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Buffalo Bill will be welcomed gladly tonight
as the finest specimen of the frontiersman
extant. It is real life, and no
man on the stage can ever enter into the
wild life of a hunter and scout as the great
scout himself. The house will be crowded,
just as it should be, if the people want to
see the great Cody re-enact his border life
on the stage.
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THE KNIGHT OF THE PLAINS.
Durley Hall was jammed full of eager
spectators Monday night to witness the
Buffalo Bill combination in their rendition
of the thrilling drama "The Knight
of the Plains." The play is an excellent
dramatization of its peculiar character.
It is replete with happy incidents and
pleasing surprises, as step by step the
whole plan is developed. Buffalo Bill
sustained the leading role in his inimitable
manner, and won deafening applause
for his extraordinary skill as a marksman.
The support was excellent, in fact
far above the average show of even a
higher type. Col. Prentiss Ingraham,
the author of the play and manager of
the troupe, has displayed rare ability in
this gem of border life, in which Buffalo
Bill is the ideal of a frontiersman. Much
of the Dick Turpin, knock down and
drag out feature has been obliterated,
and for a play of its kinds there is none
better.
BUFFALO BILL
Buffalo Bill attracted to the Opera
House last night one of the largest audi-
ences ever within the walls of the build-
ing. Over 1200 tickets were taken at the
doors. The play was enthusiastically re-
ceived.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.--Buffalo B...ll and his
Pawnee Chiefs had a $1,000 house...last night.
The gallery and family circle we...e literally
packed with boys, and never were...ctors more
enthusiastically applauded than...ill, Nellie,
Red Eagle and the donkey, The...wild-horse
dance was true to the life, and was...performed
by real Indians with regular built...tomahawks
and spears Cody's rifle-shoo...ing is some-
thing marvelous, and excels the m...arksmanship
of Frank Frayne, Carver and Bo...ardus. The
play, the Knight of the Plains wa...s written by
an old plainsman, Col. Ingraha...m, a son of
the celebrated preacher-novelist o...f Mississippi.
It contains blood and thunder en...ough to satis-
fy the most sanguinary taste, an...d is not with-
out literary merit.
Although the fall of rain last night might
have astonished Noah, a very large audience
greeted Buffalo Bill at the National Theatre;
the lower portions of the auditorium being
comfortably filled and the family circle ad
gallery packed to overflowing. The perfor-
mance is all that it purports to be, and is a
very vivid portraiture of life on the plains.
Of course, Buffalo Bill is the omnipresent
hero who always appears at the opportune
moment to rescue the heroine, but as he is
dashing, natural ; and a very fair actor, the
situations are pleasing enough, and the au-
dience applauded them even unto hoarsness.
---Washington National Republican.
The "Buffalo Bill" combination en...
tained a large and enthusiastic audienc...
at Rouse's Hall, Saturday night. The
play has less of the blood and thunder in
it than we were led to expect, and the
evening was one of real enjoyment.
Buffalo Bill (Win. F. Cody), and his company
of actors and Pawnees played a very success-
ful season of a week at the Grand opera-
house. The Buffalo Bill plays were "Knight
of the Plains" and "May Cody ; or, Lost and
Won ;" both new here. They were prefaced
each evening with pleasant farces, and the en-
tertainments were all highly satisfactory to
the patronage. This class of performance has
a sure and stead audience, and it is always a
profitable one. "The Knight of the Plains"
has merits as a drama. It is the best pla of
this character that has been seen here without
doubt. It is by Col. Ingrahm, a cultivated
gentleman, who shows by his methods of con-
struction that eh understands stage effects.
The language of the play is characteristic and
pointed to the purpose, and the climaxes of
incidet and scene are well arranged. "May
Cody" is not so good as a drama, and is in-
tended chiefly to give scope for the border
drama and plains specialties. This it does,
and passes off well. Mr. Cody is a great im-
provemet on the Buffalo Bill of three or
four years ago as an actor. He is easy, grace-
ful and often effetive. His specialties of rifle-
shooting are attractive, and score a point in
the performane. The Pawnees Indian war-
dance in full war-path costume makes
another point. There is some good comedy in
these entertaiments of the Buffalo Bill, and they
pass off briskly and breezily, and without so
much gunpowder power as was used for-
merly
Buffalo Bill.
------
Seldom does a larger crowd assemble at
the Opera House than that which greeted
the Buffalo Bill Combination on Thursday
evening. The programme was begun by
a garce entitled, presumably, "The Free-
mason," which was a splendid take off on
that order, and kept the house in a contin-
ual good humor and almost constant roar.
In the "Knight of the Plains" the Indian
dance was quite a good representation and
the customary exhibition of skill with the
rifle by Mr. Cody was a success. The com-
pany embraces several actors of more than
mediocre talents. "Moses," "Wild Nellie"
and "Rose" will not soon be forgotten, and
those who were present will frequently
"smile" at the memory of Judge Chinca-
pin. All told this combination is the best
of the dramatic companies that has ever
visited this city.
Grand Opera House.
Buffalo Bill and his combination, which em-
braces a company of genuine Pawnee Indians'
opened a week's engagement at the Grand
Opera House last nigh to a characteristic au-
dience. The family circle and balcony were
literally packed, in fact the sale of seats to
those parts of the house was discontinued be-
fore 8 o'clock. The only vacant seats to be
found were in the parquette and dress circle.
The play, "Knights of the Plains, or Buffalo
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Buffalo Bill will be welcomed gladly tonight
as the finest specimen of the frontiersman
extant. It is real life, and no
man on the stage can ever enter into the
wild life of a hunter and scout as the great
scout himself. The house will be crowded,
just as it should be, if the people want to
see the great Cody re-enact his border life
on the stage.
________________
THE KNIGHT OF THE PLAINS.
Durley Hall was jammed full of eager
spectators Monday night to witness the
Buffalo Bill combination in their rendition
of the thrilling drama "The Knight
of the Plains." The play is an excellent
dramatization of its peculiar character.
It is replete with happy incidents and
pleasing surprises, as step by step the
whole plan is developed. Buffalo Bill
sustained the leading role in his inimitable
manner, and won deafening applause
for his extraordinary skill as a marksman.
The support was excellent, in fact
far above the average show of even a
higher type. Col. Prentiss Ingraham,
the author of the play and manager of
the troupe, has displayed rare ability in
this gem of border life, in which Buffalo
Bill is the ideal of a frontiersman. Much
of the Dick Turpin, knock down and
drag out feature has been obliterated,
and for a play of its kinds there is none
better.
BUFFALO BILL
Buffalo Bill attracted to the Opera
House last night one of the largest audi-
ences ever within the walls of the build-
ing. Over 1200 tickets were taken at the
doors. The play was enthusiastically re-
ceived.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.--Buffalo B...ll and his
Pawnee Chiefs had a $1,000 house...last night.
The gallery and family circle we...e literally
packed with boys, and never were...ctors more
enthusiastically applauded than...ill, Nellie,
Red Eagle and the donkey, The...wild-horse
dance was true to the life, and was...performed
by real Indians with regular built...tomahawks
and spears Cody's rifle-shoo...ing is some-
thing marvelous, and excels the m...arksmanship
of Frank Frayne, Carver and Bo...ardus. The
play, the Knight of the Plains wa...s written by
an old plainsman, Col. Ingraha...m, a son of
the celebrated preacher-novelist o...f Mississippi.
It contains blood and thunder en...ough to satis-
fy the most sanguinary taste, an...d is not with-
out literary merit.
Although the fall of rain last night might
have astonished Noah, a very large audience
greeted Buffalo Bill at the National Theatre;
the lower portions of the auditorium being
comfortably filled and the family circle ad
gallery packed to overflowing. The perfor-
mance is all that it purports to be, and is a
very vivid portraiture of life on the plains.
Of course, Buffalo Bill is the omnipresent
hero who always appears at the opportune
moment to rescue the heroine, but as he is
dashing, natural ; and a very fair actor, the
situations are pleasing enough, and the au-
dience applauded them even unto hoarsness.
---Washington National Republican.
The "Buffalo Bill" combination en...
tained a large and enthusiastic audienc...
at Rouse's Hall, Saturday night. The
play has less of the blood and thunder in
it than we were led to expect, and the
evening was one of real enjoyment.
Buffalo Bill (Win. F. Cody), and his company
of actors and Pawnees played a very success-
ful season of a week at the Grand opera-
house. The Buffalo Bill plays were "Knight
of the Plains" and "May Cody ; or, Lost and
Won ;" both new here. They were prefaced
each evening with pleasant farces, and the en-
tertainments were all highly satisfactory to
the patronage. This class of performance has
a sure and stead audience, and it is always a
profitable one. "The Knight of the Plains"
has merits as a drama. It is the best pla of
this character that has been seen here without
doubt. It is by Col. Ingrahm, a cultivated
gentleman, who shows by his methods of con-
struction that eh understands stage effects.
The language of the play is characteristic and
pointed to the purpose, and the climaxes of
incidet and scene are well arranged. "May
Cody" is not so good as a drama, and is in-
tended chiefly to give scope for the border
drama and plains specialties. This it does,
and passes off well. Mr. Cody is a great im-
provemet on the Buffalo Bill of three or
four years ago as an actor. He is easy, grace-
ful and often effetive. His specialties of rifle-
shooting are attractive, and score a point in
the performane. The Pawnees Indian war-
dance in full war-path costume makes
another point. There is some good comedy in
these entertaiments of the Buffalo Bill, and they
pass off briskly and breezily, and without so
much gunpowder power as was used for-
merly
Buffalo Bill.
------
Seldom does a larger crowd assemble at
the Opera House than that which greeted
the Buffalo Bill Combination on Thursday
evening. The programme was begun by
a garce entitled, presumably, "The Free-
mason," which was a splendid take off on
that order, and kept the house in a contin-
ual good humor and almost constant roar.
In the "Knight of the Plains" the Indian
dance was quite a good representation and
the customary exhibition of skill with the
rifle by Mr. Cody was a success. The com-
pany embraces several actors of more than
mediocre talents. "Moses," "Wild Nellie"
and "Rose" will not soon be forgotten, and
those who were present will frequently
"smile" at the memory of Judge Chinca-
pin. All told this combination is the best
of the dramatic companies that has ever
visited this city.
Grand Opera House.
Buffalo Bill and his combination, which em-
braces a company of genuine Pawnee Indians'
opened a week's engagement at the Grand
Opera House last nigh to a characteristic au-
dience. The family circle and balcony were
literally packed, in fact the sale of seats to
those parts of the house was discontinued be-
fore 8 o'clock. The only vacant seats to be
found were in the parquette and dress circle.
The play, "Knights of the Plains, or Buffalo
Bill's Best Trail," is of course
decidedly sensational in its character,
is full of blood and love and murder and
gunpowder, and those extravagant situations
which appeal so strongly to the habitues of
the upper tiers. That it met with the hearty
approval of the latter last night was evident
from the vociferous applause that occurred
at brief intervals. It has rather more literary
merit than the dramatic productions hereto-
fore presented by Buffalo Bill, and the sup-
port is also rather above the average. To
those who enjoy the border drama the
"Knights of the Plains" presents a most en-
loyable treat. It will probably have a successul run here.
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Grand Opera House.
The new border drama, May Cody, or Lost and Won, drew a good house last night. It bears some resemblane to the Danites, but has decided merit of its own. The war-dance of the Pawnees is a correct representatio of the real dance of that tribe, and is one of the best things in the play. The thrilling scene of the Mountain Meadow massacre is enacted with striking effect. Buffalo Bill appears in his own name, and performs some wonderful feats of marksmanship with his rifle. The Irishman and his donkey form an amusing feature of the menageric, and the star who takes the part of the grizzly bear makes an excellent bruin. The piece is "red-hot" with bloody incidents, and is unequaled as a Rocky Mountain realistic drama. It will be repeated to-night and Saturday afternoon.
Grand Opera-House-Buffalo Bill.
The Buffalo Bill style of effort and entertainment is the last extremity of realism on the stage, which can go no further than the real hero re-enacting his own adventures on the mimic scene. In the Buffalo Bill Border drama we have William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill himself), the famous plains guide, scout, buffalo-slayer and Indian-fighter; several freeborn, native American Indians, some representatives of reneade whites turned savages, and a few types of hardy pioneers, the advance guard of civilization in the wilderness. All the elements of American wild life in antagonism to civilization are in the stage pictures, with some of the real characters in the foreground. These personal features constitute the atraction of the Buffalo Bill entertainments. Buffalo Bill and his Pawnee braves, supported by a full dramatic company, opened a season oof one week at the opera-house las eveing to a very top-heavy attendance. The upper regions of te hose were densely crowded, and there was a very fine dress-circle and pargaette patronage. The play offered was ew-"Knight of the Plains; or, Buffalo Bill's Best Trail," a new name at least. I is in fa the old border gunpowder and tomahawk scees worked over into new shapes and situations, and, indeed, this is all that can be done with the material of the frontier. The action is a struggle of civilized life for existence against the forces of nature, human nature included, and the sympathy is elisted for ad the victory lies with a certain rugged heroism of which Buffalo Bill is the type. That is all there is of it but it is enough to win the plaudits of the audiece it atracs. What the play lacks in plot, it makes up in thrilling incident, and the lack of dramatic force is compensated by the presence on the scene of the real persons of the drama in the stage pictures, with some of the real charactes in the foreground. These personal features constitute the attraction of the Buffalo Bill entertainments. Buffalo Bill and his Pawnee braves, supported by a full dramatic company, opened a season of one week at the opera-house last evening o a very top-heavy attendance. The upper regions of the house were densily crowded, and there was a very fine dress-cicle and parquette Patronage. The play offered was new-"Knight of the Plains; or, Buffalo Bill's Best Trail," a new name at least. I is in fact the old border gunpowder ad tomahawk scenes worked over in new shapes and situations, and, indeed, this is all that can be done with the material of the frontier. The action is a struggle of civilized life for existence against the forces of nature, human nature included, and the sympathy is enlisted for and the victory lies with a certain rugged heroism of which Buffalo Bill is the type. That is all there is of it but it is enough to win the plaudits of the audience it attracts. What the play lacks in plot, it makes up in thrillin incident, and the lack ofdramatic force is compensated by the presence on the stage of the real persons of the drama in the stage pictures. Wm. F. Cody has gained greatly in ease and force since he began acting "Buffalo Bill," and makes a commanding fiure in his scenes. the company does not need special mention at this time. It is competet for its work. The scene setting of the play is in realistic harmony with the actors, and the action and the motive of the performance. The "Knight of the Plains" will be repeated intil further noice.
-Buffalo Bill, the famous Indian scout wih a first class ompany, appears at he opera house-to-night. It has been some time since William has entertained the people of Quincy, and a large house will greet his return. as asn additional attraction he has several real 'live,' big Injins, who take prominen parts in the entertainment. The title of his new play is "Knight of he Plains," and it is said o be a very thrilling and iteresting drama. We bespeak for Buffalo Billand his troupe a crowded house. There is a peculiar interest attached o this man, in that he was an actual scout and has lived for many ears among the savages of the plains, and has rendered important sevices to our government in that capaity, and his play embraces actual incidents of that life. |
