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BUFFALO BILL THURSDAY NIGHT
Of course no one will fail to see the Buffalo Bill entertainment in the Opera House on Thursday night. It will be one of the most thrilling of the season, and be something to be remembered for years. The manager of the company, in his greeting to the public announces:
The ever flattering reception that has been accorded the [libon?]. W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), on his Dramatic Tours in the East, together with the talented support he has always been fortunate in presenting, [inclines?] to a belief that the present visit, with the usual attractions offered, will meet with a like generous welcome at your hands.
We submit to your kind approbation a Play which will bear the closest scrutiny, that most exacting critics, after careful discretion, have decided faultless. Sensational, startling, intensely interesting, yet devoid of the usual trashy effects, of red fire, gunpowder, &[o.,?] &[e.,?] that generally characterizes the major part of "Border Dramas." And [doably?] effective from the fact that It is founded on truthful incidents, mainly dealing with the atrocious "Mountain Meadow Massacre," or the "Morman Danites," in which the hero (Buffalo Bill) bore a conspicuous part.
The author, Major A. S. Burt, whose access to sources of information could only be had by actual experience, is well versed with the subject he depicts. He has woven the circumstances faithfully together, and arrived at conclusions which an unbiased judgment must necessarily draw, having served most of his life on the plains, and together with Cody has encountered the wild beasts, banditti, outlaws, road agents, &e[.,?] that infest the wild frontier, together with the hostile savage, whose habits and customs have for centuries furnished a fruitful theme for historian, poet, and novelist.
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Buffulo Bill had an immense house in Rock Island last night. Dart's Hall holds six hundred people, yet seven hundred tickets were sold, and even then over three hundred went away unable to gain admission. Not only were all the seats occupied on the main floor and in the gallery, but the space between the seats and the door was jammed with spectators who seemed glad even of the opportunity to stand.
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THE CODY SHOW As early as half last six o'clock -- evening, the sidewalk and entrance to the Opera House were thronged by men and boys wanting the opening of the doors in order to gain an entrance to the Bufallo Bill entertainment. The crowd continued to increase till half past seven, when it was almost impossible to gain an entrance for the crowd that filled and surged in the stairways. The play began at about a quarter after eight at which -- there was not vacant seat in the building, and many were standing up. The second gallery was literally packed with boys, who were very attentive throughout the performance, and widly enthusiastic over ---. The first gallery and the parquette (?) was also filled full, tho audience as a whole being about nine-tenths men and boys- few ladies were present. The performance was well received, and though the play does not amount to the (---) the way of plot; there were situations and positions of it that were really thrilling and dramatic. Buffallo Bill proved to be an actor of no (--) capacity, but the best one was Mr. Charles, who took the Irish parts. The company went west to Iowa City this morning, where they play this evening appearing in Cedar liapids tomorrow evening. They cleared about $800 in Davenport.
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BUFFALO BILL.
On Wednesday evening the Buffalo Bill COmbination will present the new sensational play of "May Cody, or Lost and Won," with Bison William in the leading role. The troupe includes two Sioux chiefs, the Austin Brothers, the celebrated rifle team, and a real live donkey. The play embraces numerous thrilling scenes on the border, including the Mountain Meadow Massacre and will be presented with good scenic and dramatic effect.