ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
The Buffalo Bill Combination began its short season at the Academy last evening, playing to a full house. The sensational drama of "May Cody" combines all the thrilling features which contribute to the successsful frontier story, and was therefore listened to with intense interest and applauded to the echo. The appearance of the celebrated scout, Buffalo Bill, (Hon. W.F. Cody) was greeted with a perfect storm of applause. He is the ideal picture of the frontiersman, besides being a gentleman, and gains the favor of the audience at once. He plays his part in the drama with spirit and a wholesome freedom from ran which makes it an agreeable rendition. Incidental to the play, the celebrated Austin Brothers perform their wonderful feats of maksmanship, shooting objects from each others heads, snuffing candles and firing from every possible position, with truly marvelous possible position, with truly marvelous skill. Darby McCune (Mr. George C. Charles,the comedian, and a very good one, too) brings on his donkey, who performs some highly amusing tricks. The company remain the balance of the week, and give a matinee on Saturday.
