The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-10-30
ADJUSTMENTS.

The celebrated Buffalo Bill (Hon. W. F. Cody)
supported by an excellent company OF actors will
present the thrilling and interesting drama,
"Knight Of the Plains" at the Opera House. to-
morrow (Friday) evening. The Lafayette Qnd.)
Journal thus speaks Of Mr., Cody and his COM
pany:
zone Of the largest, If not the largest, audience
that has been in the Opera House this season,
greeted the Buffalo Bill troupe. The hall was
packed, and good standing room in the gallery
could not be had Every seat on the lower floor
was occupied, and the walls were lined with those
who could not get seats It was red hot from the
jump. The fan was applied with great vigor, but
with all 1t was uncomfortably hot The gallery
was ripe for some fun, and laughed and roared
with an abandonment seldom seen in our Opera
House. The audience on he ground floor took II
up, and we do not remember to have seen bet
ter pleased audience for many day. The play
was the Knight Of the Plains" with Hon. W. F.
Cody as the Knight. The support was good and
border life was presented just as 1t exists Codys
use Of the rife is astonishing and the feats per-
formed by him are really wonderful. As an &C.
tor he has improved wonderfully since his last
appearance here. He is in fine health, and we
are glad to know that he is not only succeeding
Ill buo p6OplSi put Puttluh uuLud
money in his wampum belt His troupe Is com.
posed OF ladies and Gentlemen Of culture, and we
cheerIully commend Buffalo Bill and his party to
whom 1t may concern" .,.....
The hot weather did not prevent a large audi
ence from assembling In the FifthAyenue Theatre
last evening, on the occasion of the production Of
the musical extravaganza Of "Evangeline," There
is nothing sorrowiul or pathetic and very little
that is poetic, in the histories of the Fifth Avenue
| "Evangeline and her Gabriel-a fortunate cir
| cumsance as theatre.goeTs do not wish to be de.
pressed in the dog'days. The general effect Of
the performance is bright and pleasing. The
chief artistic success, however was the imperson-
alton of a mysterious parsonage, known as the
Lone Fisherman-delghtfu droll and original,
nothing better was ever done in buTlesque. Evan.
geline" was entirely successful last night, and IL
likely to become popular, The music, by Mr.,
Rice, is bright and cheerful There are number
OF comic dances which were greatly appreciated
by the audierce.-N Y, Evening Post b p 5
Rice Il Goodwin's burlesque OF "Evangeine"
was produced at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in cap.
ital style last night. 1t lisa very merry affair from
beginning to end, with bright music, sufficiently
funny dialogue and novel situations. 1t has
met with enormous success in the New England
States where 1t has been performed to the great
delight of large audiences, There is every reason
| why It should be equally successful here for the
company performing 1t is made up of clever peo.
| ole There Ia not an indecent suggestion in 1t,
and the music has all the swing and dash Of opera
| boufe There is q perfect beyy Of pretty girls.
| Their voices are sweet and altogether, they are
| very tantalisng Acadians. "Evangeline" isa de-
served hit, and will hold the stage for some time
| 10 come.--N T. Evetltn0 Express,