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BUFFALO BILL

The appearance of the great scout with his company, including the band of Indians, at the Keokuk opera house this evening, in the border drama, "The Prairie Waif," should fill the house. The Buffalo Express says:

Buffalo Bill's Combination opened a three nights engagement at the theatre 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 (Buffalo Bill) gave on his last visit to Buffalo, but it has been judiciously revised and re-written until it is better than ever. 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 ran of border dramas. The Indians with the company are genuine Indians, and their songs and dances are novel.