61

"Buffalo Bill."
Buffalo Daily-Courier.

Hon. Wm. F. Cody ("Buffalo Bill") and
his company gave the first of two performances
at the Academy of Music last evening,
and the audience was a large one. The
dress circle was well fitted, there was no
unoccupied room in the family circle, and
as for the gallery, that proved utterly inadequate
and several scores of gods failed
to gain admission.

The play was "The Prairie Waif," written
expressly for Mr. Cody by John A.
Stevens, author of "Unknown," and is, we
think, the best border drama Mr. Cody has
in his repertoire. Of course, Mr. Cody appeared
in his original role of Buffalo Bill,
and played his part in a way
peculiar to himself. He has
the benefit of exciting situations and
strong climaxes and figures in them to
good advantage. As everybody knows, he
is a fine looking fellow, graceful in manner
and gentlemanly in deportment. He
can draw a knife, pull a revolver and handle
a rifle more gracefully and effectively
than any man we know of, and he never
fails to bring down the house in the heroic
scenes. His role was well sustained and
his performance showed a versatility which
pleased the audience exceedingly. The
supporting company is the best he has
ever played here. The "Mark Stanley" of
Mr. R. C. White is a good performance; the
"Jim Hardie" and "Jack Hardie" of Harry
Clifton and George James are well taken
care of ; Mr. Jule Keen is very funny as
"Hans," and the other gentlemen in the
cast are unexceptionable.

Wm. F. Cody, or better known as "Buffalo
Bill," will appear at the new Opera House
next Saturday, October 8th.