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BUFFALO BILL

In his wildest dreams of ambition "Buffalo Bill" probably never flattered himself that he was much of an actor, but he has estimated well his wide reputation as a border scout, and their resistibe fascination presented to the juvenile mind by the appearance of the hero who ahs actulaly figured in some or the thrilling scenes mimicked in miniature upon the stage. It is a little surprising that the novelty of his performance has not become tarnished by constant repetition; but most assuredly it has not, for upon each reappeance Mr. Cody is given the name boisterous reception which marked his first dramatic tour through the country eight years ago. His plays are little more than vivid illustrations of ordinary dime literature, and from a dramatic standpoint, worthless, but they please the class for whom they are written, attract large crowds of cheering people, and, of course, upon the stage as elsewhere, there is nothing so successful as success. Mr. Cody's new piece, "The Prairie Waif," written for him by John A. Steavens, is decidedly better than anything in which he has had an opportunity to appear, distributing the blood and thunder very judiciously, and introducing the different characters with a fair degree of consistency. Of its kind it is good, and it is well played by Mr. Cody's company. "Buffalo Bill" himself, appears in three different characters, exhibits his [?] with his rifle and is always the manly ideal of a western fronteersman. He has a good German comedian in Jule Kean, and the others play their rensational parts fairly well. The applause last night was tremendous, and the galleries were crowded to suffocation. The seats down stairs were also well filled, and the enthusiasm was not by any means confined to the upper part of the house.

The same programme will be repeated tonight.