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AMUSEMENTS.
BUFFALO BILL'S DRAMA.
May Cody, or Lost and Won, written for Hon. W. F. Cody by Major A. S. Burt, U. S. A., will be given this evening. Mr. Cody advertises the appearance of real Indians. The Cincinnati Times says:
"The success attending the dramatic career of the famous scout, Buffalo Bill, is something phenomenal. Wherever he goes he is greeted with crowded houses. He opened last night to an unusually large attendance. "May Cody" was the play. It is unnecessary to describe at length either the player or play. Suffice it to say the hero received a great reception, and the stirring and exciting incidents of the border drama awoke the wildest enthusiasm among the auditors. The company Mr. Cody brings with him is better than he has had heretofore, and the star himself shows a marked improvement in his acting. During the play he gave a number of fancy shots with the rifle. The play is finely mounted and complete in all its appointments."
Mr. Cody is a big, handsome, strong young fellow, and he has many accomplishments. He can snap a whip in such a way that every one jumps and thinks a pistol has gone off. He handles a bowie-knife like a Corsican. A heavy revolver is simply a gleaming toy in his hands, and he swings a rifle around as if it were a ribbon. How the boys' eyes gleam and shine from the gallery! How their young hearts swell and long for Indians and highwayman, and the punishment of villains! In fact they all yearn to Buffalo Bills:
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COMSTOCK'S OPERA HOUSE.
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Thursday, Nov. 13, 1879
Eighth Annual Tour of the Historic Government Scout, Guide and Hunter,
HON. W. F. CODY,
BUFFALO BILL!
AND HIS MONSTER COMBINATION OF
24 ARTISTS 24
Including a Superb MILITARY BRASS BAND and ORCHESTRA.
Each member having been especially engaged for their respective parts. And to further strengthen the Drama, Mr. Cody has, at great expense, secured a Band of Genuine Indian Chiefs. Will appear in the 4 Act Melodrama, written by Major A. S. Burt, U. S. A., for Buffalo Bill entitled
MAY CODY; or, Lost and Won!
A Band of Genuine Indians in their War Dances and Camp Scenes. Eddie Burgess, the Boy Chief of the Pawnees! and Thrilling Tableaux in Panoramic Order. The Mountain Meadow Massacre; Brigham Young's Temple; the Endowment Chamber; the Mormon Danites; the Garrison at Fort Bridger; a Drumhead Court Martial. Also, Darby McCune and his Donkey Jerry.
During the second act BUFFALO BILL will exhibit his Marvelous Rifle Shooting! which has distinguished as one of the greatest marksmen the world has ever produced. POPULAR PRICES--Reserved Seats, 75 cents; to be had at Schneider's Music Store. Look out for the Street Parade by the Indians on horseback, headed by Buffalo Bill's Military Band, on the above date.
JOSH E. OGDEN, Business Manager.
COL. PEENTISS INGRAHAM, Treasurer.
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Buffalo Bill–Hon. W. F. Cody; supported by Miss Denier and a strong company, will be at Comstock's Opera House to-morrow night. The New York Herald says: "The Hon. W. F. Cody, better known to fame under his earlier title of Buffalo Bill, has introduced four genuine Indians into the combination of which he is the head, and it is not improbable that they and their race may yet take a leading part in the great work of the elevation of the drama. There are various ways in which the standard of the stage may be raised, and it is not yet certain that the scalping knife and tomahawk are to be despised as reforming influences. Aside from these, however, the Aboriginal has some dramatic qualifications that the profession in general lack. He is far fonder of acting than of talking, for one thing, and though he does not undervalue the influences of dress, and the converse which is with poetic license denominated full dress, he seldom regards these as the full duty of man. He has, in marked degree, the faculty of repose, in which some artists, otherwise excellent, are lamentably deficient. He is not averse to cosmetics, though when he paints he never attempts to make art take the place of nature. Should he volunteer for a 'benefit' performance of any sort, he is not likely to play Romeo or Claude Melnottee, so the theater-going public is likely to be saved from many an oft-told tale. And lastly, his philosophical mind has not absorbed the mysteries of injunction; so when he is billed to appear in anything, there is a reasonable chance that purchasers of tickets to new plays will not be disappointed by beholding old dramatic stand-bys instead of novelties. Room for the Indian, even if he should draw the scalping-knife upon the histrionic battle-field, it is not certain that he will hurt the public as much as he may benefit it."
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AMUSEMENTS.
Comstock's Opera House.
Buffalo Bill -- This noted scout and popular actor, supported by Miss Julia Denier and a strong company, will be at Comstock's Opera House to-night. No man has had more experience in the West and in the romantic hunts and dangerous Indian fights than Hon. W. F. Cody and he is able to give a vivid and faithful impersonation of Western life on the stage. The play of May Cody or Lost and Won has been meeting with great success and taking at every place where it was presented. The performance is very exciting and highly entertaining and it will no doubt draw one of the largest houses of the season. The Baltimore Bulletin says:
"A large audience was present last night to witness the first appearance of the new Buffalo Bill Combination. The upper floors were crowded and the parquet and boxes were filled. The drama, May Cody, or Lost and Won, is one of unusual interest, which was thoroughly demonstrated from the fact that the entire large audience remained seated up to the close of the performance. The wild Indians and their interpreters are a novel feature, and were liberally applauded in their several dances, and wonderful archery, hitting objects with as much accuracy with the bow and arrow, as the best marksman with the rifle. Buffalo Bill also gave a specimen of his expertness with the rifle, holding the gun in every conceivable position, and indelibly convinced all of the fact that he certainly is unrivalled, if equaled."
Mahn's English Opera Company–This excellent organization closed a very satisfactory engagement at Comstock's Opera House last night. Pinafore was given in the afternoon with excellent effect, and Miss Sallie Reber won laurels as Josephine. Miss Winston was very good as Little Buttercup. In the evening "The Chimes of Normandy" were given, and in better style in every respect than this opera had ever been presented here before. Owing to the great inclemency of the evening the attendance was not large. The company have not had such houses as they deserve. It is an excellent organization with a half dozen first-class artists and an unusually strong chorus. Miss Reber again appeared with great credit last night as Serpolette, and Miss Winston as Germaine. These ladies are both excellent and winning in the parts they represent. The troupe is one that will capture its hearers wherever it appears and it deserves success.
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AMUSEMENTS.
Comstock's Opera House.
Buffalo Bill - Hon. W. F. Cody and his excellent combination have the credit of drawing the largest house of the season in this city. Comstocks's Opera House was literally packed last night. All the standing room was even taken in the gallery and in the auditorium. The boxes also were filled. It was an immense house and an immense performance. Mr. Cody is still the great impersonator of the scout, hunter and marksman, a true character of a Western hero. He is well supported and it is impossible to speak in detail of the excellent parts of the different members of the combination. The Indians are a curiosity and bring out more vividly the scenes and adventures of Western life, but they are no artists as actors on the stage. The play of May Cody deals with the Mormon Danites and the Mountain Meadow massacre, as well as other frontier events, and it takes with the masses in a most remarkable way. The audience was wild with enthusiasm over the presentation of these scenes with all the blood and thunder that could be put into a stage exercise. Mr. Cody is both an actor and a marksman of great parts. Miss Denier is excellent and Chas. Wilson, as Darby McCune, creates rounds of laughter. It is altogether a show for the period.