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Buffalo Bill's Drama.

The melodrama in which Mr. Cody appeared on Thursday night is properly named, for no one holds a better right to the title "Knight of the Plains" than he does, for he has long been distinguished in the army, and on the frontier as the "Prince of Prairiemen."

Though essentially a border play, Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, the author, has so interwoven social life with wild scenes upon the prairie, and introduced into it the refining element of lovely woman that it is toned down from the "blood and thunder" of the stereotyped frontier drama.

Buffalo Bill as "himself" exhibit a fine bit of acting, and the character he impersonates of English noblemen and detective, are exceedingly natural and good.

"Wild Nellie," the border heroine, and a wild, passionate outcast of the plains, is strongly taken by Miss Lydia Denier, who also has the advantage of being a handsome woman as well as a good actress.

Miss Nellie Jones, as "Rose Melton," is simply perfect- the refined, lovely, high-spirited girl she represents, while Mr. J. J. Louden as the designing villain, sport and outlaw, "Ralph Royston," proves himself a dramatic student who fully grasps the character he has to play.

The millionaire, "Mushroom Melton," is well acted by Mr. Harry Melmer. "Noel Marmaduke, the fop and puppet of the Jew most cleverly taken by Mr. Charlec Wilson, and "Red Eagle," Pawnee chief, a natural impersonation by Mr. Delaney Barclay. In fact, Mr. Cody has a star combination this season, and with his marvellous fancy rifle shooting, the war dance of the red skins, and the attractions of the frontier heroes Eddie and Charley Burgess, the play will without doubt crowded houses at every performance.