▁- ▁but ▁the ▁hand some ▁perform er ▁was ▁a ▁hit ▁with ▁the ▁sold - out ▁crow ds . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁C ody ▁invited ▁" W ild ▁Bill " ▁H ick ok ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁group ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁play ▁called ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁the ▁Pla ins . ▁H ick ok ▁did ▁not ▁enjoy ▁acting ▁and ▁often ▁hid ▁behind ▁scen ery ; ▁in ▁one ▁show , ▁he ▁shot ▁at ▁the ▁spot light ▁when ▁it ▁focused ▁on ▁him . ▁Therefore , ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁the ▁group ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁months . ▁C ody ▁founded ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ▁Com bin ation ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁performed ▁for ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁while ▁sc out ing ▁on ▁the ▁pra i ries ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁The ▁tr oupe ▁tou red ▁for ▁ten ▁years . ▁C ody ' s ▁part ▁typically ▁included ▁a ▁re en act ment ▁of ▁an ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁incident ▁at ▁War bon net ▁Creek , ▁where ▁he ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁scal ped ▁a ▁Che y enne ▁war rior . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁North ▁Pl atte , ▁Neb r aska , ▁C ody ▁founded ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ' s ▁Wild ▁West , ▁a ▁circ us - like ▁att raction ▁that ▁tou red ▁ann ually . ▁( Con tr ary ▁to ▁the ▁popular ▁mis con ception , ▁the ▁word ▁show ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁title .)