Queen Deseret’s lonely life behind Brigham Young’s throne
A biographical sketch of Amelia Young, Brigham Young's favorite wife, known as Queen Deseret. The piece recounts her rise to power, the palace she inhabited, and the enduring loneliness after Young's death, noting that she outlived several of his other wives and still lives in Salt Lake City as a widow surrounded by memory and estate wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Amelia
Olsom Young
Deseret
Ingham Young
Mormon Church
Brigham Young
Salt Lake
Church
Amelia
Rose Fogum
Grover Cleveland
Brigham|Young
Brigha Young
Brigham
Brigham Young Trust Company
Amelia Palace
Lve
South First West Street
Ivan
Avas
Ann Eliza
Young
Brighalm Young
Eliza Burgess Bt
Briebd
Flrat Street
Salt Lake City
Patkier Barney Young
Dele
Margaret Piercy Young
Ison Avenue
Lucy Bigelow Young
Brighgin Young
Miss Anna Laughlin Stars In The Wizard Of Oz
Miss Anna Laughlin delivers a standout performance in The Wizard of Oz as part of a larger ensemble. Her role showcases a memorable singing and acting presence contributing to the show's overall charm and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Laughlin
Wandering Typographer Knotington Faces Hard Times
The tale follows Charles Dana Knotington a roving printer from Kalataazoo to Butte, enduring hunger and mockery after being blamed for ash from Mt Pelee in Podunk. Despite trials he clings to work and reads the Morning Cow Bell, while a local paper jokes about his misfortune and a future of love, mules, and domestic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Yana Knotington
Kalataazoo
Mica
Butte
Mont
Horace Greeleyard
Swifts
Podunk
Charley Dana Knotington
Wes
Charles
Dana K
Knotington
Charlie
Bumperville
Pauline
Atrat
Charles Dana Knotington
Mr. Pelee
Charles Dana
Chariie Knotington
Mt. Pelee
Sheridan
Charles Daga Knotington
Strawberry Point
Vivian Vaughn and the vaudeville echo in town
Vivian Vaughn, a vaudeville actress, arrived in town fresh from the circuit to perform A Dream of Love. She enjoys water, was filmed by Edison last summer, and jokes light up gatherings as the era advances in stagecraft. An amusing backstage moment occurs when the Youngers attend and mistake the play for Uncle Tom's Cabin, prompting astonishment and comic reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Vaughn
Coryphees
the Telegraph
Vivian
Vivian Vaughan
Bank of
New Amsterdam
Edison
Sulu Sultan's Colors and Flag Controversy in New York
During a recent performance of The Sultan of Sulu in New York a flag with a yellow cross on a blue field waved over the Sultan's palace before American soldiers raised the stars and stripes. In the audience two young men, formerly volunteers in the Philippines army, debated whether the flag represented the Sultan.
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New York
Philippines
Flag mix up at Sigma Chi mock battle sparks dispute
The Sigma Chi scene in Columbus College stirred a quarrel when two young men argued over a flag. The clash led to an audience appeal to authority and a playful penalty of wet goods after the misidentified flag was revealed as the Sigma Chi symbol from Columbus College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lus
Mr. Savage
Mr. Kingsbury
Sigma Chi
Columbus College
Ade
Cole Younger Critic of Parole Era Theater Visit
The passage notes that after their early parole, the Younger brothers were invited by manager Jacob Litt to attend his Minneapolis theater and observe proceedings firsthand.
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Cole Younger
Jacob Litt
Minneapolis
No Time for Superfluities by H Sothern
A sharp note on signatures by H Sothern, who signs with minimal effort yet aims for meaningful value. The brief remark underscores efficiency in autographs as a character trait.
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H.sothern
Sothern Prefers Acting To Dining In Spellbinders
Charles Dickson will star next season in The Spellbinders a political comedy. Dickson's current season likely ends in April as offers for a ten weeks vaudeville tour tempt him. He may travel abroad in summer and spring to work on a play he co authored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dickson
Dickson
New Opera for Edna May in London Rehearsals
Edna May, after a successful tour of the English provinces, will return to London to begin rehearsals for her new opera The Schoolgirl. She has been battling a throat trouble since last July and is now rapidly recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna May
London
Miss May
Maxine Elliott to Leave Cast for Europe Tour
On May 9 Maxine Elliott quits The Altar of Friendship to sail for Europe and prep a New York opening next season. Zeffie Tilbury will replace Miss Elliott in the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Elliott
Altar of Friendship
Europe
New York
Zeffie Tilbury
Miss Elliott
Potter works on Pendennis stage version with Hare possibly in lead
Paul Potter, who dramatized Tril by, is developing a stage version of Pendennis and it is rumored John Hare may play the title role. S. Willard sent $500 to the Palmer testimonial fund. Martin Harvey recovers in Columbus from a severe cold feared to cause pneumonia. he sent his company on without him. Thomas Jefferson plans to spend Lent with his father Joseph Jefferson at Palm Beach Fla and resume his tour on April 13. Cecil Spooner to begin an engagement at Herald Square theater, New York, May 5 in My Lady Peggy Goes to Town.
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Greenioom
Paul Potter
Thomas Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson
Palm Beach
Fla
Cecil Spooner
Herald Square Theater
New York
Lady Peggy
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Amelia Palage
Harriet Amelia Folsom Youngs
Beos
Watcs
Mamie
Yestersyear
Dan Cupld
Robin
Apollo
Hymen
Venus
Cupid
Utopia
Woolshed
Kindling
Jorg
Irving
Sleepy Hollow
Ichabod
van Tassel
Richfield
Utah
Eaper
Frank Moulan
Nena
Mr. Sothern
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