National Republican., 1874-05-08
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LINCOLN HALL.

LINCOLN HALL, - y -
Who has not been solicited TO subscribe for 1
new publicationf And who does not ren,em-
Der with what diverse and varied feelings ana
tempers and moods they have met and trssssd
such applications Sometimes the oaavassei
has been made the recipiect Of The hiis which
has been engendered and irrissted By ths crosses
OF the whole day, and ct others vhsn susessl
has crowned all our business efforts and good
digestion has smiled upon us, With what svia-
ity have we examined the works presented aud
how happy have We made the solicitor BY q
subscription for numerous copies for SELF and
friends, paying for the whole ID advance. Al
other times subscriptions have, perhaps, -beeu
made hastily and without dus consideration q
the easiest method Of getting nd Of the impor-
tunity of the agent; and when the day of de-
livery came the moment was the most inoppor-
tune, becuse the last of the pocket-change had
just been expended for other purposes, and the
means for the liquidation Of the ~hastily-msde
subscription were not at hand. Then came O
solemn vow never again to subscribe for any
thing sntecedent TO its delivery. .|.
All these things and many others are among
the experiences Of the subscribers, and the
general public knows all shout them. The re-
dictionary effect upon the canvasser Is to the
public sealed book. What are the elastic
hopes and golden visions with which he starts
out upon his errand-what nice little speeches
are framed with which to urge the sale Of his
book, and the terrible manner in which the
visions and speeches are all dispelled by q
rough or hasty refusal to listen to the merits
Of the favorite author or q denial Of the re-
quest to purchase or subscribe for the work.
Miss Myrtle de Ia Hooke Boone pro-
poses, in a lecture, at Lincoln Hall to-
night, to give the public an inside view of
the canvasser's side of this picture, and we
have no doubt that it will prove of the great
est interest to all who may go to listen to her.
She exhibits remarkable courage and persever-
ance for girl of sixteen, to appear upon the
roStrum in defence of herself and her CO.
laborers in the dissemination of literature, and
it is to be hoped that her efforts may be re-
warded by full house.
MONSIEUR ALPHONSE.
"Monsieur Alphonse," which is to be pro-
duced at the National theatre next Monday
night, is considered by Dumas fills to be his
best play. In it he claims to have sounded the
gamut Of human passion. A letter over
Dumas signature, written in the tntensest vein
of that sublime egotist and Incompatible
satirist, set all Paris agog with excitement,
manded fabulous prices. The Partisan public,
sated as they are with novelty and sensation,
were not disappointed. "Monsieur Aiphonse"
was an electric success. The feuilleton writers
and critics were in ecstasies, and Dumas made
a new fortune to follow in the wake of the long
caravan Of fortunes he has repeatedly earned
by his genius and squandered by his prodi-
gality. His father said of him that he re-
minded him of nothing so much, when In his
revels, as drunken sailor ashore after
three years cruise"
A notable incident connected with the pro-
duction of "Monsieur Alphonse" at the "Gym-
nass" in Paris was the admission for the first
time of ladies to the orchestra stalls. Never
before had they enjoyed that privilege and the
Partisan bellies eVinced their appreciation of the
BY crowding the chairs almost to the
exclusion of the men. One other theatre
only had the temerity to follow the example,
The rest were fearful Of the murmurs
Of their regular patrons. A Ere; Gilman, by the
way, although always gIlant honrms, is the
most selfish ofhuman beings.
A pretty incident connected with the produc-
ion of 'Mons. Alphonse" in N. Y. was the
appearance. of little "BTou" Heron, daughter
of Matilda Heron. She is literally marvel
of precocity and intelligence. Her acting was
characterized by a finish, and self-possession
md keen knowledge of the requirements Of
he part which scanned to the delighted spec
ators to be almost inspiration. She was called
before the curtain again and again, and, in
Iced, divided with Dumas the honors of tn
,veaing.