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Buffalo Bill's Drama.

The melodrama in which Mr. Cody appeared
on Thursday night is properly
named, for no one holds a better right to
the title "Knight of the Plains" than he
does, for he has long been distinguished in
the army, and on the frontier as the "Prince
of Prairiemen."

Though essentially a border play, Colonel
Prentiss Ingraham, the author, has so interwoven
social life with wild scenes upon the
prairie, and introduced into it the refining
element of lovely woman that it is toned
down from the "blood and thunder" of
the stereotyped frontier drama.

Buffalo Bill as "himself" exhibit a fine
bit of acting, and the character he impersonates
of English noblemen and detective,
are exceedingly natural and good.

"Wild Nellie," the border heroine, and a
wild, passionate outcast of the plains, is
strongly taken by Miss Lydia Denier, who
also has the advantage of being a handsome
woman as well as a good actress.

Miss Nellie Jones, as "Rose Melton,"
is simply perfect- the refined,
lovely, high-spirited girl she represents,
while Mr. J. J. Louden as the
designing villain, sport and outlaw, "Ralph
Royston," proves himself a dramatic student
who fully grasps the character he has
to play.

The millionaire, "Mushroom Melton," is
well acted by Mr. Harry Melmer. "Noel
Marmaduke, the fop and puppet of the Jew
most cleverly taken by Mr. Charlec Wilson,
and "Red Eagle," Pawnee chief, a natural
impersonation by Mr. Delaney Barclay. In
fact, Mr. Cody has a star combination this
season, and with his marvellous fancy rifle
shooting, the war dance of the red skins,
and the attractions of the frontier heroes
Eddie and Charley Burgess, the play will
without doubt crowded houses at every
performance.