AMUSEMENTS.
THE SCOUTS.
The Buffalo Bill combination attracted an audience only fair in size to the Opera House last night. Many did not attend for the reason that they imagined the performance would be dull and uninteresting and others remained away because they had got the idea that The Scouts- Buffalo Bill and Texas Jack- were not with the party. The supposition that the play was not sufficiently entertaining was proven by the performance to be a mistake and the idea that the heroes were only on the bills erroneous. The performance was lively enough from first to last, what is uncommon in performance of that kind gave general satisfaction. The play is one of the blood and thunder kind, in which the heroes, a lot of red skins, some innocent maidens, a villianous white renegade, figure conspicuously. There is any amount of shooting and plenty of exciting and striking situations during the play all of which are calculated to raise the enthusiasm of the audience to a high pitch. The plan of civilizing the heathens by Quaker missionaries, comes in for a showing up, and is handled in a manner that provokes considerable fun for the spectators. In addition to the surprises, exciting tableaus and gunpowder, the play contains a great deal of sentiment and much that is ludicrous and the change from the one to the other keeps the audience constantly in good humor. Buffalo Bill and Texas Jack counterfeit themselves very creditably and act pretty much as might be expected of them in the scenes represented M'lle Morlacchi is a true artist, and as a danseuse and pantomimist is recognized as among the first in the profession. Frank Mordaunt was villainous enough for the character be assumed. Mr. Johnson, as the Quaker, Mr. Arlington and Mr. McEvoy all acquitted themselves very creditably. The play was received with much enthusiasm, and the applause at times, especially during the [fusilades?] almost deafening. The combination appear for the last time in the city this evening. All who have not seen the play should not miss this opportunity.
