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National Theatre.

Somebody has said that if Cooper had stuck to his Leather Stockings tales he would never have incurred what he would could so illy bear--the pity of the world. The play of "Life on the Border" is one in which there is no departure from the plot. It is a straightforward narrative, actively illustrated as it runs, and contains what would make a volume. It consists in a series of culminations, each one highly sensational and vividly presented. In the part assigned him Buffalo Bill is not required to step outside of the path with which he is perfectly familiar and in which he acts naturally. It would require of an actor of genius and ability years of study to understand and enact the part as successfully as it was played last evening. The same may be said of the part taken by Captain Jack. The men act naturally, and hence successfully. Another good character was that of Old Slote, by A.D. Bradley. The welcome accorded to A.D. Billings was most cordial. Everybody knows that in his line BIllings has few superiors. He was at home last evening as General Duncan, and played with his usual success. Miss A. A. Adams has improved very much since her last appearance before a Virginia audience, and plays the part of the heroine very well. The other characters were well sustained, and the play moved smoothly from beginning to end. The usual scenery of the hall has been augmented by much of that used in San Francisco, and the stage effects are better than we expected. Of the kind the play is as good as can well be made, and the large audience last evening were certainly well pleased with it. There is a great deal of fun in it, and taken as a whole it gives a good evening's entertainment. It will be repeated this evening.

National Theatre.

Somebody has said that if Cooper had stuck to his Leather Stockings taled he would never have incurred what he would could so illy bear--the pity of of the world. The play of "Life on the Border" is one in which there is no departure from the plot. It is a straightforward narrative, actively illustrated as it runs, and contains what would make a volume. It consists in a series of culminations, each one highly sensational and vividly presented. In the part assigned him Buffalo Bill is not required to step outside of the path with which he is perfectly familiar and in which he acts naturally. It would require of an actor of genius and ability years of study to understand and enact the part as successfully as it was played last evening. The same may be said of the part taken by Captain Jack. The men act naturally, and hence successfully. Another good character was that of Old Slote, by A.D. Bradley. The welcome accorded to A.D. Billings was most cordial. Everybody knows that in his line BIllings has few superiors. He was at home last evening as General Duncan, and played with his usual success. Miss A. A. Adams has improved very much since her last appearance before a Virginia audience, and plays the part of the heroine very well. The other characters were well sustained, and the play moced smoothly from beginning to end. The usual scenery of the hall has been augmented by much of that used in San Francisco, and the stage effects are better than we expected. Of the kind the play is as good as can well be made, and the large audience last evening were certainly well pleased with it. There is a great deal of fun in it, and taken as a whole it gives a good evening's entertainment. It will be repeated this evening.