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"The Red Right Hand."
This stirring play was presented last evening at the Theatre to a fine audience by the Buffalo Bill Combination, and was recieved with the most unbounded enthusiasm, from the gallery ecpecially.
It abounds in startling situations, during encounters and exciting escapes, and withal is lightened by a vien of general humor in the introduction of an Irishman and Chinaman. Mrs. Jones, who personated "Grace," gave additional evidence of her histrionic talent, whilst Miss Dernier made a most charming and dashing Princess. "Vincent Vernon, the Red Right Hand," was acted with spirit by Mr. Mainhall, and of course Buffalo Bill, the Chief of the Scouts, was natural in the hands of the "original." The closing scene, showing an illuminated life-size portrait of Custer overlooking the sanguinary field of the bttle with Yellow Hand and his tribe was very offective tableau.
The riffle used by Buffalo Bill inthis piece was of the celebrated. Winchester make, from their immense factory in New Haven, Conn., the largest firearms manufactory in the world, and we are informed by Mr. Cody that in their different establishments they employ over five thousand men constantly. This improved rifle has no superior for quality of composition, workmanship, finish and accuracy in distance carrying. Mr. Cody uses it on the plains as well as on the stage, and when he escorted the Duke Alexis and his party on their great buffalo hunt, the entire party was supplied with this rifle, and killed more Western game than any other like expedition. Mr. Cody claims that he has never yet missed his object when using this gun, and on his dramatic tour last season shot the objects from a lady's head with it for over ten months, which testifies to his great confidence in it.
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OPERA HOUSE. TWO NIGHTS ONLY.
Wednesday and Thursday, October 2 and 9, 1978.
First appearance in this city of
BUFFALO BILL, (Hon. W. F. Cody),
And his Grand combination under the management of JOHN T. FORD, of Baltimore, will be presented the Drama entitled
MAY CODY, OR LOST AND WON!
With a full company of twenty artists.
BRIGHAM YOUNG AND HIS DANITES! - - - - - DANITES!
Mountain Meadow Massacre.
The Mexican Bouro Jack-Cass will appear.
Duo entertainment introducing the Pawness and Nex Perce Indian Chiefs and Squaws; also the Boy Chief of the Pawnees, Master Eddie and Government Interpreters, the Burgess Brothers, in Native Pastimes, War Dances, Religious Rites, Nuptial ceremonies, Arehery and Fancy Rifle Shooting.
Prices as usual. Reserved seats to be had at the Central Hotel Cigar. Stand three days in advance. JOSH E. OGDEN sep 27 - 3t General Agent.
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Buffalo Bill Combinaiton.
The Buffalo Bill Combinaiton was greeted by a first rate house last night and the performance exceeded the most sanguine expectations. The drama "May Cody; or Lost and Won," is highly sensational, but possesses far less of what is commonly called the blood and thunder features than the name of the hero, and more especially his appearnce would lead one to expect. It must be confessed that Mr. Cody possess all the quialifications which go to make up our ideal of the appearance of the Indian scout, and his impersonation of this character brings out with force and clearness the principal traits. The leading female character, May Cody, was well sustained thorughout by Miss Lydia Denier, who was equally graceful and spirited as the secretary of the fashionable Mrs. Staughton or as the companion of the frontier scouts. The play was not without its humerous features and these were brought out with good effect. The presence of the genuine Pawnee and Nez Perce Indians - Eagle-that-Flies-High, Follow-the-Sun and the squaw, Young-Grass-that-Sprouts-in-the-Spring - proved a great attraction to many of the auditors.
After the regular performance the Indians gave specimens of their dances, and Buffalo Bill exhibited his skill as a marksman. This was truly remarkable and was decidely one of the most interesting features of the performance. His rifile was held in every conceivable position and was euqally numerring in all.
Mr. Cody announced that he was compelled to omit the glass ball shooting with the rifile owing to the fact that the stop boards could not be arranged, but that this will be done at the second performance to-night. At the same time he will shoot objects off of Miss Denier's head.
The company is under the management of Mr. Jno. T. Ford, which fact ought to be a sufficient guarantee that it is well conducted.