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BUSH STREET THEATER.-Buffalo Bill and
his frontier drama, Life on the Border, proved a
winning card at the Bush Street Theater last
evening. Parquet and dress circle were filled,
and the "gallery," which likes a sensation, and
knows one when it sees it, crowded the upper
circle long before the rising of the curtain.
Hundreds of the boys had to be turned from the
doors. The piece lacks the Shakesperean element,
but may be commended for merits of a
certain order. It was certainly very well cast
and played. The plot is simply this:
Buffalo Bill, a scout, is sent out by
a military officer on duty. He is captured
by a villain, who desires to marry
the girl to whom he is betrothed and who also
captures the girl's father. It would be too much
to presume that the equities of the dime novel
are violated, and that the wrong fellows gets the
girl. Farm from it. Bill and the father return
safe, and the lovers are happily married, while
the villain dies by a stray shot from an awkward
Peace Commissioner, who contributes to the
humor of the play. Buffalo Bill filled his role
handsomely, and there was good acting by Mr.
Billings as the "General," Mr. Mortimer as the
villain, Mr. Barrows as an Irishman, and Mr.
Simms as the "Quaker." The scenery was neat,
and the tableaux were encored. No happier
"gallery" has been seen in any city of the country
since Kirby died.