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I PICK up the history of the Bowery, fount and grave of tradition, on September 3, 1877, with Buffalo Bill in May Cody, or, Lost and Won. W. F. Cody was himself as Buffalo Bill, with Harry A. Ellis as John D. Lee, George C. Charles as Darby McCue, Mrs. W. G. Jones as Mrs. Stoughton, Fanny Prestige as Ann Eliza Young, and, by a touching coincidence, Constance Hamblin, daughter of the great Hamblin of former Bowery days, as May Cody. The show also employed Sioux chiefs, prairie horses, and the Mexican burro, Jack Cass. And the old farce, Jenny Lind, calmed the nervous customers. During the week of the 10th, after the curtainraiser, The Good for Nothing, the redoubtable Cody staged Right Red Hand, or, Buffalo Bill's Last Scalp for Custer, himself again appearing as himself as Buffalo Bill, supported by J. B. Ashton as Hermit of the Hills, Harry Ellis as Red Hand, Harry Bell as Tom Sunn, a scout, C. Wilson as Lone Dick, G. C. Charles as Dennis O'Gaff (what would a Wild West show be without a comic Irishman?), W. T. Johnson as Lang-Wha-Hoo (or a Chinese?), J. B. Browne as Kansas King, W. Lansing as White Slayer, J. Burbeck as Bad Burk, Constance Hamblin as Pearl, Augusta Chambers as Grace, and Fanny Prestige as Ruth Ramsay. One sees that, except for women, the Bowery players changed but little from season to season.
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On Monday evening, Sept. 3d, engagement of the celebrated Indian Scout, Buffalo Bill, introducing the Sioux war chiefs, Man-that Carries-the-Sword, and Two Bears, and a genuine tribe of Sioux Indians, in the great and powerful drama, entitled "May Cody: or, Lost and Won," which we hope will receive the hearty support of the public, for we are certain it justly deserves all their encouragement.
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EAGLE THEATRE. BROADWAY AND 33D ST. Proprietor and Managaer...............Mr. JOSH, HART For eight performances only.
SIX NIGHTS AND TWO MATINEES. HON. W. F. CODY. HON. W. F. CODY. BUFFALO HILL COMBINATION. BUFFALO HILL COMBINATION.
The new and original Emotional Play MAY CODY: OR MAY CODY: LOST MAY CODY: AND WON.
The Buffalo Bill Combination has been the only success of the season, having crowded Ford's Grand Opera House, Baltimore; the Academy of Music, Boston Theatre , Boston, and all the first class theatres throughout the country, and they now appear at the
EAGLE THEATRE for six nights and two Matinees only. Box office open from 8 to 4. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
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BOWERY THEATRE. MONDAY NIGHT the celeorated actor and Indian Scout, BUFFALO BILL, Hon. WILLIAM F. CODY, in his new and original Drama, by Major Burt, entitled MAY CODY; OR, LOST AND WON, introducing the Sioux War Chiefs, trained Prairie Horses and the Mexican Buro, Jack Cass. Preceded by the amusing Burletta of JENNY LIND.
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BOWERY THEATRE. SATURDAY NIGHT.
Last appearance of the celebrated actor and Scout,
BUFFALO BILL,
in his thrilling Sensation Drama of
MAY CODY: OR, LOST AND WON.
Preceded by the favorite Drama of BEN BOLT.
Grand MAY CODY Matinee to-day at 2.
Monday, Sept. 10, Buffalo Bill in the Red Right Hand.