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Knight of Plains.

Buffalo Bill, supported by a strong
company, will present his new play,
"The Knight of the Plains," at the Opera
House this evening.

"This combination has never failed to
draw a crowded house in Keokuk, and
there is no reason to believe it will in this
instance. The play is new, thrilling and
entertaining, and the company is one of
the very best that Mr. Cody has ever had
with him. The Hartford Vourant, in a
notice of the new play, says:

"Col. Prentiss Ingraham's new play,
written for Buffalo Bill, was submitted
at the Opera House last evening to public
criticism for the second time. It is
essentially a drama of the plains, in its
salient features, resembling those with
which theare-goers are familiar, yet far
above the average in plot, in situations
and in dialogue. These merits were
broughtout by a company of more than the
excellence ordinarily found in performances
of this particular character. Last
evening "The Knight of the Plains" was
presented with special scenery, good costuming,
and a spice of reality was added
by the introduction in the opening act of
a troupe of Nez Perce and Pawnee Indians
and their interpreters. The galleries
were crowded as might have been
anticipated; but for that matter so were
the dress and parquet circles, and indicative
that Buffalo Bill and his combined