The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-29
BUFFALO BILLS RIDERS.
From All Parts OF the world Coming
Here.

Thursday, June IA, will mark the re-
burn to Portland for two performances,
of Buffalo Bills Wild West and Congress
of Rough Riders which has this season
attained degree Of success never before
vouched to any outdoor enterprise In the
history of amusements. Their recent
season of twenty -fsur performances In New
York was NAKED by a series OF audiences
that for size broke all records at the I'M
mense Madison S quare Garden, every
performance seeing thousands turned
away unable to gain admission. The IN
herent merit and the genuine character
of the entertainment, which is never al
lowed to fall below the highest standard,
is in great measure responsible Tor TINS
continued popularity of Messrs. Cody &
Salsbury's unique and original entertain
ment. But feature that has increased
public interest In the exhibition is the
addition to their programme OF the most
realistic battle scene ever offered TO
peaceful public. Messrs. Cody q sails
bury have selected as the most timely
subject, patriotism Installing and enthu-
siasm producing page Of recent history,
the charge up San Juan Hill, as the sub
ject of the most popular spectacular item
of their interesting programme. This Is
produced with every attention to detail,
the hill itself, the blockhouse, trenches
trees and barbed-wire fences being built
in the arena in exact replica OF the one
in the suburbs of Santiago. To give
reality to the fight, these enterprising
managers have engaged not theatrical
s'supers, " but nearly three hundred actual
participants in the fighting around san
tiago. These are made up OF a number OF
Roosevelts Rough Riders, Cuban lnsur-
gents and white and negro ex-regulars
and volunteers of the United states
Army, and besides presenting moving
tableau of the most thrilling page OF
recent history, gives to patriotic Ameri-
can people an opportunity to pay que
homage to the men who fought and SUI
fered in the trenches of Southern Cuba,
and who by their valor sustained the
honor of the American soldier and added
new luster to American arms.
The size of the Wild West arena and the
number of actual soldiers employed In
giving this presentation, place 1t ON
plane far beyond that possible to be given
by other amusement managers and imi-
tations must sink into insignifcance
when compared with this one.
All the old-time features of the Wild
West have been retained and improved
upon, and the chronological department of
the exhibition gains an added interest by
the addition of:contingents representing
the newest colonial additions to Uncle
Sam S empire, for in the arena are seen
for the first time in the United States
representatives of the Filipinos, Hawaians
and Porto Ricans, giving Illustrations of
some Of the interesting features OF their
daily life In their island home. The seas
on in our city being so limited, 1t be-
hooyes intending visitors to secure their
seats early and be on hand in time for
the grand entry which opens the enter
tainment in the afternoon at two O'Clock
and in the evening at eight O'Clock.
The location Of the grounds Is easily
accessible from all parts, being situated
at Forest avenue show grounds.