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Buffalo Bill Coming - My Geraldine - Sam'l of Posen.
Buffalo Bill is sure to draw an immense audience to-morrow evening. There is something so fascinating about the border drama that few regular theatre goers can resist the inclination to attend, while the readers of yellow-backed novels delight in witnessing the portrayal of the thrilling scenes of Indian warfare on the stage. "The Prairie Waif," Written expressly for Hon. W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), is admirably adapted to this sort of an exhibition. The Albany Argus says: "Buffalo Bill had a full house last night, Indeed, it was a question which was the guller, the Leland, with the queenly Mary Anderson, or Martin Hall, with the renowned Western scout, his band of Indian chiefs, and the accompanying "blood and thunder." Thus do tastes and temperaments differ, for, with radically different entertainments, both audiences were evidently quite satisfied. The "Prairie Waif'' was written by Mr. John A. Stevens, the author of "Unknown," and is fair representation of its class, affording the Western hero of the plains and his company ample opportunities for the display of their peculiar powers. The readers of yellow-covered literature and the New Your weekly papers were liberally represented in the gallery, which was crowded to suffocation, and applause was almost incessant."
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OPERA HOUSE. THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER THE FAMOUS SCOUT
HON. WILLIAM F. CODY BUFFALO BILL,
And his mammoth Combination, Elalie Burgess Bay Chief of the Pawnees; He-Nie-Kaie. (The first born) most beautiful Indian girl in the world, together with a genuine band of Sioux Indian Chiefs, supported by a full and efficient Dramatic Company in Buffalo Bill's new drama
PRAIRIE WAIF,
A story of the Far West. Prices 25, 50 and Reserved seats now on sale at Chattert Jewelry Store. Wm. F. Cody, preprietor Manager; Josh E. Ogden, Business Manager. No improper characters admitted.
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BUFFALO BILL.
The fame of Buffalo Bill as a frontier scout and as an actor are as wide as this content. His success in the latter has been as brilliant as in the former, but he no doubt finds more comfort in sham Indian fights than in indulging in the real article. To-night he and his combination will again appear in this city in the "Prairie Waif," of which The Utica Observer says: "It was easy to perceive that since his last visit here Buffalo Bill has made a marked improvement in his acting. This, added to the merits of the new drama as compared with his others had the effect of leaving the audience well satisfied with his efforts last evening. His skillful shooting in the second act called out the wildest applause. Mr. Cody has realised largely from his performances during the season, and it is evident that he is always sure of a paying house in Utica. His support was the best he has ever brought to this city. Jule Keen, as the Dutchman, kept the gallery in manifest good humor. The dramatic honors of the evening were borne off by R. C. White, Mark Stanley, who is well known in Utica, and who is, we think, one of the best stock actors in the country. The donkey, of course, created more than his share of merriment.
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BUFFALO BILL.
Wednesday night, W. F. Cody, scout, Indian slayer and ex-member of the Nebraska legislature, makes his periodical appearance, and of course it will be to an overflowing house. Mr. Cody will this time stalk through the play of "The Prairie Waif," by John Awful Stevens. We never saw it and don't know as we ever shall, but it is said to be an improvement on most of the border plays, in that there is some plot and less suffocating red fire and howling supernumeraries made up as savages than in the other dramatic compositions affected by B. B.
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Buffalo Bill.
The Hon. W. F. Cody, he of the long hair, sombrero and dubious histrionic qualifications, appeared last night at the Academy of Music to a good audience, yet the smallest which he ever corralled here. To Mr. Cody a flavor of romance attaches. He has performed excellent service as a military scout, and while the number of savages he is credited with having slain, may not be correct, yet he unquestionably has scalped a few of the "varmints." "Buffalo Bill," the title by which Mr. Cody is best known, is a picturesque looking fellow, just the sort of man to pierce to the heart the susceptible female readers of the nickel literature of the plains. For some years yet, this kind of hero will be more or less popular. Not until the belt of civilization extends thoroughly from the Atlantic to the Pacific and when Indians are but a legend told by grandfathers to their grandchildren will border dramas and novels - lose their fascination for the portion of the community. Mr. Cody, we are told, is a modest gentleman and rather deprecates his own ability as an actor. He is, we must confess, always pleasing, and his varied accomplishments command a certain respect and admiration. His feats of marksmanship are always popular and are surprisingly well done. The Indians, of whom there are six or seven, delighted the small boy who yelled with ecstasy as he saw in propria persona the ferocious red-skin so familiar on paper. The support is very fair and includes one or two old favorites of last season, notably the comedian, Jule Keen, who used himself to be a star in a "Dutch" drama called "Chris and Lera."