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A grand audience in every respect
greeted the native Scott county boy,
William F. Cody, whom all the world
knows as Buffalo Bill, at the Opera
House, last evening, with his well
known dramatic company. Mr. Cody
had a protean character in the drama,
"Knights of the Plains," and when he
appeared in the first scene, on horseback,
in the character of a scout, he
was welcomed with tremendous
applause, which must have been
highly gratifying to him. The play
presents life on the frontier and on the
plains, as Mr. Cody saw it in his young
days, when he was a pony express
rider, scout and guide, several of the
scenes representing actual experiences
in the life of the hero. It is an interesting
and exciting play, with not
hardly so much shooting and murder
play as generally accompanies dramas
and stories of border life. There is a
great deal of humor in it, and frequently
the house roars with laughter.
"Buttermilk" (Harry Irving) and his
mule invariably brings down the
house. As for the characters, Buffalo
Bill himself is excellent as Buffalo
Bill; a splendid looking man to begin
with, a piercing eye and a fine voice,
he proves a good actor; Miss Nellie
Jones as Rose Melton, became a favorite
with the audience, and Lydia Denier
as Wild Nellie, also did well. Louden
as Ralph Royton, Willard as
Moses Molock, Beverly as the shyster,
were excellent, while the minor roles
were well sustained.