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The Knight of the Plains 1879

Buffalo Bill, his Indians and his scouts
succeeded in attracting to the Opera
House last night an audience large in
numbers and demonstrative in applause
to witness the presentation of the drama
of "The Knight of the Plains," which is
one of the most sensational kind and
abounding in thrilling situations, hairbreadth
escapes and dramatic enough to
arouse the enthusiasm of readers of ten
cent literature and weekly sensation
papers to the highest pitch. The play is
similar to those already presented here
by this famous scout, but is minus the
glare of red fire and the continual crack
of the rifle which have heretofore been
characteristic of his dramas.

Buffalo Bill assumed four characters
and shows no improvement in his acting
over his former visits. The parts of
Ralph Royston, Shyster, "Wild Nellie"
and Rose Melton were well taken by
Messrs. Louden, Bravely, Misses Donier
and Jones, while the others were hardly
up to the average. A little more attention
to stage setting would have produced
a more realistic effect. A prairie
on fire with the stage floor covered with
a red carpet is hardly the proper thing.