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BUFFALO BILL.

A Crowded House to see the
Knight of the Plains.

The thrilling melo-drama which was
written for Hon. W. F. Cody by the
popular author, Col. Prentiss Ingraham,
seems peculiarly adapted for
the actor and his troupe. The many
thrilling scenes, hair-breadth escapes,
rescues and contests keep the excitement
up to fever heat from first to
last. The play is well written and is
given by Mr. Cody and his company in
an unexceptionable manner. We have
little room to particularize, but the acting
of Mr. Cody and of Miss Lydia
Denier, a Wild Nellie, were highly
spoken of and warmly applauded.
The support was also good, Willard
making a capital Jew and every one
"should smile" at Judge Chincapin
Shyster. Buttermilk and his donkey
brought down the house, and the cheers
were loud and long at the close of each
act. The fancy rifle shooting by the
Knight of the Plains was applauded,
as it well deserved. Mr. Cody may
rest assured of one fact, that so long
as he gives a play as respectable and
free from anything low he will be
greeted by a rousing audience when he
visits Jacksonville.