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Buffalo Bill and Troupe Last Night.

The entertainment afforded at Dohany's
last night by the celebrated Buffalo Bill
and company, appearing in the "Prairie
Waif'' was witnessed by one of the largest
audiences ever assembled in this city.
When the curtains arose on the first act not
a vacant chair was to be found in the house,
and the gallery was crowded to its utmost,
The play was well brought out, and elicited
great applause. Mr. Cody representing
three distinct western characters showed
himself to be an actor of considerable
merit. His exhibition of marksmanship,
shooting slices of potatoes with his gun
held in all conceivable shapes, was not
only interesting but wonderful.
Hands, the Dutchman was personated
true to life by Jule Keen, while Miss Jennie
Gilbert, as Onita, and Miss Nellie Lingard,
as Sadie, came in for a good share of
applause. The trick donkey Jerry "took
the house by storm," and the band of genuine
Winnebago and Sioux Indian chiefs,
in their wild and weird songs and dances
entertained the audience in novel style.

We are informed by Manager Dohany
that the receipts for last night were larger
than were ever taken in at that house, save
for the Beecher lecture, which fact is certainly
a compliment to Mr. Cody.