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BUFFALO BILL.

The Opera house was crowded last
night to see "Buffalo Bill" and his company
in the drama "The Prairie Waif."
The lower part of the house was crowded
and the gallery was jammed, many standing
up throughout the entire evening
unable to get seats. The play is, as was
expected, a highly sensational one, the
plot itself being very light, and serving
simply to hold together a
series of scenes from
border life. There plenty of thrilling
situations, hair breadth escapes, shooting,
etc., and yet, there is a refreshing relief
in the line of comedy which ran
through it. "Buffalo Bill" made a remarkably
fine exhibition of fancy rifle
shooting. The trick donkey Jerry made
much fun, and the Indian dances proved
at least a novelty. There was very little
really artistic work done, but there was
a great variety in the features of the entertainment,
and it evidently pleased the
crowd greatly, and applause was liberally
bestowed.