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New York Sun.

A Noteworthy Meeting.
The Hon. W. F. Cody was introduced to the Chinese giant yesterday by the Original Lightning Calculator. Chang did not say that he had often heard of the statesman, and add that he was pleased to have made his acquaintancy; but when Mr. Cody
announced himself to the giant as Buffalo Bill, Chang welcomed him warmly and told him that he had "pretty long hair." "And you," said the Hon. Mr. Cody, "are pretty long all over."
The hero of frontier exploits then strolled over and shook hands witht he tattooed man, whom he complimented as being able to appear well dressed with less outlay than any man he had met outside of Omaha.

THE BUFFALO BILL BOWERY DRAMA.
HOW VIRTUE TRIUMPHS AND VICE GETS BADLY LEFT EVERY TIME
Log house. Sutler's store. Typical ftontiersman, all beard and boots, enters, drinks and talks about General Brown, U.S.A., whose daughter has been carried out by Indians. Sympathy and sentiment therefore mixed with Sutler's whiskey. Drinks and departs. Enter two United States soldiers. More whiskey and sentiment. Enter Buffalo Bill. More whiskey and sentiment. Enter one Dutchman and one donkey. More whiskey. Parting toast from Buffalo Bill. "May we all die like brave men." Exit. Enter villians. Two mormons plot against the heroine, General Brown's daughter. In custody of old Indian chief. Mormon plot completed. Bogus rescue from cief. General Brown's daughter and Indian chief discovered. Wigwam on the prairie. Blank verse and much Great Spirit talk from chief. General Brown's daughter retires to wigwam. Chief blank verses alone. Goes to sleep on a rock. Enter "Morom Danites." Capture of cheif and General Brown's daughter. Enter Buffalo Bill on horseback. Just in tune. Rescue. Mormon plotters disappear. "How shall I ever thank you?" By General Brown's daughter. Buffalo Bill and chief talk while Mormon plotters shoot chief from ambush. Chief concludes to die Buffalo Bill means to avenge his death.
Act II.-- Frontiersman's cabin. Dutchman up a tree and Irish servant girl. Courtship. Enter General Brown's rescued daughter in pink. Irish maiden accuses her of being in love with B. Bill. "O my! Now you just stop." Enter B. Bill and wild Irishman with dead deer. B. Bill hunts in elegant Mexican costume. Long love scene. B. Bill and General Brown's daughter. Shows her some fancy shooting. Repeating rifle. Shoots at oyster shells. Prairie oyster beds. Shoots with one hand. Shoots over his shoulder. Shoots back to mark, aiming by a mirror. Shoots from between his legs. At this General Brown's daughter surrenders and will become Mrs. Buffalo Bill. All exit. Enter three Mormon plotters. One drunkard. Drinks every two minutes. Drunkard to be submitted to General Brown's daugter as bogus General Brown, her father. Rehearses paternal speech. General Brown's daughter called out. Presented to bogus father. Doubts him. Father insists on her leaving. Refuses. Attempts to carry her off. Again Buffalo Bill, with pistols, in the nick of time. Rescue.
Act III.-- Girl somehow abuducted, after all by Mormon Danites. "Beating her life away against prison bars." Bogus drunken General Brown evercome by sympathy and remorse for her, but in power of Mormon plotters, who keep him in whiskey. Mormon wishes to make General Brown's daughter his sixth wife. Bogus father's business at argue her to said marraige. Gets sick of the job. Determines to help her. Goes for B. Bill Mormon enters General Brown's daughter's room. "I love you!" General Brown's daughter goes for carving knife. Stand back, villian. Villian stands back. General Brown's daughter goes to room. Re-enter B. Bill, disguised as bogus drunked father. Falls drunk on the floor. Mormons plot again. Will set house on fire and carry off General Brown's daughter by hght of flames. Visit of Irish servant girl to General Brown's daughter for no particular purpose. All arranged. House fired B. Bill tears off gray beard of bogus drunen General Brown and rescues General Brown's daughter once more. House afire and lots of Mormon [word]diers. B. Bill dares them all. Act closes with sentiment from B. Bill: "To God, to Liberty, to Uncle Sam!"
Act IV.-- Scene-- General Brown's parlor. Real General Brown. Chronic grief for loss of daughter. Like Count Arnheim (Italicized) in "Bohemian Girl." Heart permanently bowed down. Enter B. Bill. Good news! General Brown-- "What is it? Tell me quick! Is it my daughter? Daughter found. Ha! Ha! Ha!" Real General Brown hystericky. Falls into B. Bill's arms. But all not serene. Daughter not out of woods yet. "What, Indians?" "No; worse. Mormons got her." More misery. B. Bill in trouble also. Has courted General Brown's daughter and engaged her before knowing she was General Brown's daughter. Tells General Brown he expects he must lose her. "Why?" "Son-in-law, you know. Can't expect it. Difference in station." General Brown calls Bill a fool. Also, "the noblest type of manhood he could find for son-in-law." B. Bill believes him. But there are conditions. Daughter must be rescued from "Mormon Danites" in three days. B. Bill takes contract. Indian camp discovered. Mormons. Red Indians. Stage Indians. Great chief talking blank verse. General Brown's daughter on hand. Real Indian war dance. Cheyennes. B. Bill in disguise enters camp. Comes to tell the chief he must give up General Brown's daughter or rivers of blood will flow. Chief refuses. B. Bill whistles and undisguises himself. United States [word] all about. Band strikes up "Star Spangled

Banner." United States army march into Mormon camp. General Brown's daughter safe. B. Bill's contract fulfilled with the fourth rescue. Curtain.

To-morrow evening, the Hon. W. F. Cody, better known as "Buffalo Bill," will open in a new drama written for him by Mr. John A. Stevens, entitled "The Prairie Waif." He will be supported by his town company and a genuine band of Cheyenne Indians. Mr. Cody will also give an exhibition of fancy shooting, in fact serveral specialities will be introduced. Monday evening, Jan. 31, the Harrisons will appear in "Photos." Afternoon performances on Wednesday and Saturday.

Windsor Theater-- "Buffalo Bill."
Mr. William F. Cody, otherwise "Buffalo Bill," appeared last night at the Windsor in John A. Stevens.' "Prairie Waif," the best play in his repertoire by all ods. The star, the Cheyenne Indians, the rifle shooting and the company, which includes a clever woman, Miss Connie Thompson, were all received with great favor by a very large audience.

BROOKLYN DAILY STAGE.
NOVELT THEATRE.
FIFTH AND SOUTH FOURTH STREETS, BROOKLYN, E. D.
THEALL & WILLIAMS ...................................................................Managers
JOSEPH B. AYERS......................................Scenic Artist and Stage Director

PROGRAMME
FOR WEEK, COMMECNING JANUARY 24, 1881. EVERY EVENING AT 8
Wednesday and Saturday Matinees at 2
The Renowned Government Scout and Guide,
BUFFALO BILL,
(Hon. WILLIAM F. CODY,)
And his
SUPERB NEW COMBINATION
of
TWENTY-FOUR FIRST CLASS DRAMATIC ARTISTS,
Engaged expressly for Buffalo Bill's New and Powerful Border Drama, which will be produced for the first time in this city, taken from scenes in Buffalo Bill's past life, and written expressly for his by JOHN A. STEVENS, author of "UNKOWN," entitled
THE PRAIRIE WAIF
STORY OF THE FAR WEST.
NOTE CAREFULLY THE STRONG CAST:
BUFFALO BILL.........................................................................Hon. W. F. CODY
Mark Stanley.....................................................................................R. C. White
Jim Hardie.............Danites.............................................................Harry Clifton
Jack Hardie............ Danites............................................................Geo. T. James
Hans.........................................................................................Bonnie Runnels
Captain Russell.......................................................................C. Wilson Charles
General Brown............................................................................Ralph Delmore
E. Overton, a sutler...........................................................................Robert Neil
Lone Deer...................................................................................William Wright
Major Saunders...............................................................................Harry Irving
Yellow Hand, Cheyenne Chief.........................................................Chas. Vedder
Lieutenant White..................................................................................E. Booth
Jack Cass...................................................................................................Jerry
ONITA...........................................................................Miss LIZZIE FLETCHER
SADIE........................................................................Miss CONNIE THOMPSON

Danites, Indians, Soldiers, etc.

SYNOPSIS.
ACT I-- Prairie Waif
(Lapse of One Year between First and Second Acts.)
ACT II.-- Home of Buffalo Bill.
ACT III.-- The Attack and Defiance.
ACT IV.-- The Rescue.

In ACT IV, a Genuine Band of Cheyenne Indian Chiefs will appear in the Scalp and War Dances, assisted by C. A. BURGESS, Indian Interpreter.

MR. CODY ("Buffalo Bill") will give an exhibition of Fancy Rifle Shooting, in which he is acknowledged pre-eminent and alone.

During the Evening the following selections will be performed by the Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. HARRY WALKER:
OVERTURE-- "Romantique"............................................................KELEE BELA
WALTE--"Hydropaten".............................................................................GUNGL
OVERTURE--"Guy Mannering".................................................................BISHOP
GALOP.....................................................................................................FAUST

The Furniture used at this Theatre is from HOWE'S Extensive Warehouse, 148 Fourth Street.

THE CELEBRATED WERBER PIANO USED IN THIS THEATRE.
The Celebrated MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN used in this Theatre.

FAMILY MATINEES EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY AT 2
NO HALF PRICE. CHILDREN IN ARMS NOT ADMITTED.
SECURE YOUR SEATS.--Box Office open for the Sale of Reserved Seats from 8 A.M. to 7 P. M. and from 8:30 to 10 in the Evening.

SCRANTON gave Buffalo Bill an 8830 house. Wilkesbarre 8880, and Danville came to the front Saturday night with 8337. Those intending to go to the Academy to-night should secure their seats at once, as there will be a jam.