AMUSEMENTS.
BUFFALO BILL IN LONDON.—Colonel Cody, commonly known as Buffalo Bill, has returned to Earl's Court, the scene of his former triumphs in London. On this particular visit of the Wild West Show, Colonel Cody is accompanied by 20 military hostages, who were engaged in the late rising of the Indians at Pine Ridge, Dakota. There are also seventy Indians, braves, squaws, and children. The merit of the whole show rests solely upon its natural features, and not upon any artificial aid. The Indians are in their warpaint feathers, and the horses are the Mexican mustangs and "bronchos" of the plains. The horsemanship is undeniably good. Hunting the buffalo is a scene of sufficient realism considering they are hunted twice a day and in the end do not get killed. The war dance of the Red Skins, Lone Wolf, a Sioux chief, and the cowboys is exceedingly interesting. The remarkable shooting of Miss Annie Oakley is phenomenal. The programme is an exciting one, admirably carried out, and well managed. The numbers who visit the exhibition each day testify to its grandeur.
Title: Amusements
Periodical: Catholic Times
Source: McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody Collection, MS6, MS6.3778.049.08 (1892 London)
Date: June 10, 1892
Topics: Buffalo Bill's Wild West in Britain
Keywords: American bison hunting American Indians Amusements Cowboys Exhibitions Historical reenactments Horsemanship Horsemen and horsewomen Horses Hostages Indian children Indian dance--North America Indian women Indians of North America--Clothing Indians of North America Lakota Indians Scrapbooks Shooting Traveling exhibitions
People: Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926
Places: Earl's Court (London, England) London (England) Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)
Sponsor: This project is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Geraldine W. & Robert J. Dellenback Foundation.
Editorial Statement | Conditions of Use
TEI encoded XML: View wfc.nsp12273.xml
Back to top
