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BUFFALO BILL

"The Red Right Hand" at the Opera House.

The Buffalo Bill Combination troupe
drew a large audience at the Opera House
last evening. The entertainment was
opened with the laughable farce,
"Sketches from India." This was followed
by the sensational play entitled,
"The Right Red Hand; or, Buffalo Bill's
First Scalp for Custer." The drama,
unlike others of the same stripe, has a
meritorious plot, the abounds in thrilling
and laughable scenes, well blended
together, all characteristic of the wild
scenes witnessed in the far off western
wilds, and through many of which Buffalo
Bill has actually passed, the reproduction
on the stage being intended to show
civilized people the hard knocks the
bold frontiersmen and hardy scouts
encounter in their varied and exciting
journey through life.

The reason real Indians are not introduced
on the boards is a simple one. On
his tour last fall Bill had genuine reds
to carry out the Indian programme.
While performing in one of the cities in
Virginia the reds got bamboozled with
whisky, which they had imbibed during
the day, and when evening came they
were literally spoiling for a fight. When
the curtain rose on the sham combat
between the Indians and the scouts, the
former pitched info Bill and his party in
the most lively manner, and a realistic
fight took place, in which the scouts were
roughly handled. The curtain fell, when
Bill, after a terrible struggle, had put
some of the copper faces hors du combat.
Police were called, and the sons of the
forest incarcerated in jail. White men
now suit William better.

The principal characters are personated
by Buffalo Bill (Wm. F. Cody), and
Captain Jack (J. W. Crawford). And old
army officer said that Cody was the
best scout on the plains, and that if
duty called him to the front to-morrow
he would drop stage life and hasten to
offer his services where most needed. It
is needless to say that with his long border
experience Cody plays the scout to
life.

Captain Jack has only been on the
stage eight weeks and goes through
with his part well. In the camping
scene he sang some of his original songs
very creditably. Buffalo William was
the recipient of a round of applause at
his every appearance.

The Irishman's character was well
sustained and Graham's impersonation
of a son of the Emerald Isle caused
rounds of laughter. The whole performance
was well received.

Cody and Crawford are remarkable.