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BUFFALO BILL'S. . .

WILD WEST

AND

Congress of Rough Riders of the World.

COL. W. F. CODY. NATE SALSBURY.

OFFICIAL PROGRAMME.

1.--OVERTURE, "Star Spangled Banner," . . COWBOY BAND, WM. SWEENEY, Leader.

2. GRAND REVIEW, introducing the ROUGH RIDERS OF THE WORLD-- Indians, Cowboys, Mexicans, Cossacks, Gauchos, Arabs, Scouts, Guides and detachments of fully equipped Regular Soldiers of the Armies of America, England, Germany and Russia, a Color Guard of Cuban Veterans, and a squad of Porto Rican and Filipino Rough Riders.

3.--MISS ANNIE OAKLEY, Celebrated Shot, who will illustrate her dexterity in the use of firearms.

4.--RACE OF RACES. Race between a Cowboy, a Cossack, a Mexican, an Arab, a Gaucho, and an Indian, on Spainish-Mexican, Bronco, Russian, Indian and Arabian horses.

5.--U. S. ARTILLERY DRILL, by veterans from Capt. Thorpe's Battery D. Fifth Regiment, U. S. Artillery.

6.--ILLUSTRATING A PRAIRIE EMIGRANT TRAIN CROSSING THE PLAINS. It is attacked by marauding Indians, who are in turn repulsed by "Buffalo Bill" and a number of Scouts and Cowboys.

7.--PONY EXPRESS. A former Pony Post Rider will show how letters and telegrams of the Republic were distributed across our Continent previous to the building of railways and telegraphs.

8.--A GROUP OF MEXICANS from Old Mexico will illustrate the use of the lasso and perform various feats of horsemanship.

9.--THE BATTLE OF SAN JUAN HILL. Introducing detachments from Roosevelt's Rough Riders, Twenty-fourth Infantry, Ninth and Tenth Cavalry, Grimes' Battery, Garcia's Cuban Scouts, Pack Train, etc, etc.

SCENE 1--BEFORE THE BATTLE THE BIVOUAC

(Several hours are supposed to elapse before the opening of the second scene.)

SCENE 2-- STORMING OF THE HILL