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SCOUTS OF THE PLAINS. -- The Scouts
of the plains -- Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill and
Texas Jack -- supported by their large company,
drew an immense audience at Wieting
opera house last evening. It was one
of the largest audience we have seen this
winter. The play was an improvement
over the one presented when they first
visited this city, while the scouts themselves
have also improved in their new art.
The performance opened with a pleasant
little farce entitled "Thrice Married," in
which Mlle. Moriacchi sustained the leading
character admirably, notwithstanding
she was so ill as to faint away once behind
the scenes. In the first piece she danced
once, showing that she is clearly entitled
to the title "the peerless Moriacchi." She
also sang very cleverly a covatini from
"Ernani." She is a graceful dancer, a pleasant
singer and an excellent actress.

Of course the interest all centered in
the last piece, and great was the excitement
when the various scouts made their appearance
on the stage. The piece is very exciting.
Indians being killed by the score,
and at times the applause is fairly deafening,
increasing until at the close of performance
three cheers were given in the gallery
for the scouts. Mr. Frank Mordaunt,
who presented the part of the villain Jim
Dawes, is an old acquaintance in this city
and is very fine [acting?]. The [aunts?] [?] the
unpleasing character of the murderer and
[?} [?} so clearly, that in the next to
the last act, [?} [?] in the audience cried
out [?] [?] Bill to "kill him!" All the
[?] parts were well sustained. -- [Syracuse
Courier.

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SCOUTS OF THE PLAINS. -- The Scouts
of the plains -- Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill and
Texas Jack -- supported by their large company,
drew an immense audience at Wieting
opera house last evening. It was one
of the largest audience we have seen this
winter. The play was an improvement
over the one presented when they first
visited this city, while the scouts themselves
have also improved in their new art.
The performance opened with a pleasant
little farce entitled "Thrice Married," in
which Mlle. Moriacchi sustained the leading
character admirably, notwithstanding
she was so ill as to faint away once behind
the scenes. In the first piece she danced
once, showing that she is clearly entitled
to the title "the peerless Moriacchi." She
also sang very cleverly a covatini from
"Ernani." She is a graceful dancer, a pleasant
singer and an excellent actress.

Of course the interest all centered in
the last piece, and great was the excitement
when the various scouts made their appearance
on the stage. The piece is very exciting.
Indians being killed by the score,
and at times the applause is fairly deafening,
increasing until at the close of performance
three cheers were given in the gallery
for the scouts. Mr. Frank Mordaunt,
who presented the part of the villain Jim
Dawes, is an old acquaintance in this city
and is very fine [acting?]. The [aunts?] [?] the
unpleasing character of the murderer and
[?} [?} so clearly, that in the next to
the last act, [?} [?] in the audience cried
out [?] [?] Bill to "kill him!" All the
[?] parts were well sustained. -- [Syracuse
Courier.

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