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St. Paul Globe Daily.

Buffalo Bill.
The Opera House was crowded to its utmost capacity last evening on the occation of the first appearance here of Buffalo Bill in his new sensation of "The Prairie Waif." The play is one that takes in a crowd. It is replete with thrilling situations throughout. Being a border play, and a border man being the central figure, it partakes, of couse, of "blood and thunder," but is nevertheless worthy of more than usual attention. All the actors filled their parts well, and the audience was pleased from the rise to the fall of the curtain. The company will play in Minneaplois this evening, and will give a matinee performance on Saturday afternoon, concluding the season in this section by an evening entertainment Saturday.

New York [?] News

Notwithstanding the intense heat on Monday night, 3,800 people were at the Windsor Theatre, to witness Buffalo Bill in his new border drama, written by John A. Stevens, entitled Prairie Waif, a Story of the Far West. The play is the best in his repertoire and met with instantaneous success. It deals in heavy villians, Indians, virtue, etc., and is played in four acts, each terminating in a sanguianry tableau, which bring down the house. The author has not forgotten (per order of Buffalo Bill) to have in the play an Irishman, a Dutchman, a jackass and some moutains. The company embraces twenty-four people, including a number of genuine Indians, who amuse the audience with a real war dance. Of couse Buffalo Bill is the hero of the piece, and in the chracter of the scout has made a great hit. Harry Clifton, the heavy villain of the play, is well suited by anture as well as training to his part; and George T. James as a Danite, Lizzie Fletcher and Connie Thompson were also well received. The rest of the company do fairly well. Next week, Ada Gray in East Lynne. Mr. Stevens' play is admirably adapted to Mr. B. Bill's requirements, and will undoubtedly bring him in heaps of scalps--we mean shekels.

British Whig
Kingston, Out.

"PRAIRIE WAIF."
Buffalo Bill and his Braves in Rather Entertaining Mood.
Buffalo Bill's Company performed the "Prairie Waif" in the Opera House last evening to an audience repectable in size and satisfired in feeling. Hon. W. F. Cody is the central figure in the play. For him it was expressly written, and in it he assumes the role of Indian fighter, Government scout, hunter and hero, and in dramatic form gave an exhibition of some scenes very like those through which he has passed in the execution of important commissions. There are four acts in the drama, representing four different phases of a plot whose origin, development and final collapse, by force of adverse circumstances, constitute interesting details. At different times there are hostile meeting when rifles, pistols and bowie knives flourished in a manner that ouwld be decidedly unpleasant contemplate were the weapons in other than expert hands. As the saviour, protector and husband of the prairie waif (Miss Lizzie Fletcher) Buffalo Bill merited favous, ahs fine physique, fair acting, but especially his fancy shooting being features that elicited general compliment. The support was passably good, the orchestra far above the average.

Hamilton D
Spectator, Out.

BUFFALO BILL.--Hon. Bill Cody's Company of ladies, gentlemen, Indians and Jackass filled the Academy of Music last evening, with a highly appreciative, much crowded, intensely boisterous, and highly demonstrative audience. The gallery was full to overflowing. Boys were piled upon boys in every available seat. Boys sat in a row around the balustrade, and dangled their lags in mid air. Boys perched upon the cornice and rubbed their heads against the roof. And all these boys yelled, and whistled, and cheered and applauded almost continuously during the entire performance. The "Prairie Waif" is Onita, a white firl stolen from her father, General Brown, by the Indians, and rescued by Buffalo Bill from the persection of the Mormon Danites, who subsequently became possessed of her. The story is pretty well put together by John A. Stevens, tho author of "Unkown," was written expressly for Mr. Cody, and embraces a number of startling incidents in the border life of the celebrated scout. Nobody will accuse Cody of being a first class actor, but the brave and handsome scout, whom Ned Buntline's pen long since made famous, has improved wonderfully in his stage business, and the performance as a whole was wuite as satisfactoy as the most intense admirer of the dime novel could possibly wish it to be. His love scene in the second set was decidedly well wrought up, and his marksmanship created unbounded applause. Lizzie Fletfcher is a pretty and graceful little actress, and in the first two acts was very pleasing; but she rather tore a passion to tatters in the third act. Miss Thompson was extremely lively and evidently enjoyed the performance as well as did any of the audience. Jule Keen, as Hans, was very funny, and the trained ass did his full share towards the success of the play. The band of Indians whooped, and tom-tomed, and war-danced, and yelled, and performed all sorts of grotesquely ridiculous actions in a highly successful and extremely noisy manner. The play has some very striking sets, is nicely put on, and exhibits and abundance of properties which smack sufficiently of the prairie and forest to be the genuine thing. The house was the largest of the season, there being $410 in the hall. Six hundred gallery tickets were sold, and 550 people pakced themselves into the gallery. Over a hundered people were turned away from the door.

Port Hope, Out.
D. Guide

BUFFALO BILL.--Owing to other business engaging our attention yesterday, we regret to say that we omitted to notice the performance of the Buffalo Bill Combination in the Music Hall, on Tuesday evening. It appeared to be theunanimous opinion of those present that a more moral and interesting entertainment was nver given in Port Hope. Mr. Cody took, of course, the leading charcter, and he was supported by an admirable company. The orchestral music was also good. There was a tolerably large audience in attendance, but no doubt a great many were kept at home through the disagreeable state of the weather.

Hamilton, Out.
Daily Times

BUFFALO BILL.
When the curtain rang up last evening the Academy of Music contained the largest audience that has been assembled there this season, and it is sage to say that at no time in the history of the building was there cuch a crowd in the gallery. There was not room for a ploiceman. All were drawn there by the magic name of "Buffalo Bill." "The Prairie Waif," which was written expressly for Buffalo Bill by that renowned actor John A. Stevens, is an entirely new drama, having been first produced in New York about seven weeks ago. It abounds in hair-breadth escapes and blood-curdling incidents. The usual number of desperadoes and Indians were killed, and Bill comes out victor every time, without even receiving a scratch. He was, of course, the central figure, and deservedly obtained the recognition of the large audience present. His sharpshooting was very good and his acting was vigorous and realistic. When the Buffalo Bill Combination comes again they will draw another bumper house.

Peterboro, Out.
D. Review

The "Prairie Waif."
Last evening the Opera Hall was extra well filled by an appreciative audience to wirness the production of the above play by "Buffalo Bill" and his troupe. The play itself, as the name would imply, belongs to the class commonly known as the "border drama." Contrary, however, to the general run of such plays, the "blood and thunder" business was conspicuous by its absence. Mr. Cody, as Buffalo Bill, was naturally the centre of attraction, and acted threee different characters in a manner that gained for him the rapturous applause of the audience. Jule Keen, as Hans, the Dutchman, was far ahead of the average, and by his songs, dances and witty saying kept the audience in roars of laughter from the beginning to the end of the play. Miss Lizzie Fletcher, as Onita, acted her part in an excellent manner, and soon won the sympathy of the whole house. Suffice to say that all the characters were well taken and the support was very good, the parts fo General Brown and Sadie being particularly good. Incidental to the play are songs, dances and fancy rifle shooting, in the latter of which Buffalo Bill did some marvellous shooting, holding the rifle in almost every conceivable position. The Cheyenne Indians, in full costume, performed some war dances in the last act, which were looked on with great interest by the spectators.

Port Hope Out.
D. Times

--Had the night been more favorable there would no doubt have been a far larger assemblage at the Music Hall last night, but it may be safely said that should Buffalo Bill and his talented troupe again visit Port Hope they will find a packed house, even if it should rain cats and dogs. Every one who was present expresses himself well satisfied with the entertainment, or with some particular part of it. Some gush in praise of the pathertic plot, others are as enthusiastic abou the music, while others, in fact all, are enthusiastic over Bill's skill as a "shootist." His feats with his rifle filled every one with amazement. The stage accommodation is of couse too limited for the representation of such melodrama, but the performance was as good as it could be under such disadvantages.

Ottowa Out.
D. [Citizen?]

"Buffalo Bill"
will appear at the Grand Opera House Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and Wednesday (Thanksgiving) afternoon matinee of next week. an exchange says of this actory:--"For years a Government scout and Indian fighter, his life upon the plains has developed in him a magnificent specimen of rugged manly beauty, tall, agile and muscular. In his trapper;s costume he presents a picture worthy the brush of any artist." His Excellency the Governor General has consented to bestow his patronage, and will honor the entertainment with his presence.

Hamilton D. Times

OFF HIS BASE.--The Spec. this morning, in speaking of the Buffalo Bill entertainment last night, says: "The house was the alrgest of the season, there being $410 in the hall. Six hundred gallery tickets were sold, and 550 people packed themselves into the gallery." Hold on. Let's see. One week this season three entertainments were givenm, the receipts of each being larger than those of last night, on being $434, another $457 and the of [Lotts?] was nearly $500.

St. Paul Globe Daily.

Buffalo Bill.
The Opera House was crowded to its utmost capacity last evening on the occation of the first appearance here of Buffalo Bill in his new sensation of "The Prairie Waif." The play is one that takes in a crowd. It is replete with thrilling situations throughout. Being a border play, and a border man being the central figure, it partakes, of couse, of "blood and thunder," but is nevertheless worthy of more than usual attention. All the actors filled their parts well, and the audience was pleased from the rise to the fall of the curtain. The company will play in Minneaplois this evening, and will give a matinee performance on Saturday afternoon, concluding the season in this section by an evening entertainment Saturday.

New York [?] News

Notwithstanding the intense heat on Monday night, 3,800 people were at the Windsor Theatre, to witness Buffalo Bill in his new border drama, written by John A. Stevens, entitled Prairie Waif, a Story of the Far West. The play is the best in his repertoire and met with instantaneous success. It deals in heavy villians, Indians, virtue, etc., and is played in four acts, each terminating in a sanguianry tableau, which bring down the house. The author has not forgotten (per order of Buffalo Bill) to have in the play an Irishman, a Dutchman, a jackass and some moutains. The company embraces twenty-four people, including a number of genuine Indians, who amuse the audience with a real war dance. Of couse Buffalo Bill is the hero of the piece, and in the chracter of the scout has made a great hit. Harry Clifton, the heavy villain of the play, is well suited by anture as well as training to his part; and George T. James as a Danite, Lizzie Fletcher and Connie Thompson were also well received. The rest of the company do fairly well. Next week, Ada Gray in East Lynne. Mr. Stevens' play is admirably adapted to Mr. B. Bill's requirements, and will undoubtedly bring him in heaps of scalps--we mean shekels.

British Whig
Kingston, [Out.?]

"PRAIRIE WAIF."
Buffalo Bill and his Braves in Rather Entertaining Mood.
Buffalo Bill's Company performed the "Prairie Waif" in the Opera House last evening to an audience repectable in size and satisfired in feeling. Hon. W. F. Cody is the central figure in the play. For him it was expressly written, and in it he assumes the role of Indian fighter, Government scout, hunter and hero, and in dramatic form gave an exhibition of some scenes very like those through which he has passed in the execution of important commissions. There are four acts in the drama, representing four different phases of a plot whose origin, development and final collapse, by force of adverse circumstances, constitute interesting details. At different times there are hostile meeting when rifles, pistols and bowie knives flourished in a manner that ouwld be decidedly unpleasant contemplate were the weapons in other than expert hands. As the saviour, protector and husband of the prairie waif (Miss Lizzie Fletcher) Buffalo Bill merited favous, ahs fine physique, fair acting, but especially his fancy shooting being features that elicited general compliment. The support was passably good, the orchestra far above the average.

Hamilton D
Spectator, [out.?]

BUFFALO BILL.--Hon. Bill Cody's Company of ladies, gentlemen, Indians and Jackass filled the Academy of Music last evening, with a highly appreciative, much crowded, intensely boisterous, and highly demonstrative audience. The gallery was full to overflowing. Boys were piled upon boys in every available seat. Boys sat in a row around the balustrade, and dangled their lags in mid air. Boys perched upon the cornice and rubbed their heads against the roof. And all these boys yelled, and whistled, and cheered and applauded almost continuously during the entire performance. The "Prairie Waif" is Onita, a white firl stolen from her father, General Brown, by the Indians, and rescued by Buffalo Bill from the persection of the Mormon Danites, who subsequently became possessed of her. The story is pretty well put together by John A. Stevens, tho author of "Unkown," was written expressly for Mr. Cody, and embraces a number of startling incidents in the border life of the celebrated scout. Nobody will accuse Cody of being a first class actor, but the brave and handsome scout, whome Ned Buntline's pen long since made famous, has improved