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WHILE BUFFALO BILL is "making Rome howl" in the West, his old comrade. TEXAS JACK, is "splitting the ears of the groundlings" in the East. JACK'S troupe includes M'lle MORLACHI, to whom he is married, and DONALD MCKAY, "the chief of the Warm Spring Indians. Two mustangs appear on the stage during the play. M'lle appears in four characters, alternating the pale-face maiden with the blear-eyed squaw. It is difficult to say which of the rival scouts is the most effective actor. TEXAS JACK makes the most noise, but BUFFALO BILL gets the most scalps.