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Wild West Show

noun

A spectacular show organized in 1883 by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale; toured the United States and Europe. Synonym: Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

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"Wild West Show" Quotes from Famous Books

... saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year. He acts like he was a duke, searching for a rich wife. No country politician that never had been out of his own county, appointed minister to England, could put on more style ...

— Peck's Bad Boy With the Cowboys • Hon. Geo. W. Peck

... various other incidents connected with the Jubilee during May, one being a visit of the queen to the American "Wild West Show," and another the opening of the "People's Palace" at Whitechapel, in which fifteen thousand troops were ranged along seven miles of splendidly decorated streets, while the testimony of the people to their affection for their queen was as enthusiastic as it had been ...

— Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) - The Romance of Reality • Charles Morris

Words linked to "Wild West Show" : Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, show