The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-12-03
THE DICKESs FEVER.
How the New Workers Snapped up
1000 Tickets,
7tom lle Ne.g liork RoN q Fttdav.

from he Ne,O York Pot Of Friday.
The sale Of tickets for Charles Dick.
ems first series OF readings In this cItV,
beginning December 0, took place nj
SteinwRy Hall, Fourteenth street, AL.
though the crowd was not so great as at
Boston, owing to the short notice given
of the time and place OF holding The
sale, there was agreat demand for tick.
cts, and the capacity OF the hall proved
lnRdeq uate to furnish seats for all the
persons who were present to buy tick
cts.
The sale took phase under the direct
supervision Of Mr.. Dolby, Mr.. DIckens'
agent, and was conducted with perfect
order and fairness. Mr.. Dolby said no.
tice OF the sale mad been DELAYED until
late hour; so that ticket spectators
would not have an opportunity TO com.
bine and buy up the best seats.
The immense crush In Boston had
also led Mr.. Dolby TO take precautions
AgaInsta recurrence OF the scenes there
witnessed. a temporary railing was
placed between the two doors OF the
main entrance, extending nearly TO the
ticket office. -.. ri
The line of buyers entered at the
right door to the ticket Office, aud after
having selected their seats, passed out
OF the opposite door. 81
Last evening Mr.. Dolby called upOn
Captain Cameron, of the Eighteenth
Precinct, and asked him 10 detail police
officers 10 preserve order. Several no.
licemen were accordingly sent to Stein.
way Hall early this morning, and az
soon Ms persons came to buy tickets
they were formed In queue.
The ticket GoiIice was opened at 90
minutes to o'clock, at which time
there were nbont seventy.tive persons
In line. Inn short time the number
was Increased TO two hundred. the
queue extending down TO Irving Place,
AT 10 O'Clock six hundred sets OF
tickets bad been sold. Persons had
choice OF seats remaining when they
reached the box Office.
The selection Of seats occupied about
one minute for each purchaser. and as
nearly every person bought six sets OF
tickets, they sold rapidly.
The rules stipulated that no seats
should be sold except for the series Of
four readings, and no person was al.
lowed to buy more than SIX sets OF
tickets. .....
These rules were made SO AZ 10 pre.
vent spectators from buying tlckeisi in
large numbers, but tho result deSIred
WIS not secured. Spectators were
present early, and. had number of
men In line TO buy tickets. II IL said
that one dealer had twenty men In lIne,
Tho column was made up OF pro.
m,scuous crowd. Many were well
dressed men, including merchants,
clerks, literary men, &C., together with
boys and spectators. There was no
crowdinR or pushing, the column re-.
manning orderly during tho entire
morning, aud displaying II degree OF
patience, considering the damp, chilly
state Of the atmosphere, that was re-.
nHrkAhle. The crowd differed from
that Of Boston, inAsmuCll ~ there WAS
no attempt nj making bad Jokes or to
create excitement Of any kind. The
police kept the men In llmsSO hut moth.
Ing WAS to DO gained by crOwdinv for.
ward. The only persons who raHlly
appeared TO en- Joy the scene WCrO specn.
latOrs, who were constantly mukInv
arrangements to secure tickets.
II a person In the queue wanted on.
ly one or two sets OF tickets he could
easily make u few dollars by buyInv
the additional number To which he
was entitled for II Spectator. One
man, who wanted only II single ticket
for Que night, which would not have
been sold him, and who did not huye
money enough TO buy whole act,
made an excellent bargain.
The time occur pied by each person In
reaching the ilcket-b0x was about
three hours. Al II o'clock, about 600
tickets remained TO be sold, md the
queue was M long nv Rt any former
time. The entire number Of two thou.
sand tickets were sold before 2 O'Clock,
and Il large number OF persons WENT
away disappointed.
Although ticket spectators will reap
large profit on thH Investments, per.
sons VIII through them be able to buy
tickets Tor II SINGLE lecture, which other.
wise they could not have done. There
are Innny,who would not want 10 buy
tickets for the whole series, hut w0nld
pay three or four dollars iOr n single
ticket, n''
There IN not much doubt but that all
a. persons who desire to do no will he
Rble 10 hear Mr.. Dickens, ns he will
read twenty times In lhecily. II would
be well for buyers 10 keep this fact in
view when dealing with speGuIntoTs