| 148THE SCOUTS-----The Buffalo Bill troupe attracted a very fair audience at the Opera
House last evening in the sensation play of the "Scouts of the Plains." The performance opened with the amusing farce entitled " Thrice Married," in which M'lle. Morlacchi appeared in a variety of characters and executed some accomplished feats in the terpsichorean art. She is a danseuse of much more than ordinary grace and skill. The farce fairly convulsed the audience and put it in good humor for the play of the Scouts which followed.
The play is remarkable in one particular, at least, and that is for the large amount of blood and thunder that is crowded into a single performance. Thrilling scenes and unexpected denouements follow one another in rapid succession, and an almost constant firing is kept up from first to last. The drain on the treasury for gunpowder must be fearful. While the play is exciting all the way through, there are many amusing things about it. The character of "Nick," by Mr. Fletcher, is one of them.
The policy of civilizing the noble red man by the Quaker process, is taken off in the most amusing manner possible. "BuffaloBill" and "Texas Jack" impersonate their own characters in a style peculiarly their own, and demonstrate that they can draw a dramatic picture of border life as well as engage in the realities of it.
The company appears for the last time this evening. Those who enjoy real blood
curdling, hair-elevating sensation will find it in the play of " The Scouts." | 148THE SCOUTS-----The Buffalo Bill troupe
attracted a very fair audience at the Opera
House last evening in the sensation play of
the "Scouts of the Plains." The perform-
ance opend with the amusing farce entitled
" Tbrice Married," in which M'lle. Morlac
chi appeared in a variety of characters and
executed some accomplished feats in the
terpsichorean art. She is a danseuse of
much more than ordinary grace and skill.
The farce fairly convulsed the audience and
put it in good humor for the play of the
Scouts which followed.
The play is remarkable in one particular,
at least, and that is for the large amount of
blood and thynder that is crowded into a
single performance. Thril ing scenes and
unexpected denouements follow one an-
other in rapid succession, and an almost con-
stant firing is kept up from firsr to last.
The drain on the treasury for gunpowder
must be fearful. While the play is exciting
all the way through, there are many amus-
ing things about it. The character of
"Nick," by Mr. Fletcher, is one of them.
The policy of civilizing the noblered man
by the Quaker process, is taken off in the
most amusing manner possible. "Buffalo
Bill" and " Texas Jack" impersonste their
own characters in a style peculiarly their
own, and demostrate that they can draw
a dramtic picture of border life as well as
engage in the realities of it.
The company appears for the last time
this evening. Those who enjoy real blood
curdling, bair-elevating sensation will find
it in the play of " The Scouts." |
