others crying like a child at some of the jokes--all, all
formed a most impressive scene, and showed the powers of
this remarkable orator. And when he announced that he
should never lecture in that town again, the applause was
absolutely deafening."

. . . .

Doors open at Half-past Seven, commence at Eight.

Conclude at Half-past Nine.

EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SATURDAY.

SATURDAY AFTERNOONS AT 3 P.M.


6.5. ANNOUNCEMENT AND PROGRAMME OF THE DODWORTH HALL LECTURE

The Lecture on the Mormons was thus announced to the public of New
York, when Artemus Ward first appeared at Dodworth Hall:

The Festivities at Dodworth Hall will be commenced by the pianist, a
gentleman who used to board in the same street with Gottschalk. The
man who kept the boarding-house remembers it distinctly. The
overture will consist of a medley of airs, including the touching
new ballads "Dear Sister, is there any Pie in the house" "My
Gentle Father, have you any Fine Cut about you?" "Mother, is the
Battle o'er and is it safe for me to come home from Canada?" And
(by request of several families who haven't heard it) "Tramp, tramp,