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OPERA HOUSE ONE NIGHT ONLY. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1878. Another NEW DRAMA. BUFFALO BILL! (Hon W. F. Cody), supported by his Monstrous Combination of 22 Artists in the New Melo-Drama, in four acts, entitled KNIGHT of the PLAINS Or, BUFFALO BILL'S BEST TRAIL. Written expressly for Hon W. F. Cody. by Col Prentess Ingraham, the popular author and dramenst, introducing a Camp Scene of Genuine Nez Perces and Pawnee Indians and Government Interpreters in their Native Pastimes dances, archery, and rifle shooting, etc. Also, Fancy Rifle Shooting by Buffalo Bill in which he stands unsurpassed. BUFFALO BILL'S OWN MILITARY BAND Will daily lead the GRAND STREET PARADE, made by Scouts and Indians on Horseback. An excellent orchestra of string and brass led by Prof J. Rampone, in select classic overture. Prices as usual. Reserved Seats. 75 cents, to be had at Wood's Music Store three days in advance. Josh E. Ogdenm Gen. Aprt.
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HAVERLY'S THEATRE. J H HAVERLY [?] AND MANAGER
LAST NIGHTS [?] SEASON OF The Great Original Buffalo Bill and His Double Combination Troupe of Indians and Great Play MAY CODY, or Lost and Won.
Matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2 Monday-MR and TRS [?] J.C. Williamson [?] [?]
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DETROIT OPERA HOUSE. -- The Buffalo Bill combination begins a two-nights' engagement at the Detroit Opera House this evening, in the border drama entitled the "Knight of the Plains." The same piece is announced for Saturday afternoon. Saturday evening the sensational and romantic drama, "May Cody," will be produced for the first time in this city. Pawnee and Nez Perce Indians are counted on as an attractive feature of the Buffalo Bill entertainments. The Williamsons will delay their opening in "Struck Oil" until Tuesday evening. The sale of seats begins to-day.
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DETROIT OPERA HOUSE. -- An impossible melodrama by Prentiss Ingraham, entitled "The Knight of the Plains, or Buffalo Bill's Best Trail" was presented last night at the Detroit Opera House. As a play it is an incongruous mass of incidents too absurd to warrant serious critical treatment; but there are some entertaining exhibitions of good marksmanship, Indian dances in which several genuine Aborigines cut an odd figure, a live donkey, whose antics delight the gallery patrons, and a great deal of "wild Western" desperation, wickedness, high and low comedy, gleaming knives, murderous tomahawks, navy revolvers and all the and all the other concomitants of the average border drama. The Hon. W. F. Cody is no doubt a first-rate scout, but it may as well be confessed that he is a very indifferent actor. However, the ridiculous stuff called "The Knight of the Plains" was sufficiently "thrilling" to evoke the shrillest yells and whistles from the densely crowded gallery. It will be repeated this afternoon. To-night a play called "May Cody" will be presented.
