Brigham Young's son in Drag
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:08 pm
Brigham Young's son, Brigham Morris Young, made Andrew Sullivan's "Face of the Day," commenting on how he looked a lot like Steve Young. http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com ... es-of.html
I have studied a good amount of Mormon history and was just shocked because I've never seen this picture before. Apparently it is a Savage photo which was used as an advertisement of "her" (Young's) upcoming appearance, at the Sugar House Wards, as Italian opera diva "Madam Pattirini."
Lord Almighty!
ETA: This article gives a little more background:
Brigham Young had 55 wives and fathered 56 children by 16 of them. Brigham Morris Young was his 35th son and founded the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association (YMMIA), the predecessor to the Young Men program of the LDS Church. He performed as an Italian opera diva, "Madam Pattirini", in north and central Utah venues from 1885 to the 1900s. He could produce a convincing falsetto, and many in the audience did not realize that Pattirini was Young. He was married himself, with children.
http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com ... ction.html
(Is there a "link" option on the composition page? If so, could someone please tell me where it is? Thanks!)