BUFFALO BILL IN ITALY.
The Naples correspondent of The London Telegraph says of Buffalo Bill's show at that place: "It is a quite new one for the Neapolitans, few of whom have read Fenimore Cooper and know what to make of the strange-looking and painted redskins, and the general impression was that these brave warriors, with their long silky hair, paint, and feathers, and beardless faces, were women. But the riding and shooting were highly appreciated, and the seats of the arena are crowded daily. Col. Cody is thinking of taking his Indians up Mount Vesuvius some moonlight night and giving them a war dance round the crater. These Indians have never seen a volcano, though they have heard of such as places where the devil keeps up his fires."
Title: Buffalo Bill In Italy
Periodical: Milwaukee Sentinel
Date: February 21, 1890
Topics: Buffalo Bill's Wild West in Italy & Spain
Keywords: American Indians Audiences Horsemanship Indians of North America Shooting Volcanoes
People: Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851
Places: Naples (Italy) Vesuvius (Italy)
Sponsor: This project is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and by the Geraldine W. & Robert J. Dellenback Foundation.
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