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BUFFALO BILL'S ...

Wild West

AND

Congress of Rough Riders of the World.

W.F. CODY

NATE SALSBURY

Official Programme.

1-OVERTURE. "Star Spangled Banner," . . COW-BOY BAND, WM/ SWEENEY, Leader

2- GRAND REVIEW, introducing the ROUGH RIDERS OF THE WORLD- Indians, Cow-boys, Mexicans, Cossacks, Gauchos, Arabs, Scouts, Guides, and detachments of fully equipped Regular Soldiers of the Armies of America, England, Germany and Russia, a Color Guard of Cuban Veterans and a squad of Hawaiian, Porto Rican and Filipino Rough Riders.

3- MISS ANNIE OAKLEY, Celebrated Shot, who will illustrate her dexterity in the use of firearms.

4- U. S. ARTILLERY DRILL, by veterans from Capt. Thrope's Battery D. Fifth Regiment, U. S. Artillery.

5- U. S. ARTILLERY DRILL, by veterans from Capt. Thrope's Battery D, Fifth Regiment, U. S. Artillery.

6-ILLUSTRATING A PRAIRIE EMIGRANT TRAIN CROSSING THE PLAINS. It is attacked by marauding Indians, who are in turn repulsed by "Buffalo Bill" and a number of Scouts and Cow-boys.

7-PONY EXPRESS. A former Pony Post Rider will show how letters and telegrams of the Republic were distributed across our Continent previous to the building of railways and telegraph.

8-A GROUP OF MEXICANS from Old Mexico will illustrate the use of the lasso and perform various feats of horsemanship.

9- THE BATTLE OF SAN JUAN HILL. Introducing detachments from Roosevelt's Rough Riders, Twenty-fourth Infantry, Ninth and Tenth Cavalry, Crimes' Battery, Garcia's Cuban Scouts, Pack Train, Etc. Etc.

SCENE 1- A HALT ON THE ROAD TO SAN JUAN.

(Several hours are supposed to elapse before the opening of the second scene.)

SCENE 2- STORMING OF THE HILL

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