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BUFFALO BILL.

To-morrow night Buffalo Bill, the
sanguinary hero of the western plains,
will holds the boards at the Academy
in a play written by John A. Stevens.
and called, for convenience sake. "Praire
Waif." Hon. Wm. F. Cody and a
buckskin suit play the principal part,
and a band of howling Indians and
other actors and actresses of more or
less merit take secondary positions.
"Prairie Waif" is probably not the
worst play in America, but it draws
nearly as well as a real bad one. Mr.
Bill never fails to fill the house chuck
full every time he comes here and he
gets more genuine applause than all
the stars of a season combined. We
predict for him a full house, and are
willing to pay all the expenses and
share profits. Lawrence Barrett would
probably play here to less than expenses.
'Twas ever thus The Nebraska City
Daily Press says of Buffalo Bill: "The
largest audience ever assembled in Nebraska
City greeted Hon. Wm. F. Cody,
"Buffalo Bill," and troupe at the German
Opera House last night. Hundreds
were turned away, and standing room
was at a premium. Each and
every actor and actress rendered their
parts perfectly and satisfactorily to all
parties. The play, "Prairie Waif," is
a powerful American drama, and
abounds in historical and picturesque
truth, illustrating and relating the
struggles between the originals and the
pioneers of the frontier. The Press has
not the space to particularity the strong
cast which has been made with special
regard to fitness, but the combination
of twenty-four artists is first-class in
every particular."