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The usual placard, when Buffalo Bill has the hall -- "Standing room only" -- was displayed over the Music Hall ticket-wicket, Thursday evening. Bill put on his play "Prairie Waife," the same which he produced on his last precious visit to Lewiston, with his customary dash. The smell of blank cartridges, the war-whoop of the Indian, and the crack of Buffalo Bill's potato-splitting rifle lent the atmosphere of the prairie to the theatre for the evening. There is no lack of excitement, or sulphur and brimstone in this play, and it has a modicum of tender romance, withal.
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NEW PORTLAND THEATRE
FRANK CURTIS... Property and Manager.
Two Nights and One Matinee, Friday and Saturday, March 24 and 25.
BUFFALO BILL,
AND HIS MAMMOUTH
COMBINATION! supported by a
POWERFUL DRAMATIC COMPANY! producing Buffalo Bill's New Drama, written ex pressly for him by John A. Stevens. author of "Unknown," entitled
THE PRAIRE WAIF, A Story of the Far West.
Fancy Rifle Shooting by Buffalo Bill who is acknowledged pre-eminent and alone. A Grant Street Parade, Buffalo Bill's Silver Cornet Band and Orchestra. Usual prices. Sale of seats commences Wednesday, March 22d.
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NEW PORTLAND THEATER.
FRANK CURTIS..........Proprietor & Manager
TWO NIGHTS AND ONE MATINEE,
Friday and Saturday, March 24th and 25th.
BUFFALO BILL
And His Mammoth
COMBINATION.
The Beautiful Sioux Indian Princess,
HE-NU-KAW, The First Born)
A Genuine Band of Noted Winnebago
INDIAN CHIEFS,
Supported by a POWERFUL DRAMATIC COMPANY,
Producing Buffalo Bill's New Drama,
The Prairie Waif,
A Story of the Far West.
Usual prices. Sale of seats commence Wednesday, March 22d.
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Friday Evening, Mar. 31.
The Noted Scout, (Hon. Wm. F. Cody,)
BUFFALO BILL, AND HIS
MAMMOTH COMBINATION,
The Beautiful Sioux Indian Princess, HE- NU KAW, (the first born,) HARRY E. BURGESS, Boy Chief of the, Pawnees, the youngest chief of whom any record is given.
FLYING CLOUD, the oldest man cheif of the Sioux nation,
A genuine band of noted WINNEBAGO INDIAN CHEIFS,
Supported by a Powerful Dramatic Company, producing Buffalo Bill's New Drama, written expressly for him by John A. Stevens, author of "Unknown," entitled
THE PRAIRE WALF,
A Story of the Far West.
Fancy rifle shooting by Buffalo Bill, who is acknowledged preeminent and alone.
A grand street parade. Buffalo Bill's Silver Cornet Band and Orchestra.
Ticket for sale at usual places.
WM. F. CODY, Proprietor and Manager. JOSH E. OGDEN, Business Manager. HARRY SELLERS, General Agent.
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Friday evening, Buffalo Bill and his company packed City Hall with the largest audience of the season, who were well pleased with the excellent programme offered. The Indians in their songs and dances took the audience by storm, and the thrilling situations and excellent acting gave unbounded satisfaction.