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Buffalo Bill.

Buffalo Bill, with his "Dutchman," will
be here on the 12th--next Saturday evening
--and both amuse and delight a big
audience. We say big audience because
William never fails to draw large crowds.
From the Buffalo Express we take this:

Buffalo Bill's Dutchman and the Prairie
Waif Combination opened a three nights'
engagement at the theatre last evening in
the sensational border play, "The Prairie
Waif." The audience filled every seat,
and was as enthusiastic an audience as
could be desired. The play is the same
that Mr. Cody gave on his last visit to
Buffalo, but it has been judiciously revised
and re-written until it is as good as new.
It is, of course, a story of the far West,
and gives the hero ample opportunity for
the display of his peculiar accomplishments.
In the second act he gives an exhibition
of fancy rifle shooting which is
very interesting. The plot of "The Prairie
Waif" is connected and more interesting
than the usual run of border dramas. The
Indians with the company are genuine
Indians, and their songs and dances are
at least novel.