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Opera House- One Night Only
Thursday Evening, Jan. 13, 1876.
The Great and Only Original
SCOUT
COMBINATION.
Buffalo Bill, (Hon. W. F. Cody.)
Texas Jack, (J. B. Omohundro.)
M'lle Morlacchi,
In the thrilling, effective, and entirely new Western Drama of "LIFE ON THE BORDER," and the sparkling comedy of "Thrice Married." in which M'lle Morlacchi will appear in four different characters, with singing and dancing, supported by a well selected Dramatic Company. Prices as usual. Tickets at Woddfuff's 4 days in advance.
JOSH E. OGDEN, Agt.
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AMUSEMENTS BUFFALO BILL TO-NIGHT. This evening the Scout Combination, which include the celebrated characters Buffalo Bill and Texas Jack, will apear at the Open House to a drama representing border life. The principal features of the combination, the heroes of the frontier, are supported by M'lle Morlacchi, as acknowledged terpsichorean queen, and a company of good performers. The St. Louis Republication says of their engagement in that city last week:
The Buffalo Bill and Texas Jack Scout Combination, which filled the week at De Bar's, proved more attractive and did a far better business than anybody expected. The galleries were of course the big end of their houses, but their dress curcle patrons were quite numerous, and increased very percepibly as the week went on. I here was as much powder burnt at each general explotation or fire arms that the shooting lost its terrors for timid ears. It resolved itself into a rattle of musketry or rifflery, which was in turn drowned out by the tumuluous applause of the galleries. Buffalo Bill and Texas Jack are emphatically "shooting stars." They gave us two plays with "Gunpowder plots" - "The Scouts of the Plains," and "Life on the Border," the latter being composed of much more subdued elements than the former. In it the gunnery is made aubervient to the dramatic action and held in subjection by it. It is a border drama toned down to consistency with be situation of a somewhat advanced civilization. It is not over-gorged with the bloody business of savage life pure and simple, where semi civilized man and beast and savage are one in the bonds of blood, while struggling for existence and mastery. W. F. Cody and J B. Omohuniro, the originals of "Buffalo Bill" and "Texas Jack," have introduced quite a new in dramatic presentation. They are the first heoic examples of the veritable heroes playing their own heroism on the stage. They are not actors, but the simon-pure characters themselves, and this fact constitutes the whole novelty of their performances. Theya re the real Damon and Pythiss of the western wilderness, and live to show us how they fight, bleed and die for each other. It is a dramatic novelty which may bring future imitators behind the foot-lights. Two other pieces introduced by the Scout Combination were "Thrice Married" and the "Widow's Vistim." In them Buffalo Bill and Texas Jack bore no part, there being no one for rifle practice and no chance to shoot anybody. MIllie Moriacchi, a good danause, a fair songatress and a sprightly actress, was the feature of these little comedies. They let her into her specialties, and she leased. The company is strong enough for its purposed, and the whole explosive, being, blaze-away and blood-thirsty Buffalo Bill Scout Combination made a very interesting week at DeBar's."
The programme for this evening consists of "Life of the Plains," and "Thrice Married."
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AMUSEMENTS.
THE SCOUT
The Buffalo Bill Combination last night drew one of the largest audiences that ever assembled in the Opera House. The second circle was packed and nearly every seat below was occupied. The famous scouts met with an enthusiastic reception sad were greeted throughout the play with applause that made the building shake. If applause means anything the audience was pleased with the play and obtained the fall worth of their money out of the performance. The featured were Buffalo Bill and Texas Jack, who are not actors but good shots, and who make up for the lack of dramatic talent by keepng the audience in a state of excitement. In the play "Life on the Border" the scouts always turn up at the right time to spoil the game of the renegade and to kill a few Indians. It is of the blood and thunder style and well calculated to raise a storm in the galleries. It was noticed last night that the seventy-five seals made their share of the noise and vigorously helped the bous out. There are some features in the play outside of the scouts deserving of special mention. The Quaker, by Thomas B. Gisham, was an excellent piece of acting and received a liberal share of the favore bestowed by the audience. Old Sloat, by J.V. Arlington, was highly meritorious. The backwoodsman was represented to the life and "Old Sloat" came in for applause, and that frequently. The other characters were fairly given and all that demand a "Life on the Border" by the scouts is an excellent performance of its kind, and calculated to please those who like border plays. The drama was preceded by a comedy, in which the famous danseuse, Morlacchi, appeared in a number of characters, succeeded in pleasing the audience. The Buffalo Bill combination can depend on Quincy for a good house at any time in the future.
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GIBBONS' OPERA HOUSE
ONE NIGHT ONLY.
Friday, January 14, 1876,
The Origional Scout Combination,
BUFFALO BILL,
(Hon. W. F. Cody.)
TEXAS JACK
(J. B. Omohundro.) and the peerless Denseuse
Mlle. Morlacchi
supported by a we'l selected
Dramatic Company!
Who will appear in the new and thrilling western BORDER DRAMA, of
LIFE ON THE BORDER
M'LLE MORLACCHI
Will appear in the sparkling Comedy of
THRICE MARRIED
and sing a Cavaina from "BRNANI, and dance 8 SPANISH DANCES, and assuming 4 different characters.
PRICES AS USUAL.
Reserved acats to be had at Ayres Bros.' Music Store 4 days in advance. JOSH E. OGDEN, Jan 9-5t
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GRAND OPERA HOUSE----BUFFALO BILL A very amusing and instructive entertainment was given at the Grand Opera House last night. It was illustrative of a peculiar phase of American life and the principal character in it was Mr.Cody (Hon. Buffalo Bill). It was designed to show how citizens and the wards of our government conduct themselves in the Far West. The title of the play was "The Scouts of the Plains" Among the many American plays presented to the public of late years, this has certainly the merit of being the most lively in action. A large amount of gunpowder is expended upon it. Mr.Cody, as the hero, is armed with a repeating rifle, and he certainly succeeded last night in soaring away all the carpenters and their assistant from the "flies". It is remarkable that the dead shot, when aiming for a "supe," should shoot a carpenter in the stage regions above. The cabin, which for all the world looked like a Fulton market oyster stall of the older time. He was in company with an old man who whined constantly, a Quaker who dispensed tracts and said "Verlen," a young woman of serio-comic proclivities and an impossible Irishman. The oyster stall (log house) was attacked by fearfully and wonderfully dressed Indians, who were evidently suffering from the effects of the late torchlight processions. Mr. Cody had an interesting discussion with them and much paint was disfigured on the occasion. The dialogue of this remarkable play is very monoallyabic and therefore intelligible to the most tender intelligent and has probably has its origin in a primary school book or a dime novel. Mr. Cody may be congratulated on having produced one of the most extraordinary American plays of the prosent day.