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The Buffalo Bill Combination.

St. James Hall last evening held an audence in size seldom equalied since the Centennial Exhibition an the hard times considered against amusement managers. Every part of the hall was fille with standing room aven at a premium. The reader will perhaps not be slow in rightly surmieing that this large gathering was in respect to Hon. William F. Cody, more familiarly known as Buffal bill, who improves his hours of leisure from the healthful pastline of the par-path by mounting the Thespian stage and from thence instructing the interested public in the benighn policy pursued with such signal success byt out government toward the copper colored children of the west. Buffalo Bill's identification with the campsign immediately follwoing the massacre of Custer and his command has brought him into greater prominence than ever, and last evening the audience was ready to greet with thundering acclamations the callet of the unlucky Yellow Hand.

Mr. Cody is supported by quite a numerous company, with "Captain Jack Crawford, the Poet Scout of the Black Hills," as "leading men," and some of the members indicate the possession of a good degree of dramatic talent. The drama which was presented for the first time in this city bears the euphoulous and encrimsoned titles of "The Red Right Hand, or Buffalo Bill's First Scalp for Custer," and is in Eve acts representing incidents of the late Indian war, and particularly those in which William had a real or imaginary part. Of the performance we cannot speak in a critical way, our education in Indian warfare having been largely and perhaps inexcusably neglected, but we are informed by connoisscuts, who are supported by the authorities we have consuited, that Buffalo Bill's encircling and graceful sweep about the crown of Yellow Hand was only exceeded in dexterity by the scientific twist with which he snatched bald-headed that luckiess chief.

Opening with a scene in the Black Hills, and as last closting with the death of Yellow Hand and an allergerical tableaux, the play is a continuous succession of exciting scenes and situation, abundant with war whoops and burnt powder. The audeince seems to enjoy it all immensely, and applauded everything.

A second and last performance will be given given this evening, and it is safe to assume that those who want seals must attend early.

The Buffalo Bill Combination.

St. James Hall last evening held an audence in size seldom equalied since the Centennial Exhibition an the hard times considered against amusement managers. Every part of the hall was fille with standing room aven at a premium. The reader will perhaps not be slow in rightly surmieing that this large gathering was in respect to Hon. William F. Cody, more familiarly known as Buffal bill, who improves his hours of leisure from the healthful pastline of the par-path by mounting the Thespian stage and from thence instructing the interested public in the benighn policy pursued with such signal success byt out government toward the copper colored children of the west. Buffalo Bill's identification with the campsign immediately follwoing the massacre of Custer and his command has brought him into greater prominence than ever, and last evening the audience was ready to greet with thundering acclamations the callet of the unlucky Yellow Hand.

Mr. Cody is supported by quite a numerous company, with "Captain Jack Crawford, the Poet Scout of the Black Hills," as "leading men," and some of the members indicate the possession of a good degree of dramatic talent. The drama which was presented for the first time in this city bears the euphoulous and encrimsoned titles of "The Red Right Hand, or Buffalo Bill's First Scalp for Custer," and is in Eve acts representing incidents of the late Indian war, and particularly those in which William had a real or imaginary part. Of the performance we cannot speak in a critical way, our education in Indian warfare having been largely and perhaps inexcusably neglected, but we are informed by connoisscuts, who are supported by the authorities we have consuited, that Buffalo Bill's encircling and graceful sweep about the crown of Yellow Hand was only exceeded in dexterity by the scientific twist with which he snatched bald-headed that luckiess chief.

Opening with a scene in the Black Hills, and as last closting with the death of Yellow Hand and an allergerical tableaux, the play is a continuous succession of exciting scenes and situation, abundant with war whoops and burnt powder. The audeince seems to enjoy it all immensely, and applauded everything.

A second and last performance will be given given this evening, and it is safe to assume that those who want seals must attend early.