The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-08
GOOD SHOW TOWN, THIS
Extra Performance Of Buffalo Bills
Wild West Attended by an
Immense Crowd.

| If today's two performances of Bur
falo Rill's Wild West and Congress
| of Rough Riders of the world arc at
tended by crowds such as that which
| was present at last nights tardily an
! nounced extra performance Scran-
| ton will never again be regarded by
| tho Buffalo Bill management as one
day stand. only few Of the extreme
end seats were not taken. and it is safe
to say had it not been for the threat
| ening weather of the early evening,
there would not have been a single
scat vacant.
| With fair weather today, it is safe
TO expect two immense throngs at this
afternoon and evenings exhibitions,
for great favoritc as the Wild West
| has always been in Scranton, last
| nights performance tended very ma
| icrially to increase its favor and when
all the thousands who We're there get
| through testifying to the excellence
| of the exhibition there will be few
| hercabouts who will not be seized with
| the Wild Westward. no! spirit.
1t is n question with the spectator
who stops to analyze the Buffalo Bill
| show as to whether it eXccs in enter
| tanment or instruction. In what it es-
says i'm both lines it goes to the limit
| of practcability. and the answer to
the question consequently depends on
the character of the one analyzng.
The bucking broncho riders amuse
and thrill: the exhibition drill of the
fc-Saving corps of coast guards is
something for which inlandcrs of an
inquiring mind should be content to
pay the admission for alone. The
marvellous feats of horsemanShip. on
the one hand. and the drill of the
United states artillery. or the other,
might be similarly contrasted.
These are only chance examples.
There is an immense mass of matter
for one attempting the analysis. The
various peoples introduced in some
prominently characteristic: activity.
the feats of skill by the crack shots.
lasso throwers. riders and the like,
the illustrations of interesting phases
of life in the West, about which
American literatu has so much con-
corncd itself, the reproductions in so
picturesque and exciting manner of
a 'bt" of the Chinese war. and last
but not least the beholding of one of
the most noted and interesting person.
ages of the time, Colonel w. F. Cody,
comprise a portion of this matter.
The opening number, the grand re-
view of the Rough Riders of the
World. introducing detachments of
regular soldiers of the leading cOun-
tries of the world. and squads Of In
dians, Cowboys. MeXicans. Cossacks,
Arabs, Beers and so on. is likely to be
voted by the majority as the leading
feature. 1t is certainly an elegant and
inspiring sight and when one stops to
contemplate that it is genuine in its
smallest detail. the enterprise of Col
onel Cody is made matter of marvel
as we'll as praise.
Second to this. If it is not put first,
is the reproduction of the assault on
Tienrsin by the allied armies, and
as a spectacle the same can be said of
it as of the opening feature. Without
attempting to further compare, the
sharp shooting of Buffalo Bill Miss
Anne Oakley and Johnnie Baker. the
Arab Gymnasts. the races the buffalo
hunt and the cowboy band might be
picked out as other prominent features
not already mentioned otherwise than
generally.
The Illuminating of the great hollow
square arena is in itself an interesting
solution of what might have been a
difficult problem. Arc-lishts of the
highest power, supplied from IA private
plan. carried with the show are sus-
pended at short intervals all along the
outer edge of the arena. the backs of
the globes being darkened to prevent
the spectators vision from being daZ-
Zled. and these although of themselves
sufficient almost to transform the
blackest night into day, are augment
ed with two powerful search lights
throwing their rays lengthwise across
the arena and against the end which
is vacant of seats and from which the
entrances are made
4 most interesting collection of men
is the company of rough riders who
appeared with Buffalo Bill in the per-
formanco last night. Among the two
hundred or more who participated are
men who have had part in every i'm
rortant war and fight of he world dur
ing the last twenty years.
one of the hardy men who fought
under the English flag is Sergeant
Bates, who was in the Riehl rebellion
in Canada, as "A member of the mount
ed police. and who fought in South
Africa during The Boer war. He was
with General Roberts from Bloemfon-
tain to Pretoria. a march of 700 miles,
and participated in forty-four engage
ments. Others of The English soldiers
We're with Baden Powell at Mafeking,
with Kitchener when he regained the
S"udan ior England and in the relief
party that some years again sought to
nc scue "Chincse" G. don
There are Beers who fought for their
country until there was no opportun-
ity of lighting longer, Cossacks who
fought foH Russia and men who in
Uncle Sans service fought i'm Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines.
Sergeant Seek, a modest retiring
ycrng fellow, served one of the guns
of Grimes battery on I'll Paso hill on
that never 10 be forgotten day i'm 1898.
when our army was before Santiago.
Sergeant James Warren was with Law
ion in his famous chase after Geronimo
the Apache chief Not often among
such number of men are found so
many who have done and dared things.
The parade this morning will pass
over the following route: Washington
to Mulberry. 10 Franklin, to Lacka-
wanna, To Adams, to Spruce, 10 WASH
ington. 10 grounds. The original route
was changed by request, so that the
parade might pass by the Lackawanna
hospital.