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The Red Right Hand.

So great was the crowd at the opera house
last evening to see Buffalo Bill and his new
play that standing room was hardly to be obtained
even quite early in the evening. The
play is similar to those in which he appeared
here previously, though of course varying in
many details of plot and stage action, which
have been suggested by experience on the
boards, the introduction of which have combined
to make this one more pleasing and interesting.
The principal character, that of
Buffalo Bill, was taken by W. F. Cody, and
his first appearance on the stage was the signal
for a deafening applause which spoke
more than words the high regard and respect
in which Mr. Cody is held by the citizens of
Rochester. His acting was very fine, and the
fact that most of the situations in which he
was placed, and the incidents he portrayed,
were based on reality, made it more interesting.
The next leading character, that of
Captain Jack, was very acceptable in the
hands of Captain Jack Crawford, who was
also a scout during the late Indian war, and
was received quite favorably by the audience:
Thomas Z. Graham, as Dennis O'Gaff, was
an exceeding good Irishman, and kept the
spectators continually in roars of laughter at
his drolleries. Of splendid physique, strong
voice and excellent make-up, he is one of the
best representatives of the sons of Erin we
have seen on the stage for some time, though,
as the necessity of such a pledge required, his
humor was rather more broad than delicate.
The other characters were all well acted, and
the representation throughout was fully deserving
of the applause which was so
frequently given by the audience.

The matinee this afternoon is given more
especially for women and children, as the
crowded houses in the evening preclude the
possibility of their attending at the time.
The "Red Right Hand" will be played both
at the matinee and this evening.