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PROGRAMME.
I.
APPEARANCE OF ARTEMUS WARD,
Who will be greeted with applause. The Stall-keeper is particularly
requestd to attend to this. When quiet has been restored, the
Lecturer will present a rather frisky prologue, of about ten minutes
in length, and of nearly the same width. It perhaps isn't necessary to
speak of the depth:
II.
THE PICTURES COMMENCE HERE, the first one being a view
of the California Steamship. Large crowd of citizens on the wharf, who
appear to be entirely willing that Artemus Ward shall go. “Bless you,
Sir!” they say. “Don't hurry about coming back. Stay away for
years, if you want to!” It was very touching. Disgraceful treatment of
the passengers, who are obliged to go forward to smoke pipes, while the
steamer herself is allowed 2 Smoke Pipes amid-ships. At Panama. A
glance at Mexico.
III.
The Land of Gold.
Montgomery Street, San Francisco. The Gold Bricks. Street Scenes.
“The Orphan Cabman, or the Mule Driver's Step-Father.” The Chinese
Theatre. Sixteen square-yards of a Chinese Comic Song.
IV.
The Land of Silver.
Virginia City, the wild young metropolis of the new Silver State.
Fortunes are made there in a day. There are instances on record of
young men going to this place without a shilling—poor and friendless—
yet by energy, intelligence, and a careful disregard to business, they have
been enabled to leave there, owing hundreds of pounds.
V.
The Great Desert at Night.
A dreary waste of Sand. The sand isn't worth saving, however.
Indians occupy yonder mountains. Little Injuns seen in the distance
trundling their war-hoops.
VI.
A Bird's-eye View of Great Salt
Lake City.
With some entirely descriptive talk.
VII.
Main Street, East Side.
The Salt Lake Hotel, which is conducted on Temperance principles.
The landlord sells nothing stronger than salt butter.
VIII.
The Mormon Theatre.
The Lady of Lyons was produced here a short time since, but failed to
satisfy a Mormon andience, on account of there being only one Pauline in
it. The play was revised at once. It was presented the next night, with
fifteen Paulines in the cast, and was a perfect success. All these
statements may be regarded as strictly true. Mr. Ward would not
deceive an infant.
IX.
Main Street, West Side.
This being a view of Main Street, West Side, it is naturally a view of
the West Side of Main Street.
X.
Brigham Young's Harem.
Mr. Young is an indulgent father, and a numerous husband. For
further particulars call on Mr. Ward, at Egyptian Hall, any Evening
this Week. This paragraph is intended to blend business with amusement.
XI.
Heber C. Kimball's Harem.
We have only to repeat here the pleasant remarks above in regard to
Brigham.
INTERMISSION OF FIVE MINUTES.
XII.
The Tabernacle.
XIII.
The Temple as it is.
XIV.
The Temple as it is to be.
XV.
The Great Salt Lake.
XVI.
The Endowment House.
The Mormon is initiated into the mysteries of his faith here. The
Mormon's religion is singular and his wives are plural.
XVII.
Echo Canyon.
XVIII
The Desert, again.
A more cheerful view. The Plains of Colorado. The Colorado
Mountains “might have been seen” in the distance, if the Artist had
painted'em. But he is prejudiced against mountains, because his uncle
once got lost on one.
XIX.
Brigham Young and his wives. The pretty girls of Utah mostly marry
Young.
XX.
The Rocky Mountains.
XXI.
The Plains of Nebraska.
XXII.
The Prairie on Fire.
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