| 4The Theatre-"The Knight of the Plains."
The Buffalo Bill Combination opened last night to a large audience, the parquette and dress circle being comfortably filled, whilst the galleries were literally jammed. The new drama, in four acts, entitled "The new drama, in four acts, entitled "The Knight of the Plains," written especially for Buffalo Bill by Col. Prentice Ingraham, son of the celebrated author of "The Prince of the House of David," was preceded by a very amusing farce, "Turn Him Out," which was excellently rendered. The drama proper, in which Buffalo Bill and his Indians take a prominent part, was, contrary to expectation, not a "blood and thunder piece," there being but little shooting and only one death in the entire piece, and that well deserved. The horse that Buffalo Bill rode was a fine black from Capt. Hussey's stables, and behaved admirably, as also did the donkey, "Jack Cass."
The company embraces some very good actors, and the play was put on the stage in an acceptable manner. Mr. Cody, as "Buffalo Bill," the hero of the play, acted quite naturally. | 4 |
