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OPERA HOUSE ------- ONE NIGHT ONLY. ------- FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11TH ------- Buffalo Bill's Dutchman AND THE Prairie Waif Combination! In BUFFALO BILL'S greatest of all Border Dramas: THE PRAIRIE WAIF. Introducing the Wester Scout and Daring Rider, BUCK TAYLOR, King of the Cowboys. One of the Greatest Features of Buffalo Bill's wild west show last season. Mr. JULE KEEN, Buffalo Bill's Dutchman Miss LYDIA DENIER, the Prarie Waif, A GENUINE BAND OF SIOUX INDIANS, embracing the following warriors: KAH-KAH-KAH-LAH-HAH, QUE-LAH-LAH-LA-SHA, O-TE-ON-TE-OH, KOO-ROOKS-TIP-A-HOA. A Specially Selected Company. 24. FIRST-CLASS ARTISTS. 24. NEW AND BEAUTIFUL SCENERY painted expressly for this production. Startling Situations! Intensely Thrilling Tableaux! In ACT II -- HOME OF BUFFALO BILL -- Specialties will be introduced by Jule Keen, John and Jeffreys Pendy, Capt. Russell. Sadie and Hans. In ACT IV will appear the BAND OF SIOUX INDIANS, in their Wild and Wierd Dances, as follows: THE SCALP! HORSE! SQUAW! Under the control of SIOUX BILLY, Interpreter and Boy Chief of the Sioux. [hand pointing] Look out for the GRAND STREET PARADE by the Indians on Horseback, headed by BUCK TAYLOR. -------- PRICES OF ADMISSION AS USUAL. Reserved Seats, 75 cents, to be had at E. W. Conkling & Co.'s Book Store, three days in advance.
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The Theatre. Buffalo Bill's Dutchman and the Prairie Waif Combination opened a three night's engagement at the Threatre last evening in the sensational border play. "The Prairie Waif." The audience filled every seat, and was as enthusiastic an audience as could be desired. The play is the same that Mr. Cody gave on his last visit to Buffalo, but it has been judiciously revised and re-written until it is as good as new. It is, of course, a story of the far West, and gives the hero ample opportunity for the display of his peculiar accomplishments. In the second act, he gives an exhibition of fancy rifle shooting which is very interesting. The plot of "The Prairie Waif" is connected and more interesting than the usual run of border-dramas. The Indians with the company are genuine Indians, and their songs and dances are at least novel. -- Buffalo Express. [line]
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Buffalo Bill's Dutchman Buffalo Courier.
Buffalo Bill's Dutchman gave the first performance at the Academy of Music last evening, to a large audience. The parquette and orchestra circles were well filled but the balcony circle and the gallery were utterly inadequate to the accommodaition of the crowd that sought admission and many had to postpone their evening with Mr. Matt Snyder in the role of Buffalo Bill. In this he assumed three disguises with good effect, and in each is as bold and heroic as the boys could possibly could require him to be, and brings down the house at every turn. He is a find looking fellow and is never wanting in picturesqueness; he is always graceful and pliant and some of his poses are brilliantly statuesque and expressive. When he handles the rifle or revolver he does so with ease and abandon that are unapproachable, and his rifle shooting is perfection itself. He is heroic all through the play and wins applause without stint.
Miss Lydia Denier is quite as effective as Omta, is clever as Sadie; Mr. Jule Keen is as humerous as ever as Hans, and the other members of the east are unobjectionable. The Indian maiden, He Nu-Kaw, dresses prettily and almost proves that the Indian dance admits of graceful movement. The music and dance by the Pawnee Indians are characteristic, and that is about all that can be said about them. They will be in Lock Haven on the 12th inst.
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Buffalo Bill.
The above name is known throughout the civilized world. The owner of the name will have his celebrated company at the Lock Haven opera house on Saturday evening next. The Cleveland Herald says: "Hon. W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill,) supported by a dramatic company, a band of savages and a trick donkey, began a three nights' engagement at the Academy last evening. To the small boy and many of larger growth, his performance is as fascinating as a dime novel- indeed, more so, for it brings the wild western life before them with greater vividness than their favorite library food- and, consequently be always plays to overwhelmingly large houses. That of last night was no exception to the rule, even the stairs being utilized by the spectators.
"The Prairie Waif, his new play, is from the pen of J. A. Stevens, who wrote "The Unknown." It goes without saying that it is not a strong and enduring piece of dramatic workmanship, but it is much better than the average border drama both in action and dialogue.
"His leading lady is Miss Lydia Denier who does the best work as the "Prairie Waif." In the fourth act the Indians, under the control of Pawnee Bill, the boy chief indulges in characterestic dances."
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To be Here.
Buffalo Bill and his Dutchman will be here tonight, at the Opera House, and we are safe in saying that a large crowd will be in attendence. The Philadelphia Item says:
Last week was devoted tot he remarkable shooter, Buffalo Bill, in a melodrama by J. A. Stevens, entitled "The Prairie Waif." Matt Snyder as Buffallo Bill, is so handsome and gentlemanly a f ellow that it is hard to believe that he passes so much time with the Indians As to Buffalo Bill's support, it is "prodigious." "The most beautiful Indian maiden is as beautiful as we had hoped and the Indians make themselves useful and ornamental. The principal character in "Prairie Waif" is Bill's rifle, which talks very distincly and makes as much nouse as the gentleman who is to follow it this week.
There will no doubt be a big turnout tonight at the opera house to see Buffalo Bill's Dutchman.