The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-17

STRUGGLING JOHN BULL ABOUT AMERICA.-One OF
the most curious enterprises Of the present day
has been undertaken by that shrewd adventures
Lola Montez After career around the
world horsewhipping managers because the peo-
pie would not come to the theatre to see her bad
playing, she gave up acting and took to talking
to audiences gathered at all prices, from twelve
and-ha'f to fifty cents head. Curiosity would
gather hall full of people anywhere to look at
woman 60 notorious, and she would give them
short, pertinent and impertinent lecture, taking
for her subject anything that the generality Of
people wish to hear Or talk about-dress, fashion,
the arts Of beauty, lcve-no matter what, so long
as che hit the temper Of the times. Finding that
the thing might be made to pay, as Barnum did
when he first started Tom Thumb in this coun-
try she determined to follow the cue of the great
Snowman, and do the thing handsomely in Europe,
where it would be greater novelty and perhaps
more profitable than here.
She secured the services Of a sharp, versatile,
and ready-witted New York politician, of the
Tammany Hall school, and together they have
started to take Europe by storm. Cautious of
approaching London until they have felt the pulse
of the provinces, they have opened their budget
in the Irish capital. From the accounts which
have reached US, Lola has lifted the Dublin men
right off their feet. Her first lecture
was on the subject of " America and its People,"
and though filled with the most absurd crudities
| the audience laughed, cheered and applauded
and it may be taken as the key note Of what is
| to come. Her object is to make money, aud she
is not such fool as to defeat it by telling her
audiences anything but what they are perfectly
willing to believe and to pay for hearing told.
In the report in the Irish newspapers, " loud ap-
plause," "great cheering" and such like inter-
poations, came in after such passages as the fol-
lowing" The annual increase of foreign popu-
lation in the United States must in few years
place the political destinies Of that country in
the hands of those born in Europe;" I" the work
Of national disintegration had commenced;"
Americans themselves did not see i, for nations
themselves never perceived the signs of decay
till the rot had struck to the heart;" (great ap-
plause) monarchy would be the only remedy
for such catastrophe when it came;" cloud APP
plause) /" she believed that England was In reality
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applause). And so she went on and will 60 on,
and the more they cheer and pay the more will
she tell them in the same strain.
The result of all this will be that Lola, not
withstanding her bad character, will become a
pet with the long pursed and empty headed
wealthy classes in England, who are willing to
pay oundly for abuse of republican institutions
and countries She will completely cut out
Mrs. Beecher Stowe In the affections of
that darling champion Of humanity, the
Duchess of Sutherland; for the Beecbcr advocacy
Of the Niger was very apt to raise In
peoples minds the wonder what humanitarian
difference the Duchess could find between
Southern slave and q Scotch peasant, driven
from the Sutherland possessions to make room
for sheep But Lola's Tammany Hall politician
will keep her from creating any such disagree
able contrast, his object being merely to tickle
the ears of those who possess the longest purses.
After little while this novelty will be played
out" and then we may expect series of graphic
personal portraits, showing up the fools who
tIuttered around Lola here in the green room,
the boudoir and elsewhere, smoking segars with
her and doing all kinds Of foolish things, after
the manner in which she showed up, when she
came here, the old King Of Bavaria and suite
toddling into her BEDROOM We are told she has
long list Of iast men and slow ones, saints and
sinners, politicians, Congressman, merchants,
gamblers, managers, actors &c.--all Of whom
she has caught In the mazes Of her witcheries.
Curious scenes In New York, Philadelphia,
Washington, New Orleans, California and Aus
tralia, will be held up to the gaping wonder Of
John Bull, and fhe will parade all her lovers and
aspirants after the manner OF the golia of a
Roman triumph. We should not be surprised If
come people should feel queer ut being trottcd
out and shown up in Lola Montez's Parthenon
Of American Celebrities.
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