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The sensation of the piece, the fire scene, was well worked up. On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings Buffalo Bill, Texas Jack and Wild Bill, with their company and Mlle. Morlacchi, played in The Scouts of the Plains, to houses crowded from the footlights to the doors. J. B. Hickok (Wild Bill) left the troupe here. The combination showed in Lockport March 12, Buffalo 13, and they are to be in Erie, Pa., 14, Union City 16, Kent 17, Mansfield, O., 18, Sandusky 19. Miss Sylvester appeared in 'Nip" the remainder of the week to good houses. On March 16, F. S. Chanfrau opens a week's engagement as Kit the Arkansas Traveler ...... George F. Ober, while out riding with another member of the Opera- house company (Mr. Page), on March 7, was thrown from the carriage and severely injured. He was at once removed to the City Hospital, but it is expected that he will soon be able to be about again. Mr. Page was uninjured ....... A happy event occurred at the Osburn House on March 11. It was the marriage of Mr. Walter G. Finlaison (better known in the theatrical world as Walter Fletcher) and Miss Lizzie Safford, both members of the Buffalo Bill company."
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ON THE TRAIL.
WESTWARD BOUND.
The Astonishment of the World.
THE
SCOUTS OF THE PLAINS.
BEWARE OF IMITATORS,
AND WAIT FOR THE
ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE LIVING
SCOUTS
BUFFALO BILL
(HON. W. F. CODY),
TEXAS JACK
(J.B. OMOHUNDRO).
WILD BILL
(J. B. HICKOK),
Who will appear each and every night, supported by their
STAR DRAMATIC TROUPE OF THE ROAD,
in their
NEW SENSATIONAL PLAY,
ENTITLED
SCOUTS OF THE PLAINS,
Written expressly for the Scouts, and never before produced by them in any of the CITIES or TOWNS they are about to visit.
Accompanying this celebrated troupe is the
JUSTLY STYLED QUEEN
OF THE TERPSCHICHOREAN ART,
THE PEERLESS
MLLE. MORLACCHI,
Who will appear each evening as
PALE DOVE.
And during the performance execute some of her most
DIFFICULT AND ARTISTIC DANCES.
A FIRST-CLASS ORCHESTRA
IS CONNECTED WITH THIS
MAMMOTH ENTERTAINMENT,
MAKING IT THE MOST COMPLETE
ORGANIZATION TRAVELING.
WATCH FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT
of their
APPEARANCE IN YOUR CITY.
HARRY MINER,
BUSINESS MANAGER.
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......The Buffalo Bill Combination opened on Feb. 26 at Martin Hall for a three night's stay. Route: Schenectady, March 2, Utica 3, 4, Oswego 5, Syracuse 6, 7, Auburn 9, Rochester 10, 11."
The Buffalo Bill Combination gave performances at the Griswald Opera-house, Troy, N.Y., on Feb. 24, 25, to packed houses. The play "Life on the Plains" has been entirely rewritten, and exhibits a great improvement. The principal characters were sustained by Buffalo Bill, Texas Jack, Wild Bill, the new attraction, and a recent addition to the troupe, is a tall, fine-looking man, straight as an arrow, and looks like a genuine Indian fighter. Mlle. Morlacchi as Pale Dove received considerable applause. She also appeared to excellent advantage in the comedietta "Thrice Married," and sang admirably a cavitina from " Ernani." The company supporting the scouts is made up if good material. The receipts of the two performances amounted to over $1,900. J. B. Omohumdro (Texas Jack) while in Troy, bought a fine thoroughbred colt, very fast and promising, of J. A. Morrison.
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From Chicago, ILL., under date of May 14, our correspondent sends us the appended report of amusements: "The sudden change of the weather to extreme warmth has affected the attendance at our places of amusement, the audiences ruling quite light during the past week. Maggie Mitchell appeared at McVicker's Theatre every night during the week as Fanchon..... Hooley's Theatre is closed, and it is not yet definitely stated what will be the next attraction. ......At the Academy, Buffalo Bill and his party are drawing very good houses, and the entertainment provided for the patrons is one which presents many new and interesting features. Bill and Texas Jack handle the vernacular of the plains in all of its native simplicity, and they also handle fire-arms in good style. Moriacchi is as poetic as ever in her pantomimic action. In the company are a young lady named Hollis and a young gentleman named Fletcher, who give promise of future excellence.
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Buffalo Bill (Wm. F. Cody), Texas Jack (J. B. Omohundru) and Mlle. Morlacchi as Pale Dove, presented "The Scouts of the Plains" at East Saginaw, Mich., to fair business on May 21, and to a full house on the 22nd.