CHICAGO AMUSEMENTS.
BOTH from a financial and popular point of view the determination of Messrs. Cody and Salsbury to add to the attractiveness of the exhibitions given daily by Buffalo Bill's Wild West has resulted in a most emphatic success. For weeks the different types of character illustrative of life on the plains-in peace and war, in the home circle, on the hunt, and in social enjoyment-have been shown most faithfully in the arena of the "Wild West," and to further illustrate in a forcibly realistic manner the struggle of the earlier days in the frontier these energetic managers have concluded to give an actual scene from the great drama of the Custer massacre, which occurred June 25, 1876. Col W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), as chief of scouts of the United States army, was a conspicuous figure in those days and times and under the immediate command of Gen. Merritt was in close proximity to the scene of the battle. This great feature is simply an addition to the programme and in nowise curtails or detracts from the general excellence or fullness of the other features.
The wise judgment of Messrs. Cody and Sals- bury in arranging their great Wıld West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World to remain in Chicago and contiguous to the World's Fair for the entire summer has been fully attested. As the days and weeks go by there is not the slightest diminution in the flattering patronage extended to this entertainment. Not only has it become a recognized attraction of itself, but is most peculiarly appropriate to the object, aims and purpose of the great Exposition, and should be seen by all visitors really desirous of appreciating the onward march of progressive civilization. It illustrates in a most interesting manner the difference between the rude warrior of the plains and the educated soldier of more cultured lands. It points out the rugged and rough path over which modern ideas have had to travel to reach their present realization. and places in admirable juxtaposition the savage whom Columbus discovered. with his rude customs and manners, and the highest type of modern culture and refinement with its accompanying accomplishments science. The entire exhibition is replete with fast recurring exciting and admirable features, and is a source of constant delight to visitors given twice every day.
Buffalo Bill Objected To.
The posters first issued for the parade of Labor day announced as "Honorary Marshal, W. F. Cody." but those issued later contained no mention of that picturesque individual and thereby hangs a tale. When the first posters were distributed a great big protest was sent up by union men in different organizations on the ground that Buffalo Bill was not a laboring man but a shrewd show manager, and that they did not want Labor day and the union parade made an advertising medium for the Wild West or any other kind of West. When the marshals got together they found that the scheme would not work and they voted to take him off. All kinds of charges and insinuations were made, as is usual in all such cases made and provided, but there is no evidence that it was not done with the idea that it would be a drawing card and was done thoughtlessly,
The management of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show has arranged with the Illinois Central railroad to run fast trains as specials on Sundays. The fast train will leave at 11 o'clock, and specials will be run every fifteen minutes thereafter until after the performance at night. Fare, 10 cents; trip, fifteen minutes. While this has been done as a private undertaking, yet the fast service on Sunday is of considerable interest to people coming to The Fair.
Buffalo Bill has arranged with the Illinois Central railroad to run World's-Fair fast trains on Sunday every fifteen minutes Trom Van Buren street until after the performance at night. Fare as usual 10 cents and time occupied in the trip sixteen minutes. The enterprise of Cody & Salsbury in securing this service will be taken advantage of by many thousands who do not like slow travel.
Journal Sept 2
To the Wild West Show,
Special Wild West Trains will run over the Illinois Central railway tomorrow. Beginning at 1 o'clock the trains will run from Van Buren street every fifteen minutes to 3 o'clock, and also every fifteen minutes from 6 to 8 o'clock, landing passengers at Buffalo Bill's camp. Trains will return to Van Buren street after each performance.
News Sep 2
Another week has passed and the usual report comes from Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World of continued large audiences at both performances every day and of the greatest enthusiasm among the people. Two performances will be given every day at 3 and 8:30 p. m. until Nov. 1, In all kinds of weather, and no visitors to Chicago should Tail to spend at least the time of one performance with Buffalo Bill and his company. It is really a part and parcel of the World's Fah, although located outside the grounds and independent thereof.
Journal Sep 2
Crowds at Buffalo Bill's WIld West
Another week has passed, and the usual report comes from Buffalo Bill's Wild West of continued large audiences at both performances every day, and of great enthusiasm among the people. This could not be so unless the merit of the entertainment was great, and of this no one seems to be in doubt. The'attendance, always large, has during the past month frequently tested the capacity of the grand stand to accommodate the crowd. The daring acts of horsemanship and the graphic scenes of warfare, and JO the representations of country settlement west of the Mississippi river have been portrayed many times, but seem to increase in interest each succeeding representation. The audiences are larger and more enthusiastic now than at any other part of the season, and it is almost as much of a pleasure to watch the audience in their enjoyment, as to watch the performers going through their interesting work. Two performances will be given every day at 3 and 8:80 p. m. until November 1, in all kinds of weather, and no Chicago least visitors to Chicago should fail to spend at least the time of one performance with Buffalo Bill and his company. It is really a part and parcel of the World's Fair, although located outside of the grounds and independent thereof. For a thorough understanding and appreciation of the beauties of the Fair and advance made by civilization in the Western country it is well to see this exhibit of the early life of the Indians and of the pioneers on the plains. The contrast that can thus be drawn between what was, as shown at the Wild West, and what is, as shown at the World's Fair, stamps on the mind a strong picture of the progress of the arts, sciences and civilization of the American continents.
BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST.
The weather has been almost perfect this Bummer for outdoor entertainments and the world's fair and Buffalo Bill, the only two of that class that have furnished any amusement to visitors and residents of Chicago, have consequently prospered. The Wild West depends not only on the fact that it stands alone among amusement enterprises, hiving no rivals or peers; its instructive and interesting character appeals to all classes alike, and from the staid old bookworm to the street arab everybody is interested in the character of the performance. All of the old features that have made and continued the extreme popularity of the Wild West are retained in the program and additions are made from time to time, such as Custer's Last Charge, that add materially to the attractiveness of the entertainment. Every day until November 1, at 3 o'clock and 8:30 P. m., performances will be given.
Mail Sep 2
The weather has been almost perfect this summer for outdoor entertainments, and the world's fair and Buffalo Bill-the only two of that class that have furnished any amusement to visitors and residents of Chicago- have, consequently, prospered in the patronage extended to them. Col. Cody and his Wild West" aggregation are at Sixty-third street, next to the world's fair grounds, Col. Cody is probably the best known public entertainer in the world, with the record made by hard work on the plains to substantiate all of his claims to his reputation. Every day till November, the first at 3 o'clock and the second at 8:30 p. m., performances will continue to be given.
Inter Ocean Sep 3
BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST. There is plenty of entertainment and much instruction to be found at Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders. The popularity of the show is attested by the great crowds that assemble afternoon and evening to witness the exhibitions that are alternately amusing and exerting. All of the stirring features that have gone to make the Wild West the principal attraction in Chicago outside of the World's Fair itself have been retained in the programme, and to it has been added a graphic representation of the last rally ôf Custer, which has received the emphatic Indorsement of the officers, and soldiers now located in and about Chicago. Every effort possible is put forth by the management of the Wild Wést to make it the cleanest, neatest, and most comfortable resort in Chicago, and this, with the merit of the entertainment, makes it a pleasure for amusement-seekers to visit it.
ANOTHER KIND OF "BILL."
While congress is engaged in discussing the details of the dry, dull bill intended t relieve the financial stringency that prevails In the country, Chicago and all of her visitors are discussing a "Bill" that is neither dry, dull nor uninteresting. This "Bill" is Buffalo Bill, and from the unanimity with which he is supported, there is no prospect of his ever being repealed. Temporary closure will be applied Nov. 1, but until that time the discussion will grow warmer and warmer, and the stampede from the opposition ranks, it there is any opposition, will be so great that his success will be unprecedented when the roll is called. Like many other good measures this "Bill" has been improved somewhat by the Cossack amendment, proposed by the representatives from Russia; the Arabian amendment, supported so strongly by the Bedouins and Syrians; the soldier amendment proposed by the originator of the measure, Nate Salsbury, and so strongly supported by the representatives from the German, French, English and American armies. The original "Bill," that embraced the Indian, cowboy and Mexican features, was considered very good. Amendments have improved it, and the final one recently adopted, and which provides for the perpetuation in the hearts of the people of a monument to the gallant Custer and his brave soldiers, insures the support of all classes and the eternal popularity of this already favorably received "Bill."
Seriously speaking, the entertainment furnished by Buffalo Bill and his Wild West company is without question one of the most popular of the kind ever put before the American or any other public, and the merit of its many features and of the exhibition as a whole is such that the patronage bestowed on it is fully deserved, and Colonel Cody and his managers must feel justly proud of the strong indorsement they have received. Two performances will continue to be given every day, at 3 and 8:30 p. m.
Whether or no it is definitely settled that the world's fair will be closed Sunday the only al fresco entertainment left for the people is the ever-popular and always acceptable Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World, which will continue to give two performances every day, Sundays included, at 3 and 8:30 sharp. In the matter of paid admissions the “Wild West" has during the last five or six weeks exceeded even the drawing power of the fair Sundays, showing conclusively that the public appreciate the efforts of Messrs. Cody and Salsbury in giving them a first-class entertainment and one where they can see all that is advertised. All of the many thrilling features that have gone to make the "Wild West" so popular are retained in the program, and to, it has lately been added a graphic portrayal of one of the bloodiest scenes in the history of Indian warfare-the last charge of the gallant Custer of the Seventh regiment of cavalry and their slaughter. The applause greeting this last feature of the program is always of the most enthusiastic character.
Still Flocking to Buffalo Bill.
It is an old story, and one always received with pleasure, that Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders at Sixty-third street is being patronized twice every day to the fullest capacity of its grandstands. For eighteen weeks this entertainment has been before the people. Starting in at an unfavorable season, when the night winds were biting and when rain fell nearly every day, the patronage then was large, and it has steadily continued to increase until the popular approval of the “Wild West" attested by thousands every 'day. The [?] of "Custer Last Charge; or, The [?] the Little Big Horn" to the already [?] [?] program seems to have served to 1aerease the appetite of the public for this form amusement. The great influx of strangers into the city to attend the World's Fair has had a marked beneficial affect on all classes of amusement, and proportionately so on the attendance at the "Wild West," where there are daily assemble more people than could be accommodated in all of the downtown theaters. This is because of the novelty, the strength, and the merit of the exhibition given by the company.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
CENTRAL I. C. ROUTE R.R.
For Buffalo Bili's Wild West Show-Sunday Schedule, World's Fair Express Trains.
Until otherwise advised above trains will be run as follows on Sundays to and from Sixty-third street. For afternoon performance, leave Van Buren street 1 p. m., 1:30 p. m., and thereafter every fifteen minutes until and including 3 p. m. For evening performance, leave Van Buren street 6 p. m. and thereafter every fifteen minutes until 8:30 p. m. inclusive Returning trains will leave Sixty-third street station immediately after the cloșe of the performance. Trains will stop at Sixtieth street in both directions. Fare 10 cents, 20 cents round trip.
THE BOOM IS GROWING.
The newspapers all over the country are endorsing THE SUNDAY DEMOCRAT in starting the popular boom to make "Buffalo Bill" the next governor of Nebraska. The following from The Banner Weekly of New York City, shows that the boom is spreading east as well as west.
"The newest thing in politics is the suggestion of the Chicago Sunday Democrat that "Buffalo Bill" shall be a candidate for the governorship of Nebraska in this fall's campaign. This idea seems to have struck a popular chord, for The Sunday Democrat is now getting responses from leading men all over the state whose consensus of opinion seems to be that Cody would receive a superb vote and be the next governor if he permits his name to be used in the canvass."
Buffalo Bill Shows to 15,000 People.
Buffalo Bill and his rough riders entertained an audience of 15,000 persons at their performance yesterday afternoon. Owing to Col. Cody's energy the Illinois Central ran its world's fair express trains during the afternoon and evening for the benefit of the Wild West's patrons. The trains helped swell the audiences on the Midway quite as much as they did at the Wild West show, which made Supt. Tucker of the department of admissions very grateful to Col. Cody. The Wild West people were obliged to guarantee the Illinois Central the expense of running trains before they could obtain the service, but so heavy was the traffic that the road will probably resume its regular Sunday express service to Jackson park.
Journal Sep 5
Buffalo Bill and the "Wild West" have become landmarks. When directing a stranger to the World's Fair the information is generally given that the big Exposition is "right next to Buffalo Bill's camp. It is taken for granted that everybody knows where Buffalo Bill is located, as from twenty thousand to thirty-five thousand people see the show every day.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West is not in closed within the exposition grounds, I is an entertainment of exceptional merit. The exhibition is an American instițution, and typifies life and the advancement of civilization on the great American frontier. A new attraction, doubling the intense interest of the daily performances, has been added, viz- "Custer's Last Charge." This scene thrills the spectator who witnesses the greatest historical battle of Ameri- can Indian warfare. For exact location of grounds, see map pages 4 and 5. For full information see page 8.
Governor Roswell P. Flower of New York, with his staff and the ladies accompanying them, attended Buffalo Bill's Wild West yesterday afternoon and occupied boxes in the center of the grand stand. They expressed themselves as highly delighted with the entertainment, and after the performance the governor assured Col. Cody of a warm welcome at any time he may visit New York. The "Wild West" seems to capture not only the multitude but all the distinguished visitors during this world's fair year.
Journal Sep 6
Gov. Flower Visits the "Wild West"
Governor Roswell P. Flower of New York, with his staff, and the ladies accompanying them, attended Buffalo Bill's Wild West yesterday afternoon, and occupied boxes of honor in the center of the grand stand. They expressed themselves as highly delighted with the entertainment, and after the performance the Governor assured Colonel Cody of a warm welcome at any time he might visit New York, The Wild West" seems to capture not only the multitude but all the distinguished visitors to Chicago, during this World's Fair year.
