Apr 28, 2022
In 1855, Morris Young “began performing as a cross-dressing singer under the pseudonym Madam Pattirini. Young performed as Pattirini in… 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. One of his performances as Madam Pattirini was for the last birthday celebration of LDS president "Lorenzo Snow" in April 1901. He also once portrayed a "fine Irish girl" named Bridget McCarthy at a Christmas ball at the Salt Lake Theatre in 1886.”
