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Show 60 The story of the foolish virgins is told in the work 07 Mrs. Gates whieh tbe writer could find. even as 01 he her Book of Mormon n. tov:a1#o£i.'9 give her work and in Gifi" -.0 tain when dealt-h, In h d.el.i:rium his thoughts ot h$r fttine some his and its are writing, It thoughts and than d.eath UseU., dying peopl recounting on the ,lay by singing in the writina "plqs" In a story c.ned "Christmas youn, bOT \):$COnt$$ ill and is confined to bad to await ,.r $rhaps too 01"4$...11'., too coherent to Mrs. Gates 10$$$ r.aetions such an and any ery in -tl3" of her su.tfering storie's, of Chris to death somehow was less why in h(ar writing she connected with. it. but in sight outlook grew out of Mrs. Gate.s·' unpleasantness; perhaps this inifariably' ,avoided. death and me than • eri$'nce thee copy of others. editing problems. find.s important tear of a $ven sound true. and his imaginativ$ Mrs. Gates the full ,sens. of the dramatie which she needed in did not own Her limited $0 An anachronistic 'touch in Matthew 25 :1.13. is a4.dei 'When the chortl$ bring, down tn. curtain tJMi$$:terett trom It is not play, being nothing much }Nirable told by J$s'Us only other dramatic few, People die if any, of them doe.$ the stage. AbinacU. could deliver the prophet,. eon-GeminI tbe tutU" deai7.h of the tamanites who were taken captives, and the whole scene eould tlose yUh the Indians dancing and. yelling around the prophet, who could simula,te great agony. The effect would be much sreate:r if' this eould be manag.n From "Defense of Abinadi the Prophet,. (editor's note appended to the play), ' t:QUI1S Woman's 39susa JQurnel Young (Jan., 1895) VI, (Nov., 1893) V, te$, til. "The Ten Foolish Virgins,·' 175 180. ... O\lni W'oman'$ o (Dec., 1891) Ill, 116. .to.1mS W2Mets Journal |