New-York tribune., 1867-03-14

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within tbe doors nor about them, DO you llnu e - @ n
nur cvn Iyceum and Drry Lanes 10 looSJ ~ W. & and
no ragged poys and girls, no drII&en anu
lasphcmng men, As Mormon never .ia | =. a. 7iiyhici,
ard rarely smokes tobacco, tho onlf m -,
,,, fnd tese hundreds OF hearty creaturet inuugtg
heir appetites, is that OF sucking peao. rs. tfe
are i'm vogue in this theatcr just rs SNORT ~ t
ne In in v6n ahernace The curtain, which rises r. egl,
comes down about hafpast Ten; anu ~ a., retire
to rest the moment they get home, neve
amusemeuts 10 infringe on the labols Ol .'o o"'e
Your hell rings for blakfast at SIX OCiOce Ito no
i p, te {ef beaTTies ol this model playanse s M pt
hind tho sceues the ample space Iae am nretty
eT, acof,ted with greenrooms and side %hgs gin ~
rope; ba have never secn not ln i for the privacy
ard comfort Of sddies and gentlemen A. & ~ sa' anters
greenTOom is real drawn ors and decorators
have immense magazines Every isc, nImDsolt 1oolt ~
hSI Irt part ~ that the true work Of reform III
house must begin behind the scenes that you Tr r
clyate the actor before YOU can purliy te SnT
tie ond he nat onty builds dressing rooms ana %
ox for the lades who have 10 get, 9' 10 io ,cment
daughters on the sage as an example anu h Emily
20 others Threeof these young sdtanss AeG vife
and Tina are on the stage. with Alice lhe a
~ Rider Clawson, have hsd tnS 1onur b ~ and from
onaintanee whic might be called frendsnp anu ioa
her lips have learned good dea as 10 & s9 sd Of nay
ing she said to day as we sat az @ ttbnr
these words perhaps but TO TINS eiIcc @ ptt my
ss he does not think it right TO ask any poor man eio 40
10 do anything which his own children wouu V,[f d nc
do Her dislike 10 playing, as she uterwaid toiu ny
arose frem feeling that Natnpe had gwen IeI m nod
ticsfor acting well; she was iona o6 s1s When She had
not 10 play Brigham Young lls 10 cieate ~ W. tio @
REFORM the stage OF SAT- LAKE C3 MI theater mus,
OF manager who Is iOO mes lLo .no @ ~ H., WI noes pot
ALWAYS he with ms artists Talent Tor me Nuh 10. a,
crow in every field like y sunflower and Peacn IL
mustbe sought for in hooks ana cofleIs NO & ~ - lint
shop anon in a dairy, then ~ n couhllngn ~ ~
" Sting anv voun6 girl 10 do Thing which II is sup
posed that a daughter of his own wonld scoln l., ,d
In New York, IN St Louis, IN Chicago hoooy w W"n ~ "
assert that the stage school OF virtue that actg
profession which sober man WOud ke iS s M IN
adont Young does bind himself to the Itct htt ~
claiming the theater school y morals he mas 10 i
against social Judgment An od0r OF wee AZ ~ a. o
sonous weed nects the air Of playhouse every where
though nowhere less Extensively than III AmeIm;h an
Against this evil much of 1t the consequences "a p M
lions he offers mn as were part Of himsefs cli
ken the ouy persons in salt Lake Cly VINO 'onu lcal.
do this cleansing work In this way Mice aiiu M Ii a
me regarded as two presy virgins who have been paceu
on the public stage TO purify IL 10y their presence from au
ancient but unncccS Ssary STAIN , oh caro
npon the education of Miss Adams, young lady VINO mas
everything 10 learn except the alt OF 5nS of & cin
upoii that of Miss Alexander girl Wno b'Iues pci"
pretty and pquan has genuine ability i3r hes M1ih I
story, which shows that Young hSS tbe heroine
starring actor from san Francisco iti mo uesIaao ~
love for her and went up s 10 1y nT 1ood fellow said the
Prophets 81 have seen You pay liahlet No'! "cl % " m
Julius Caesar pretty well, but you must not aspire "
We saw Brigham Young for tc first time in his private
box. large head, broad iat aCe, ,,I VIII % - man mainly
dressed in black coat ard pantaloons, MDlie W9Sr9
and crayat gold studs ana f Eg @ nt ~ ' pro
i%ciaI towu: slich Was the Mormon prophet pope and
i oi az s fst saw him i'm the theater among his people
8 lady one Of his wives whom we afterward came 10
know as Amelia, sat with him iii the box; she too WIS
dressed IN q Ouet English style: and now and then she
eyed the audience from behind her curtain through an
opera glass English ladies arc apt 10 go at Hoe' Guy
Was pretty and appeared 10 MS then ratberpesNe ana
The pit was almost filled with girls on many benches
sat dozen dansels in row; children Of kiniball, Can
non smith, and Wells; places 20 or 30 eis were
grouped together Young, as he told me himself mas IS
living children, some OF whom are grown up"ua n.Ilcn
and since he the fashion OF attending TINS theatef
among ms people is only gt that he should encourage
his children 10 appear both before the foot lights and be-
hind them Alice is the young lady married 20 IaWsoh
Zina: whom We have seen play nus MIS- husAoI & ~ M m ,ii i
of My Husbands Ghost Is a lady-llke EiI lall uh III
figure, mOOn-facCd Gas the Onentals say not much oi an
artist Emily have also seen; Elder Chwsoh hau
TO be counting her. anu told that the Tame Is ulua
and that Emily is not unlikely to be gathered nome 10 r
sister Alice. Gentle rmOrfOnd OF toying with he DO
mesc secrets OF the Presidents aimy-sis ihat Ahec
happy with her lord but this D. one OF those Gen
@ S 1ne dd % he G neasnre Of taxing sister Alice down
dinner of talking with her for long evening" anu OF
merrer woman have rarely seen; and noted as pc
cuiarity in her not common IN either eastern or western
America that she always addressed her husband by ;
baptsma name OF Hiram American ladies almost every
where speak 10 their husbands as Mr.. Jones ana Mr
Smith, not William and George The perils OF double
alliance with the Mormon pope are su 70 DC very great
envy among the Elders cosqn w MIN lhe Genes; ' & ]eai
Cawson is SAID TO he ready 10 take his chance with Sister
Emily as he has done with Alice answering as the Nor
mons put IT, Washington theories by Deseret facts.
The first pee we saw was Charles the Twelfth Whcre
Adam Brock warns his daughter, Eudigo, against mill.
tary sparks the whole PIT of yonng ladies cracked off
into grlsh daughters the reference being taken TO Camp
many of whom were in the house and heartily enjoyed
the fun This play happens 10 be full Of ausons 70 sol
diers and their aour and every word OF these illusions
appropriated and applied by the Saints 10 their local
politics. The interference Of these United states officers
and soldiers with the Mormon women IS very sore point
with the Saints, Of their wives having. IL is said
been scduccd and carried off Young spoke 70 me with
indignation of such proceeding hOugh ne dd not name
the offenders connected with Tie capp "They cause
us trouble he said "hcy ntrnde into our affairs. aud
even into onr families we cannot stand sch thgs ana
when they are guilty, We make them bite the dust"
thought Of AL that had ever heard about Porter Rock
well and hls DANTE band but only smiled and waited
for the President TO lie quickly added never
had any trouble Of this sort ia my own family"
When Charles the Twelfth referred 10 the OF his
officers il was good fun 10 see the Prophet rolling back
staid Amelia eyed the audience through her opera gas
The social effect Of polygamy receives a practical
illustration among the Mormons, which Mr.. Dixon
did not fail TO notice. His remarks Oh this point are
none the less instructive from the semi-humorous
dress in which they are clothed.
WOMAN AT SALT LAKE.
And what, regards the woman herself, r. the visible
issue OF TINS strange experiment III social aud family lfef
During Our fteen days residence among the Saints,
have had as many opportunities afforded us for forming
ajudgment on this question has beer given 10
Gentle travellers We have the President aud
OF the apostles daily have been received into many
Mormon houses and introduced 10 nearly all the leading
Saints we have dined at their tables We have chaed
with then wives have rOmpcd and played with their
children. The feelings which have gained 10 the
effect OF bnon life on the character and position Of
woman are the growth OF care Of study and experience
dHu az Sdlt Lake, nope, Nlnc tney VIII
differ from views viii refuse TO credit us with
candOr aud good faith.
Hyou listen TO the elders only you would fancy that
the idea OF plurality OF wives eXces In the female
breast the widest fanaticsm They tell you that Nor
preacher dwelling the examples Of Sarai and Of
Rachel. finds his most willing listeners the female
benches They say that aIladles club was formed at
NauvOO 10 foster pOygamy, and TO make il the fashion,
that mothers preach it 10 their daughters that pOetesses
praise ~ They ask you 10 believe that the first wife, be
ing head OF the haren takes upon herself 10 seek and
court the prOiet girls only too proud and happy when
she can bring new Hagar, new Blah to her husbands
arms.
This male version OF the facts Is certainly supported by
such female writer's Belinda Pratt
In my opinion. MOmOniSm Is not a rcl gOn for
her. he