. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. The Mormon Theatre.—This edifice is the exclusive property of Brig-ham Young. It will comfortably hold 3,000 persons—and I beg you willbelieve me when I inform you that its interior is quite as brilliant as thatof any theater in London. The actors are all Mormon amateurs, who charge nothing for theirservices. You must know that very little money is taken at the doors of thistheater. The Mormons mostly pay in grain—and all sorts of articles. The night I gave my little lecture there, among my receip
. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. The Mormon Theatre.—This edifice is the exclusive property of Brig-ham Young. It will comfortably hold 3,000 persons—and I beg you willbelieve me when I inform you that its interior is quite as brilliant as thatof any theater in London. The actors are all Mormon amateurs, who charge nothing for theirservices. You must know that very little money is taken at the doors of thistheater. The Mormons mostly pay in grain—and all sorts of articles. The night I gave my little lecture there, among my receipts werecorn—flour—pork—cheese—chickens onfoot andin the shell. One family went in on a live pig and a man attempted to pass a yaller dog at the box office—but my agent repulsed him. One offered me a doll for admission another infants clothing. I refused to take that a s a general rule I do refuse. In the middle of the parquet—in a rocking chair—with his hat on—sits Brigham Young. When the play drags—he either goes out or fallsinto a tranquil
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