Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-10-31

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the United STATES. and that one i
Nihlo's Garden. in New York. Ii
l. larger than the o. ympic aud more
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II l. superior in every respects TO
either tic noted Roval Theatre in
Edenburg. or the Oxford in London.
and compares favorable V with Dru-v
Lane. The outside ofthe building
begins to show signs of decay. and is
greatly in need of several good coats
of paint to give it an outward ap-
pearancc the interior sn Justly war
rants. One evening l witnessed
Augustin Daly's great play "Under
the Gaslirht.' | had seen the same
play in several of our best American
theatres, but never with equal effect
in which it was brought out here.
The scenery was beautiful, and was
painted expressly for this theatre by
IA Norman artist. 1t comprised the
Hudson River, and views of the New
York halbor by starlight, the sea
shore at Long Branch at sunset. and
the Tombs. Baxter street, and Fifth
avennc by moonlight. The lights
and shades of life in New York, its
poverty, its vice and crime, its riches,
its pride, its virtue. its ontcasts, and
the whole line of deviltry connected
with the so-calcd fashionable relig-
ions society in Gotham, were wildly
and truthfully delineatcd. | pro-
cured a front seat, price 81, in the
first tier or dress circle, that might
have better opportunity to sketch
the audience. Notwithstanding the
great size of the house and the buSy
season of the year, evory seat WAS
occupied. Below and in front of
me. in what is known as the par
quette. sat the thirty.tive marriagea-
bic daughters of Brigham Young.
On an opposite side OF the aisle were
three long seats appropriated to his
wives; only twelve We're pointed
out to me as being present. AT the
end of these seats. near a register,
and abont half way between the
wives and the marriageable daugh-
tiers was the cushioned-backed rock
chair belonging to President Young.
The President being on visit to
portions of his family in different
parts of the Territory, the chair was
of course unoccnpied. The dangh-
ters were apparently all Of about the
same age-sixt"en to twenty. They
wore white straw ribbons over their
hcads-the Spring style for bonnets
in Salt Lake-white sacks trimmed
in many fantastic colors, white kid
gloves, red scarts, and white dresses.
They oglcd the audience through
their silver'tipped opera glasses, list
ened to the play occasionally as if
the theatre was part of the routine of
their nonotomous life, and met the
curious gaze of the assembled mul.
titude between the acts with becoL:-
ing dignity. The twelve wives were
dressed in what is known in the
States as travelling cnsrome. The
bunnc's We're black or dark brown.
trimmed with bead bugles. or what
ever they are called. and the dresses
were of black merino. or something
il resembles. The whole audi.ncs
Wa ia-;etn.ly a;iired and extremely
quiet aud Respectable IN appearance.
That tart of the play representing
tire lite among the loWiy Of N~w
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