The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-24

Dickens nnd the Devil Among rho Theufrcs.
Since the orig nalor Of sam Wolisr and
Saircy Camp formed ! conpac. with The
"Deyii's Auction at Niblo's the Other thostros
seem 10 be on the bigh road 70 roia. The lights
burn dim, the Treasure look blue, and even
the iddlers scrapo away with apathy, unI'eed-
inly the scowls Of The leader The viadictiye
rap OF his baton Ssef.f73 oliicess and old,
carly-Aelded gentlemen Of tho. ''shent per
shegV persuasion prowi around Tho box
oflcea, and lawyers pens are constantly scrb-
inc out writs an injuactons agaiass eome
unfortunate Iaaspan whose debts re alarm
iagly ahead Of his receipts. The bleak, drill
ing wind and snow outside during tbe iaia
storm emed 20 penetrate through rlosoi doc J
and window, and .Jack Frcss' passed the
tckc. taker unq esiionaj. Oace Inside, hi III
fiuence was a. onec felt; for the balIel shiyerel
IN taeir abbreviated dresses, tho audience
lookad ruelplly al each olhar, AID the local
dramas were lott severely alone.
We GROVE FOR po3g Wallacl, poor Hayes and
the other man gers That they should DO made
The victims OF hi ssns ami the Devil. The
lGiier gentleman, oy tho way, has only oae
representative now in tie eity, rs his emismry
al the Academy Of Music Disappeared IN 4
whiriwiud Of bl5nelone and legal sIaoSe, and il
suppose to have gone u console Boston TO-
the loss Of Tue Csa~Td steamers. But there is
enough red Gre, ballet sulphur and nitgo-.iy-
cey4o in the Devils Auction at Ni5io's O.
satisfy the most ardent, and enough, with the
Dickens excitement, 10 ruin I'll The o;ber thea
tres. Now, Dickens should reflect on The seri-
Gus consequences OF entering into arnarship
with his birthstone highness. There il only
one avenue OF ESQ pe for him. Let him remove
the widespread dissatisfaction chat exists ut
present on account OF The manner in which The
tickets for his readings have been disposed OF,
and lei him soil them al auction, so thai every
one may have chance Of hearing him. and he
viii defeat The ticket spectators and restore
public confidence. Ii he will give ;ho surplus
money that he receives from the auction sale OF
his tickets to some charitable institutions he will
also defeat his Satanic majesty and place HIM
self in the ranks Of the elect. Otherwise his
compact with the aDevil's Auction" may lead
him into warmer regions than ever he dreamed
Of in his philosophy.
There is no reason why there should be so
much trouble about the Dickens tickets, or
why agents or spectators n this particular
should make the public the victims Of their
"lttle game Dickens and Dolby are, Of
course, in this country for financial and not for
philanthropic reasons, and have a laudable
desire to collect as many American Notes" as
possible. But in order to fulfil their " Great
Expectations" it ia necessary for the public to
receive fair play in everything connected with
the sale of tickets.
II would seem as il those worthless who
stand around the entrance Of the hall on the
Dickens nights, representing, with chattering
teeth, the peculiar advantages Of their reserved
seats, were trained in the school OF Fagin The
Jew, and were SO many "Artful Dodgers In
the disposition Of their tickets. They can be
effcctually thwarted by having all the tickets
sold at auction. The cause OF all this excite
ment owes IL 10 tho public and 70 himself to
put stop to these cormorants and &ecape the
consequences Of his sulpburio partnership by
sending remittance to our charitable instiiu-
tions