AT THE ST. CHARLES.
Buffalo Bill and his Indians will celebrate Christmas day, and the children will be carried into the seventh heaven of delight. Toys in great quantities will be distributed, and everybody will be made happy before the curtain falls. The Knight of the Plains is a tremendously entertaining fellow and his show is up to the mark. The Old Drury will doubtless be crowded from pit to dome.
ST. CHARLES THEATRE. --The business done by the Buffalo Bill Combination at the St. Charles is unexpectedly good. For a large class of our people Buffalo Bill is a strong magnet of attraction in his border dramas. His picturesque costumes, handsome appearance and now easy manners on the stage are taking with the masses. The "Knight of the Pains" will be played again this noon and to-night. A Christmas matinee will also be given at this house. On Thursday night the drama called "May Cody; or, Lost and Won," will be presented.
Ford's Grand Opera House.
Buffalo Bill, the big Indians, the donkey, Bill's rifle, and all the other interesting performers in the "Knight of the Plains," can be seen again to-night at Ford's Opera House in the most civilizedly savage style. The boy chief of the bloodthirsty Pawnees will wear his best suit of paint, and there will be a prarie fire of lurid style. The entire entertainment is a successon of surprises, and will well repay a visit by all who enjoy the wonders of which the scenic artist is capable. The last Buffalo Bill marinee tomorrow.
Buffalo Bill.
Last evening an overwhelming housre greeted Buffalo Bill at Ralston Hall. The down stairs portion was filled in every part, many standing, unable to get seats. In the falleries the audience was simply packed in. No such house has been seen since the appearance of Mr. Booth.
The show was strictly on the blood and thunder order, with little or no plot, plenty of exaggerations of character life even for border representatives, and some miserably poor acting in an artictic point of view. A good deal of powder was burned and the audience generally seemed pleased. Mr. Cody made during the evening some remarkable shots with his rifle in various positions, such as upside down, aimed from a mirror, etc., and shooting appleas from the hands and heads of members of his troupe.
Davis Theater--Buffalo Bill.
Buffalo Bill (W. F. Cody) made his first appearance before a Louisville audience at Davis Theater last evening. The house was a good one, the seats below being bery largely occupied, and the falleries being about full. Mr. Cody is a lithe, hadsome fellow, and is easy and graceful on the stage.The welcome which the noted schout received was of a very demonstative character, and he soon became a favorite with the audience. Of the piece in which he appeared, "The Knight of the Plains," nothing particularly can be said in its favor as a dramatic work. It makes no ambitions claims in this respect. It has, however, less of the fire-and-fury and gore-and-gizzard about it than most constructions of the kind, presents some striking situations and tableaux, and contains some characters which, for eccentric make-up and broad and extravagant burlesque, are extremely ludicrous, being, indeed, what the gallery divines would term "immense." The acting, although some of it is very effective with the spectators, is not noteworthy. The intelligent-looking and handsome donkey acted his part capitally, making a deserved bit. The audience was at times stormy in its demonstration, particularly in the upper tiers. The "Knight of the Plains" will be repeated this evening.
BUFFALO BILL.
A crowded House to see the Knight of the Plains.
[Jacksonwille Journal.]
The thrilling melo-drama which was written for Hon. W. F. Cody by the popular artist, Col. Prentiss Ingraham, seems peculiarly adapted for the actor and his troupe. The many thrilling scenes, hair-breadth escapes, resues and contests keep the excitement up to fever heat from first to last.The play is well written and is given by Mr. Cody and his company in an unexceptionable manner. We have little room to particularize, but the acting of Mr. Cody and of Miss Lydia Denier, as Wild Nellie, were highly spoken of and warmly applauded. The support was also good, Willard making a capital Jew and every one "should smile" at Judge Chcapin Shyster. Buttermilk and his donkey brought down the house, and the cheers were loud and long at the close of each act. The fancy rifle shooting by the Knight of the plains was applaused, as it well deserved. Mr. Cody may rest assured of one fact, that as long as he gives a play as respectable and free from anything low he will be greeted by a rousing audience when he visits Jacksonville.
Buffalo Bill.
As will be seen by reference to our advertising columns, the dramatic troupe of which Hon. W. F. Cody, or Buffalo Bill, as he is most generally known, is the chief central figure, will put in an appearance at the Opera House in this city on teh evening of Thursday, the 22nd inst., in a play representing border life, entitled the "Knight of the Plains." The drama was written expressly for Mr. Cody by Col. Prentiss Ingraham, and is full of startling situations and thrilling tableaux. Those who remember the fine physique and splendid personal appearance, as will as the good acting, of Buffalo Bill will be glad to greet him with a cordial welcome on his approaching visit to our city.
AMUSEMENTS.
Ford's Grand Opera House.
Greatly to the delight of theboys and of the boys of a larger growth, Buffalo Bill will to-nigh begin an engagement at Ford's Opera House. Always excellent in his wonderful frontier dramas, he expects to prove himself more so in the "Knight of the Plains," a new melo-drama recently written for him by Prentiss Ingraham. It is said to be of a mush higher order of dramatic merit than is usually incident to that style of play, being devoid of the convetional fire, flare and terificness o teh average scenic representations of frontier life, as well as being deficient in much of their coarseness. Besies his excellent "pale face" support, he is assisted by a band of real live Indians, tamed down to the degree that they know the uselessness of attempting to secure a genuine scalp from any theatrical audience, where so much bald head and store hair prevails. The drama will be given e3very night this week and at matine on Wednesday and Saturday.
WINDSOR THEATRE--BUFFALO BILL.
This theatre was reopened last evening for the appearcne of Buffalo Bill in his drama of "The Knight of the Plains." A large audience assembled and the play produced a sensation. The play abounds in interesting incident, amusing combination of character and exciting tableaus, and "Buffalo Bill" was most enthusiastically applauded. Mr. J. J. Louden as Ralph Royston, played the cillain very cleverly, but his hoarness made his atterances almost inaudible. Messrs. L. R. Willard and Alfred Beverly, and Miss Nellie Jones acquitted themselves the their various roles quite well, as did some others who held minor parts in the play. The shooting match by Buffalo Bill, as a matter of couse, gave him ample opportunity of displaying his marvellous control of the rifle.
