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BUFFALO BILL AT BAY.
Not only was the gallery at the Corinthian
academy of music crowded densely last night,
but nearly all the seats below were occupied
by an audience as enthusiastic as even the wild
Indians could desire. "Buffalo Bill" was
given a cordial reception, and the applause
his every appearance elicited was bestowed
with unstinted generosity, if not always with
disorimination. Mr. Cody's new play "Buffalo
Bill at Bay," is much better than anything
he has given the public hertofore, and
while the author will hardly claim for it high
dramatic excellence, it seems to introduce
a variety of western characters,
as a background for the great scout, and preserves
a connected story, which gives the hero
an opportunity to perform his many feats with
a fair degree of consistency. Mr. Cody
shows a marked improvement in his acting,
and when disgused as Denver Dick, is surprisingly
good. In the third act he gives an
exhibition of fancy chooting with the rifle
which is rather startling in its nature, and
whatever else may be said, the interest of the
audience is never allowed to flag. Mr. Cody
is given an excellent support by Miss Denier,
Miss Nellie Jones, Mr. Loudon, Mr. Willard
and the others, and the performance is one
that merits all the popularity it has won.
The orchestra is excpetionally good, by no
means an unimportant matter, and the entertainment
is one that will undoubtedly draw
full houses for the remainder of the engagement.