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BUFFALO BILL.
The celebrated scout, Indian fighter and actor, arrived with his company at six o'clock this morning, and is quartered at the Robinson House. To-night the party will appear at the Academy in a grand bill, introducing a variety of sensational features, such as rifle practice, a prairie fire, etc. The following is from the Philadelphia Press:
Long before the rise of the curtain every seat, yes, and every available space of standing room was occupied; all anxious and watching eagerly, for the play to commence, and when the popular Scout Buffalo Bill did appear, such an outburst of enthusiasm is seldom heard in any theatre. The drama produced "Knight of the Plains," is far ahead of anything Mr. Cody has heretofore presented and he is ably supported by a first-class company; each one seeming peculiarly adapted to the part assigned them.
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HON. W. F. CODY,
Buffalo Bill!
AT
Academy of Music,
ON
SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 18.
EIGHTH ANNUAL TOUR
OF THE
Histrionic Government Scout, Military Guide and Indian Fighter,
AND HIS
MAMMOTH COMBINATION,
In the New and Thrilling Melodrama, in four acts, entitled the
Knight of the Plains!
OR
Buffalo Bill's Best Trial!
Written and dramatized expressly for HON. W. F. CODY, BUFFALO BILL, by the popular author and Dramatist, Col. Prentis Ingraham.
SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY AND INCIDENTS.
ACT I.
Sunset on the prairie -- Red Eagle on the watch-- Ralph Royston lying in wait for his foe-- "The white hunter must die"-- Arrival of Buffalo Bill--The long shot--Friend or foe--The Indian village--Wild Nellie's warning--The English lord--The shooting match--The bow and arrow against the rifle--"Nothing like it in all England, you know"--The accusation--Denounced--"Not a cartridge left"--Judge Lynch--Love stronger than revenge--Grand Tableau of the Prairie on Fire.
ACT II.
From the prairie to the parlor--Buttermilk and the Jew--The three villains--The conspiracy--the terrible Jew--The unknown lover--Lord Edmound--stone Howard--From the grave--The shadow in the moonlight--The burglars--Buffalo Bill's death shot--The recognition--The scout on hand--"Take that, sir"--Grand Tableau in Mushbroom Melton's parlor.
ACT III.
The gambling hell in Cheyenne--The eagle bird by chance--Buffalo Bill as a detective--The only way to beat the game. The boy gambler--A match game for high stakes--The scout as a gambler--The pigeon or the eagle--The judge and the green gambler--Poker as an innocent game--Buttermilk and the Indian=="Four ac s and another in the [word]"--The Jew curses the eagle bird--The Judge [word] the cattle king--The boy gambler draws a revolver--"Pay that bet" The duel--The aim in the mirror--"Is he dead, you know?"--The Indian plays a game with the Jew--The warwhoop--Tableau.
ACT IV.
The pony express rider--The Knights of the Road--the stage horn--Buttermilk and the donkey. The attack on the stage coach "Is there no one to save me?"--The red mask torn off--Wild Nellie to the front--"The Red Eagle's tongue is not crooked"--Rose Melton gives up father for lover--The knife encounter--The lost shot--"This is fate"--Grand Tableau.
The author, in writing this new drama, gives as it were, a mirror reflection of the career of the Histrionic Scout-Actor, which his long and intimate association with Mr. Cody qualifies him to honestly portray from scenes and incidents in the adventurous life of the hero, and appreciating the very great advancement of Mr. Cody since his debut as an actor, the author felt justified in introducing him in roles of other character aside from that of his--Buffalo Bill--as follows:
ACT FIRST
HON. W. F. CODY, the original and only BUFFALO BILL ACT SECOND
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treated with crowded opened last night to the use audience. It is hardly necessary at length either the player or play. Suffer it to say the hero to a great reception, and the stilling exelting 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 here before, 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 mount. The same bill will be repeated tonight, the drama being preceded by the farce "Turn Him Out"
From St. Louis. St. Louis Democrat. At the Grand Opera House, the new border drama, "May Cody, or Lost and Won" bears some resemblance to the Danites, but has decided merit of his own. The war dance of the Pawnees is a correct representation of the real dance of that tribe, and is one of the best things in the play. The thrilling sense of the Mountain Meadow massacre is enacted with striking effect. Buffalo Bill appears in his own proper character and under his own name and performs some wonderful beats of marksmanship with his rifle. he shoots with accuracy while standing, sitting lying and stooping, backward and forward, taking aim from a looking glass, knocking an apple from the head of a young lady, and brushing the ashes from a cigar in the mouth of a man. The Irishnian and his donkey form an amusing feature of the menagerie, and the star who takes the part of a grizzly bear makes an excellent brain.
From San Francisco. California Spirit of the Times. Everybody knows Buffalo Bill, and every boy in America worships the long-haired scout whose name is known on the plains from the Missouri to the Rio Grande. His escapes and bravery have given him a romantic attraction, like that which Othello gained in the eyes of Desdemona when he encountered his tales of danger by flood and field. 'Tis not to be wondered at, then, that the placard "Standing room only" is displayed nightly in the vestibule of the California.
San Fransisco Evening Post. The California stage was a curious sight last evening with Indians in full Sioux costumes, horses emigrant wagons, a mule and all the etceteras of the plains. The auditorium was a curious sight too, for the orchestra and dress circle were full, the balcony had no standing room and the gallery was packed with an eager crowd, whose laudits when Buffalo Bill appeared were ear splitting. The fashionable world was well represented, and the engagement opened most prosperous in all respects.
San Fransisco Argonaut. What would not Frank Mayo give for this genuine frontier accent which hangs upon the lips of Buffalo Bill, and will not away. He is a big handsome young fellow, and has many accomplishments. He can snap a whip in such a way that everyone jumps and thinks an Alcatraz cannon 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.
Written and dramatized especially of HON W. M. CODY, BUFFALO BILL, to the popular author
SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY AND INCIDENTS. ACT I Sunset on the prairie. Bod captain on the water. Ralph Royston Thyme the into has be the white hunted mist the has toe. The long shot Friend on the Indian village. Wild Nellie's watching the English lord H. shooting match. The cow and the adjusted the rifle. "Nothing like all king land." The accusation - dramatization. Not a left. Judge Lynch Love stopped than. Grand Tableau of the Prairie on kite.
ACT II From the prairie to the parlor. Buttermilk and the Jew. The three villains the cobblestone the terrible Jew. The unknown loss. the burglars Buffalo Bill death shot. The recognition. the scent on hated. Take that sir. Grand Tableau in Mushroom Melton's parlor.
ACT III The assembling hell in Cheyenne- The eagle bird by him. Buffalo Bill as a detective. The only name. The boy gamblet- a match . The sent as a gambler the eagle. The judge. The boy gambler draws The duel - The aim in the parlor. Is he dead, you know? - The in play a game with the jew - the war hoop Tableau.
ACT IV The pony express rider. The knights of the Boot. The stage horn Buttermilk and his donkey. The book on to the stage coach. Is there no one? The rand mask torn off. Wild The Red Eagle's tongue is not crooked. Rose Melton gives up father for roost/ The last shot.
The author, in writing this new drama gives.a horrified of the career of the Histrionic Scout Actor, which lets Mr. Cody qualify him to honestly portray from scenes and the ideas. Appreciating the very great advancement on Mr. Cody his detected as an actors the author felt justified an introducing him is roles of other character aside from that of his Buffalo Bill - as follows.
ACT FIRST. HON. W. F. CODY, the original and only BUFFALO BILL
ACT SECOND. AN ENGLISH NOBLEMAN. HON. W. F. CODY
ACT THIRD. LORD HOWARD (The Detective). HON W. F. CODY
ACT FOURTH. PONY EXPRESS RIDER. Hon. W. F. CODY
In the progress of the play will be introduced a band of GENUINE INDIAN CHIEFS. Also EDDIE BURGESS, the Boy Chief of the Pawnees, the youngest Chief of which any record is given among the entire Indian nation, and C. A. BURGESS, the C. S. scout and Indian interpreter. These men of the Far West will appear in natural tempt and exhibitions of Rifle and Archery practice. Dances Customary Ceremonies as There will also be introduced wonderful STAGE COACH EFFECTS, and the most realistic PRAIRIE FIRE SCENE Ever introduced on any stage. It represents the burning of a western prairie, and is painted from the original drawing. Buttermilk will introduce his TRAINED DONKEY, and BUFFALO BILL will give an exhibition of his Marvelous Rifle Shooting, In which he is acknowledged pre-eminent and unrivaled. Buffalo Bill's Orchestra and Military Band Will lead the Parade daily made in each city. Each musician is a soloist, and is engaged to make this feature a conspicuous part of the New Combination, and which is a convincing guarantee, under the leadership of PROF. RAMPONE, of GILMORE'S GARDEN, NEW YORK.
POPULAR PRICES OF ADMISSION. Reserved Seats, 70 cts.; Children under 12 years, to Gallery and Bear Seats, 25 cts. Reserved Seats, without extra charge, at Fowler's. Sale commences Thursday Morning at 9 o'clock.
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Mr. Cody's resignation was read, snow that he was not only honorably [?], but greatly disappointed his many [?] by refusing to enter in potential [?], choosing rather than the ambtion of his boyhood, that of becoming what he really is, "a Knight of the Plains."
We know Mr. Cody well, having been wth him in three campaigns among the Indiands, the last being the memorable Custer campaign of the Big Horn, against [Sitting?] Bull. We hear kind witness that Buffalo Bill is the idol of the army and the fornitersman, and the dread of the Indian.
A BAND OF INDIANS
A new and nove feature of the Buffalo Bill Combination this season is the intro duction of a genuine band of Indian Chiefs, from the Pawnee and Ponda tribes direct from their reservation in the Indi an Territory, under the immediate charge of Mr. W. F. Cooy; also, Master Eddie Burgese, or Pe-risk-y-la-shar, the Boy Chief of the Pawnees, the youngest chief of which any record is given among the entire Indian nation. His rendering of the "Wolf Dance" and the "Horse Dance" are truly realistic.
BUFFALO BILL'S SHOOTING
The fancy rifle shooting of Buffalo Bill is not offensive to ladies or sensitive peo ple as might be supposed. The rifle he uses does not make a loud report. He shoots with marvelous accuracy, standing sitting, lying and stooping, backward and forward, taking aim bakward from a looking glass, etc.
Look out for the novel street parade, Saturday, soon after the arrival of the company. Buffalo Bill and his Indian Chiefs mounted on horseback, will be led by Mr. Cody's own Military Band.
The "blood and thunder" element of border plays is not so prominent in Col. Ingraham's drama, Knight of the Plains, and consequently the elite of the country go to witness Buffalo Bill in his new play.
Read the synopsis, in another column, of the "Knight of the Plains." It shows it to be a thrilling story of adventure, and then it is a sketch from real life.
The marvelous fancy rifle shooting done by Buffalo Bill will [occur?] about nine o'clock. Don't fail to see it. It is worth the entire price of admission
The prairie on fite is the most realistic scene ever put upon any stage.
The Buffalo Bill drama will draw large ly from the surrounding towns.
Secure your seats for the Buffalo Bill entertainment.
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...season compliments Mr. ...ghly on his improvement as ...nd the audience on this [?] ...the very impersonation of physi ...manhood will be entertained with interesting drama of border life.
There is nothing of gthe rough and bois terous nature about the play no more than is to be found in "Davy Crockett," or the "Danites" and this new departure is drawing every where large audiences of ladies, and the best of show-going people.
HON. W. F. CODY.
Phoeian Howard, editor of the Danville, Hts., Democratic Bourbon, says in his paper:
"We are glad that our people will have an opportunity to see Buffalo Bill in his last and greatest dramatic sensation. We were present in the Nebraska legislature when Mr. Cody's resignation was read, and know that he was not only honorably elected, but greatly disapointed his many friends by refusing to enter into political life, choosing rather the ambition of his boyhood, that of becoming what he really is, "a Knight of the Plains."
We know Mr. Cody well, having been with him in three campaigns among the Indians, the last being the memorable Custer campaign of the Big Horn, against Sitting Bull. We hear kind witness that Buffalo Bill is the idol of the army and the frontiersman, and the dread of the Indian.
A BAND OF INDIANS.
A new and novel feature of the Buffalo Bill Combination this season is the intro duction of a genuine band of Indian Chiefs, from the Pawnee and Ponca tribes direct from their reservstion in the Indi an Territory, under the immediate charge of Mr. W. F. Cody; also, Master Eddie Burgese, or Pe-risk-y-la-shar, the Boy Chief of the Pawnees, the youngest chief of which any record is given among the entire Indian nation. His rendering of the "Wolf Dance" and the "Horse Dance" are truly realistic.
BUFFALO BILL'S SHOOTING.
THe fancy rifle shooting of Buffalo Bill is not offense to ladies or sensitive peo ple as might be supposed. The rifle he uses does not make a loud report. He shoots with marvelous accuracy, standing sitting, lying and stoopingm backward and forward, taking aim backward from a looking glass, etc.
Look out for the novel street parade, Saturday, soon after the arrival of the colmpany. Buffalo Bill and his Indian Chiefs mounted on horseback, will be led by Mr. Cody's own Military Band.