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Buffalo Bill To-Night Between eleven and twelve o'clock to ay Buffalo Bill and his band of Indian aves will appear upon the street, and e curiosty to see this noted hunter and but is so great that there never fails to a large crowd out in the towns where her asks thus free show a part of his per fmance. That the company gives a od performance is fully proved by e numerous testimonials already inted from various critical newspa rs. At Milwaukee they had a markable financial success, playing to large houses, both at the night per fmances and afternoon matinee, as have en been seen in that city. The same true of their visit to St. Paul and Min apolis, and at both places they have ceived high praise. All agree that Mr. dy (Buffalo Bill) is developing real en as an actor, and that he has selected company with great judgment. The mance to-night will be well worthy patronage of the La Crosse public.
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At the appearance of the company of which the above noted character is manager and chief attraction, at the opera house last evening, there was a very fair dress circle audience and a particularly good gallery crowd. "The boys" were out in force, and their continuous applause testified that they were well pleased. In this respect the entire audience, went a step further than is common with La Crosse people, and gave the more noticeable situations and speeches very hearty praise. The play could not avoid being a trifle glory, and attended throughout with the incense of burned powder, from the location of the scenes and the character of events depicted; but this was what the audience expected and wanted and there was a liberal seasoning of love-making, fun and fine sentiment to make all savory to the appetite, and on the whole agreeable. But two ladies are required, Onita the Prairie Waif and Sadie the smart utility woman, without whom no modern play would be symmetrical. Miss
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Lizzie Fletcher, in the former character excellently sustained the difficulties of an exacting role, wherein the author was continually forgetting that his heroine was a child of the forest, and ought not to be familiar with the ten thousand stage phrazes of which the familiar society drama is constructed. She made the most of the situation and pleased the audience. Miss Conne Thompson, as Sadie, was, if she will forgive the phrase "immense" and her love passage with Haus on the one hand and the Irish captain on the other, were generally funny. Both of these last mentioned characters are worthy of special mention. Jule Keen is a funny fellow in his speech, his make-up and actions and gave the audience many a good laugh. Mr. White as Mark Stanley is deserving praise for a most excellent representation of a difficult character. Messrs. White and Clifton of the Danites were also excellent. Mr. Cody in his own distinctive character of "Buffalo Bill'' would have attracted applause from the audience at every appearance, on account of his striking appearance and the general interest felt in him, even had he not deserved it by a spirited and stirring presentation of the character so familiar to him of the scout and hunter. The accessories of pretty scenery, fine costumes and a trio of Indians, whose genuineness is beyond question, completes an entertainment which the public will make no mistake in patronizing liberally.
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4th Year. New York, August 23, 1880. A New and Powerful Drama The Renowned Government Scout and Guide, Buffalo Bill, (HON. W. F. CODY,) In his Superb NEW COMBINATION OF 24 First Class Dramatic Artists 24 Engaged expressely for Buffalo Bill's New and Powerful Border Drama, which will be produced FOR THE FIRST TIME ON ANY STAGE, taken from scenes in Buffalo Bill's past life, and written expressly for him by JOHN A. STEVENS, author of "UNKNOWN," entitled THE PRAIRIE WAIF A STORY OF THE FAR WEST. NOTE CAREFULLY THE STRONG CAST, Which has been made up with special regard to the fitness of every Actor the part assigned them: BUFFALO BILL .. HON. W.F. CODY Mark Stanley.....R.C. White Jim Hardie{ }............Harry Clifton Jack Hardie {Danites}................Geo T. James Hans.............Jule Keen Capt. Russell......................C. Wilson Charles General Brown..................Ralph Delmore E. Overton, a Sutler..............Robert Neil Lone Deer..................William Wright Maj. Saunders...............Harry Irving Yellow Hand, Cheyenne Chief.............Chas Vedder Lieut. White.............Jerry Jack Cass.................Jerry ONITA..............MISS LIZZIE FLETCHER SADIE...................MISS CONNIE THOMPSON Danites, Indians, Soldiers, etc. Remainder of Programme See 3d Page. PROGRAMME. ACT 1.-Prairie Waif. (Lapse of one year between 1st and 2d Acts.) ACT 2.-Home of Buffalo Bill. ACT 3.-The attack and Defiance. ACT 4.-The Rescue. In Act 4th a Genuine Band of CHEYENNE INDIAN CHIEFS will appear in their Scalf and War Dances, assisted by C A BURGESS, Indian Interpreter MR. CODY "BUFFALO BILL," will give an exhibition of Fancy Rifle Shooting in which he is acknowledge pre-eminent and alone. Friday, BENEFIT of BUFFALO BILL
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IN HONOR OF THE BUFFALO BILL COMBINATION.
The Marshall House, Savannah, Ga., is one of the favorite resorts for companices touring the South, and during the recent sojourn there of the Buffalo Bill Combination a bill-of-fare complimentary to that organization was prepared. It will be noticed that many of the dishes are named after the members of the troupe or the characters they impersonate. THe hill was decorated with small painted bouquets and wreaths of bright [words] bearing the words "Fort Bridger," and over the wine-list appears [words] in hunting costume, having beneath guns, powder-horn and [words]. We append a copy of the bill of-fare, so far as the viands are [words.]
BUFFALO BILL AT THE [WORDS] TO-NIGHT