ayer ▁of ▁Neb r aska ▁appoint ing ▁C ody ▁as ▁a ide - de - camp ▁on ▁the ▁Governor ' s ▁staff ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁colon el ▁dated ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁rank ▁had ▁little ▁official ▁authority ▁but ▁the ▁English ▁press ▁quickly ▁capital ized ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁title ▁of ▁" Col onel ▁C ody ". ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ' s ▁Wild ▁West ▁closed ▁its ▁successful ▁London ▁run ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁after ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁performances , ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 . 5 ▁million ▁tick ets ▁sold . ▁The ▁tour ▁made ▁stops ▁in ▁B irmingham ▁and ▁Manchester ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁summer ▁tour . ▁ ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ' s ▁Wild ▁West ▁returned ▁to ▁Europe ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ex position ▁Univers elle ▁in ▁Paris , ▁an ▁event ▁that ▁comm emor ated ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Storm ing ▁of ▁the ▁Bast ille ▁and ▁featured ▁the ▁debut ▁of ▁the ▁E iff el ▁Tower . ▁The ▁tour ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁of ▁France ▁and ▁Barcelona , ▁Spain , ▁then ▁on ▁to ▁Italy . ▁While ▁in ▁Rome , ▁a ▁Wild ▁West ▁deleg ation ▁was ▁received ▁by ▁Pope ▁Leo ▁XIII . ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ▁was ▁disappoint ed ▁that ▁the ▁condition ▁of ▁the ▁Col os se um ▁did ▁not ▁allow ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁ven ue ;