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HON. W. F. CODY, (BUFFALO BILL..)

The Buffalo Bill combination, led by the noted government scout, guide and hunter, Hon. W. F. Cody, (Buffalo Bill) will appear at the Academy of Music, Saturday evening of this week, the 18th. He comes this season with a strong dramatic combination, his own brass band and orchestra, and a band of genuine Indian Chiefs, including Master Eddie Burgess, the Boy Chief of the Pawnees, the youngest chief of which any record is given in the entire Indian nation.

Few men have gathered in their real existence, enough of romance and adventure to make the theme entertaining or thrilling to others. This is one of the great charms of Buffalo Bill, for he presents incidents and accidents from his own stirring and eventful life, and presents, in his own escapes, triumphs, and exploits beyond the bounds of civilization. He has a new play entitled "The Knights of the Plains," written by Col. Prentiss Ingraham, the noted novelist, who by the way, will visit this city with the company.

Mr.Cody has wonderfully improved as an actor, and the author, in writing this new play introduces him in a variety of roles--or, rather, three disguises his own original character of "Buffalo Bill," as an English nobleman, as a detective and as a pony express rider. In the first act as Buffalo Bill he introduces his wonderful rifle shooting, and the act closes with a startling tableau of a prairie on fire, with scenery painted especially for the purpose, to which is added red [word] and other properties, making, It is said, the most realistic scene ever presented on any stage. The gambling scene in the third act--with the real implements of a Cheyenne gambling hell--is also said to be realistic in the extreme.

The press this season compliments Mr. Cody very highly on his improvement as an actor and the audience on this occasion, besides seeing the noted scout and guide--the very impersonation of physical manhood will be entertained with

ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC

Hear the Voice of the Press.

Across the Continent Comes the Testimony of the Greatest Attraction of the Season.

From New York.

Dramatic News.

The Buffalo Bill Combination made a mark of success. A camping scene is introduced, displaying the natural and dusky red men of the far west, and knowing them to be genuine, appearing as they do, robed in their elegant beaded blankets and executing their droll warranties, combine to constitute to a most interesting exhibition. While Buffalo Bill fills a high ideal of a noble type of manhood, most attractive when seen amidst such picturesque surroundings, his graceful dashing boldness and vim gather added luster when compared with the city society of to-day. "The Boy Chief" of the Pawnees, is quite a character, being a white boy who was chosen chief of the tribe at the age of fourteen. The entertainment is a novel one, well constructed and the most advertised, and cannot full to draw crowded houses everywhere.

From Philadelphia

Philadelphia Press.

Long before the rise of the curtain every seat, yes, and every available space of standing room was occupied; all anxious and watching eagerly for the play to commence, and when the popular scout Buffalo Bill did appear, such an outburst of enthusiasm is seldom beard in any theatre. The drama produced, "Knight of the Plains," is far ahead of anything Mr. Cody has heretofore presented, and he is ably supported by a first class company, each one seeming peculiarly adapted to the part assigned them.

From Baltimore.

Baltimore Bulletin

The wild Indians and their interpreters are a novel feature, and were liberally applauded in their several dances and wonderful archery, hitting objects with as much accuracy with the bow and arrow, as the best marksman with the rifle. Buffalo Bill also gave a specimen of his expertness with the rile, holding the gun in every conceivable position, and indelibly convinced all the fact that he certainly is unrivaled, if equalled.

From Washington

Washington Daily Post.

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