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-tre of refinement and comfort and is presided over in his absence by his wife and two interesting daughters. Mr. Cody devotes about nine months in the year to the road with his company and the remainder to his home and farm.
For his recent unexampled success in the dramatic line, Mr. Cody is largely indebted to Col. Prentiss Ingraham his dramatist and business manager. Col. Ingraham belongs to a family famous as writers of realistic fiction. His father, the late Rev. J. H. Ingraham, of Mississippi, the friend and contemporary of Cooper, Irving and Willis, was the author of some of the best known and most widely read works of the time. As the author of the biblical story, "The Prince of the House of David," Mr. Ingraham is probably best known. He also wrote "The Pillar of Fire," Lafitte," "Captain Kidd" and many stories of sea and land. Col. Prentiss Ingraham, the son, is scarcely less widely known as a writer, his name having so often appeared in the New York Ledger, and other popular weeklies, that it is familiar to nearly every child. His more popular works are "Merle," "Without Heart," "The Flying Yankee," "Fettered with Fate," and recent novelettes in the "Star Journal."
His life is filled with adventure, for although less than forty, he has been a participant in the late civil war between the States, the Cretan war with the Turks, and, in 1870, he commanded the steamer Hornet in an expedition to aid the pratriot cause of Cuba. Two years ago Col. Ingraham, by invitation of the Grand Army of the Republic, read an original ode at the memorial decoration at Gettysburg. This is a distinction not often conferred upon one who served in the Confederacy, and was a flattering tribute to his talents.
Having spent of his time on the plains and in the mountains Colonel Ingraham is well qualified as a dramatist of the order adapted to the talents of the great scout and hunter. He is the author of Buffalo Bill's present successful drama "Knight of the Plains," and has just completed another new play for Mr. Cody entitled "Buffalo Bill at Bay, or The Pearl of the Prairie." The new drama in some of its scenes resembles the one the company is now playing, but is much stronger and presents the hero in new characters. The scenes are all from actual occurences.
In the new drama, Cody is represented as attempting to drive out the road agents and renegades which infest the borders imperiling the lives and property of settlers and travelers. His attitude toward these lawless men engenders the bitterest hatred against him, and plots are laid to convict him of collusion with the hostile tribes and to implicate him in crimes committed by them. His enemies are greatly aided by one Captain Hart Moline, who is in love with Cody's sister, Nellie Cody, "the pearl of the prarie." Buffalo Bill suspects Moline's villiany and opposes his union with the "Pearl." In the development of the plot and to give zest and variety to the piece, a negro servant of Buffalo Bill's, and an old quack doctor and pretended naturalist, are introduced. The Indians are also introduced with their war dances, besides other specialties of the company. Among the characters, are officers of the fort, scouts and guides, the daughter of the Post Trader, the real live Indians and the intelligent donkey Jerry.
Buffalo Bill is outlawed through the connivance of Captain Hart Moline, and in circumventing the designs of his enemies and vindicating himself he assumes various disguises, among them that of an old trapper, a captain of cavalry, an agent of the secret service, &c. He finally unravels the difficulties surrounding the situation and the drama ends in his triumphant vindication and the confusion of his accusers. The post trader's daughter is a strong character; exhibiting the result of a woman's ambition, hatred and love. The new drama will be put on the stage first in New York in about two weeks, and will be given for the rest of the season in what is known as the Eastern circuit. The characters are all written with special reference to the talents of the several members of Buffalo Bill's combination, which is one of the best on the road.
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A NOTABLE MAN,
The Interesting Passages in the Life of W . F . Cody---Col, Prentiss Ingraham, Dramattst and Novelist- Buffalo Bill's forthcoming New Border Drama.
The eight annual Visit of Buffalo Bill (Hon . W . F . Cody ) and his dramatic combination to Baltimore, thus far, has been the most successful and satisfactory that he has ever made here. The entertainment given by this remarkable man illustrates the often asserted fact that truth is stranger than fiction. The drama in which he has appeared are simply the stringing together with skillfull effect of the actual scenes in which Mr. Cody himself has been the principal actor and hero. He is really the only man on the stage who gives representation of himself. The leading features of the well know drama " May Cody" and the still better drama "Knight of the Plains," now being performed at Ford's Opera House are made up of actual occurences in the dangerous life led by Mr. Cody, or " Buffalo Bill, " as scout, guide and hunter on the great Northwestern frontier. Mr. Cody's splendid figure, manly and gentlemanly bearing and fine, frank open countenance, is familiar to most everybody here. He is the only true type of the frontiersma, as we have been taught to regard him by writters of travel an adventure. Born In Iowa, when it was almost the western boundry of civilization, he grew up with the rifle in his hand and thoroughly accustomed to the dangers of the border. He is said to have killed his first Indian when only ten years of age, and since that has been a prominent figure in most of the thrilling and terrible conflicts with the Indians and blood-thirsty road agents of the Northwest. Mr. Cody is now about thirty-six years of age. His home is at North Platte, Nebraska, where he owns a fine farm improved by an elegant mansion, and sixty miles distant on the Dismal river, he owns a ranche of several thousand acres upon which he maintains 10, 000 head of cattle. His home is the centre of refinement and comfort and is presided over in his absence by his wife and two interesting daughters. Mr. Cody devotes about nine months in the year to the road with his company and the remainder to his home and farm. For his recent unexampled success in the dramatic line, Mr. Cody is largely in- debted to Col. Prentiss Ingraham his dramatist and business manager. Col. Ingraham belongs to a family famous as writers of realistic fiction. His father, the late Rev. J. H. Ingraham, of Mississippi, the friend and contemporary of Cooper, Irving and Willis, was the author of some of the best known and most widely read works of the time. As the author of the biblical story, " The Prince of the House of David, " Mr. Ingraham is probably best known. He also wrote " The Pillar of Fire," "Lafitte," "Captain Kidd" and many stories of sea and land. Col. Prentiss Ingraham, the son, is scarcely less widely known as a writer, his name having so often appeared in The New York Ledger, and other popular weeklies, that it is familiar to nearly every child. His more popular works are "Merle," " Without Heart," " The Flying Yankee, " " Fettered with Fate," and recent novelettes in the "Star Journal." His life is filled with adventure, for although less than forty, he has been a participant in the late civil war between the States, the Cretan war with the Turks, and, in 1870, he commanded the steamer Hornet in an expedition to aid the partrot cause of Cuba. Two years ago Col. Ingraham, by invitation of the Grand Army of the Republic, read an original ode at the memorial decoration at Gettysburg. This is a distinction not often conferred upon one who served in the Confederacy, and was a flattering tribute to his talents. Having spend much time of his time of the plains and in the mountains Colonel Ingraham is well qualifed as a dramatist of the border adapted to the talents of the great scout and hunter. He is the author of Buffalo Bill's present successful drama "Knight of the Plains, " and has just completed another new play for Mr. Cody enti-
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entitled "Buffalo Bill at Bay, or The Pearl of the Prairie." The new drama in some of its scenes resembles the one the company is now playing, but is much stronger and presents the hero in new characters. The scenes are all from actual occurences.
In the new drama, Cody is represented as attempting to drive out the road agents and renegades which infest the borders imperiling the lives and property of settlers and travelers. His attitude toward these lawless men engenders the bitterest hatred against him, and plots are laid to convict him of collusion with the hostile tribes and to implicate him in crimes committed by them. His enemies are greatly aided by one Captain Hart Moline, who is in love with Cody's sister, Nellie Cody, "the pearl of the prarie." Buffalo Bill suspects Moline's villiany and opposes his union with the "Pearl." In the development of the plot and to give zest and variety to the piece, a negro servant of Buffalo Bill's, and an old quack doctor and pretended naturalist, are introduced. The Indians are also introduced with their war dances, besides other specialties of the company. Among the characters, are officers of the fort, scouts and guides, the daughter of the Post Trader, the real live Indians and the intelligent donkey Jerry.
Buffalo Bill is outlawed through the connivance of Captain Hart Moline, and in circumventing the designs of his enemies and vindicating himself he assumes various disguises, among them that of an old trapper, a captain of cavalry, an agent of the secret service, &c. He finally unravels the difficulties surrounding the situation and the drama ends in his triumphant vindication and the confusion of his accusers. The post trader's daughter is a strong character; exhibiting the result of a woman's ambition, hatred and love. The new drama will be put on the stage first in New York in about two weeks, and will be given for the rest of the season in what is known as the Eastern circuit. The characters are all written with special reference to the talents of the several members of Buffalo Bill's combination, which is one of the best on the road.
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Buffalo Bill at the Walnut.
The renowned scout made his appearance last night before a more scanty audience than, if common report be correct, the "Knight of the Plains" has been accustomed to playing to. His old play was done over again to the intense satisfaction of all who enjoy noisy and sensational effects, and the "real: Indians and the "real" horses that pranced around the stage awakened the liveliest appreciation of the galleries. Buffalo Bill will continue for one week only.