettle was handed tound for inspection, and wm.found to be coated with a covering of snow. Professor Andrews explained tbut it contained 740 -feet of ordinary atmosphere, the liquid air I. ieing 300 degrees below zoro. It costs fc. v about JM to (ill tho kottlo for each p'tfforI imanco, aud a cpEcial phnt with its onf t-inecr is now stationed in Wellington for I' manufacture of liquid air, In addition to novelty. Professor Andrews is also ■ tro j. L -irjiug " Tho Cathedral Choristers" um ] ei , L th *> direction of Mr. J. N. G chile; Hi» Elsie >rleM,thnyouus Australian ■ . »n hogroat Aliuu, 6iid to uo tt sensational illusion of the Air." The box plan « ™ m « Fitzgerald's. tl'« ''"J a dopt popular prices of tidmius.,' 11 ') W'-»'> and Is.