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THE INDIANS AT THE THEATRE - The Theatre has not been as full for many a day as it was last night and Monday night Buffalo Bill. Texas Jack and Ned Buntline, the Scouts of the Prairies have certainly drawn well since they have been in this city. Tomorrow afternoon there will be a grand matinee and the entertainment in the evening will close their engagement in this city. The Richmond theatre-goers have certainly bad a change at the Sensational this time and the exhibition by the Indians giving does a picture of the life on the plane in which is introduced the dance of death throwing the lasso the detiance, on the trail the rescue, and the last shot, has proved most satisfactory to those who are fond of the "blood and thunder" sort of amusement.
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THE OPERA HOUSE - Manager W. T. Powell of the Richmond Theatre deserves the thanks of a Norfolk public for giving as a dramatic treat never barrier offered a Norfolk public. The "Scout of the Prairie '' will essayed last night at the Opera House with the realistic scenes as the border of life and on the''prairie.” The characters essayed by Ned Buntline, Hon. W. F. Cody and Jean. B. Omohundro, were real, neither processes to be actors, they are "theirselves alone"
The plot and literary merit of the piece are amination of the magic mind of Ned himself, and are harmonized and brought out as to present the reality and not the idea, which many authors draw upon. In gathering the material for such a production as the "Scouts of the Prairie." It requires no ordinary nerve to conreach sanguinity and starling incidents as so truthfully presented for such an author must know how it is himself."
The presentation of the "Scouts" last night was received by the audience with the most enthusiastic demonstration of satisfaction which was fully evidenced by long loud and continued applause, perfectly elastic which at the end of the first act, brought forward of the cartain, the live heroes of a thrilling romance Texas Jack ans "old confed and Buffalo Bill a Federal scout" who were formally introduced by Col. Ned Buntline, here was the "blue and gray" blended together in one harmonious strain of good fellowship, to shoe as "men together" for deeds a daring and unconquerable valor, they challenge the admiration of the universal word, ans set a bright example to the rising generation, of what constitutes true courage, and the marked difference between the bravo and true manhood
As to the Injuns they were Injuns, and Injuns to the very life, warwhoop scalp dance and all. The "actors" one and all essayed their characters to the full conceptions of Ned's ideas of "how things were done."
Miss Sedlow and Madam Carfano are exceedingly attractive in beauty grace and performance In harmony of action Speech and air, In all fairness, both were more than fair.
Tonight the "Scouts" will be repeated and we advise all who desire to witness a piece full of realistic conceptions startling incidents and truthful pictures should not fail to attend, they will never have occasion to regret to neglect argues a degree of indifference the good and the beautiful no one would like to be accused of.
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OPERA HOUSE! W. T. POWELL.................................Manager
FIRDAY AND SATURDAY, MAY 16TH AND 17TH
The great realistic sensation, the Heroes of the Prairie, BUFFALO BILL (Cody)., TEXAS JACK (O'Mohundro), and a genuine band of Pawnee Indians. with NED BUNTLINE, the Scout and Author, in his great Romances of Real Life.
THE SCOUTS OF THE PRAIRIE. Introducing the dance of death, throwing tho lasso, the defiance, on the trail, the rescue, and last shot. To commence with the musical comedy, JENNY LIND. Jennie Leatherlungs (with songs and dances) Miss Bessie Sudlow. Admission 50 and 75 cents; secured seats, $1, to be had at the Opera House. my14-3t
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THE OPERA HOUSE.--As we predicted, the Opera House was filled to excess last evening on the occasion of the opening of Ned Buntlines' Combination. The scenes are, of course, of the terrific, blood and thunder variety, and there was much whooping, yelling and shooting. The exhibition is of the purely sensational char-acter, and is attractive to many. The performance will be repeated this after-noon and to-night.
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Mr. Chas. Melville, advance arents of "The Prairie Scouts" troupe, is now in this city, marking arrangements for the appearance of this troupe here, on the 20th. The advertisement will appear in tomorrow GAZETTE and meanwhile, we insert the following notice of one of their performances clipped from a Washington paper. Wall's new Opera House was literally crammed last night to witness the second rendition of "The Prairie Scout" by Ned Buntline's troupe of scouts same as the night before, and the enthusiasm was unbounded. Bessies Sudlow is one of the most versatile little actresses we know of and whether she be killing Wolf Slayer, piloting the scout, freeing Hazel Eye, or singing a song and acting opera, she is equally good in all. Hazel Eye seems the right person in the right place, and performs her part admirably.
The usual amount of shooting and whooping scalping and dying, &c., took place, and filled the house with burnt powder and unbounded applause. Mr. Davenport is as good an actor as there is in the company, and in the opening comedietta is whole team and a big dog under the wagon.