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Amusements.
The Scouts of the Plains, Buffalo Bill, Texas Jack and Wild Bill, were greeted with a full house last night and gave immense delight to the boys who are well up in dime novels. The play is devoid of literary merit, but hinges upon a succession of Indian fights. It was feared by many in the audience that the stock Indians would not hold out, and that the scouts would be obliged to "pop off" a few of the occupants of the front seats. Morlacchi tip-toed it around the stage to the great delight of the gallery and was greeted with rounds of applause. We are not good judges of scouts, but if Wild Bill is a sample, we don't blame the Indians for raising their scalps.
Washburne's Great Sensation, with a tribe of genuine Warm Spring Indians, who assisted in the capture of the Modocs, is coming. Washburne gives a good entertainment, with variety enough to give spice.
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WIETING OPERA HOUSE.
Friday & Saturday, March 6th & 7th. The Original Living Heroes
BUFFALO BILL, (Hon. W . F. Cody,) TEXAS JACK, (J. B. Omohundro) WILL BILL, (J, B. Hickock,) and the PEERLESS MORLACCHI, In the New Sensational Play entitled
Scouts of the Plains! The performance will commence with the peerless Dansuese and Pantomime Actress, Mlle MORLACCHI, in a Comedietta of three beautiful dances and will sing Cavatina from the opera of Ernani.
Reserved seats for sale at Leiter Bros.' music store, commencing on Monday, March 2d. Prices as usual. HARRY MINER mar4d4t6 Business Manager
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THE SCOUTS.
There was an immense audience at Welting Opera House last night to see "The Scouts of the Plains." The play is a bundle of sensation and carries the audience to the highest place of excitement. The readers of New York weeklies and dime novels had a rich feast. The play will be repeated to-night.
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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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UNION HALL. ONE NIGHT ONLY. Wednesday, April 1st, ON THE TRAIL! ASTOUNDING ATTRACTIONS! The Originals. Living Heroes. Links between Civilization and Savagery. BUFFALO BILL, [HON. W. F. CODY] TEXAS JACK, [J. B. OMOHUNDRO.] WILD BILL, [J. B. HICKOK.] Will appear on the above named evening in their New Sensational Play entitled SCOUTS OF THE PLAINS! Supported by a full and powerful Dramatic Company, and the Peerless Danseuse and Pantomimic Actress M'LLE MORLACCHI, Including the popular Actor, FRANK MORDAUNT, The performance will commence with the Peerless Morlacchi in a 'Comedietta,' Three Beautiful Dances, and will sing Cavatina, from the Opera of Ernani. To conclude with THE SCOUTS OF THE PLAINS, Price as usual. The Sale of Reserved Seats commences at 9 o'clock A. M., Saturday, March 28th at Chas. W. Pattison's Music Store. HARRY MINER, Business Manager
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