s ▁cabin . ▁C ody ▁would ▁ride ▁in ▁with ▁an ▁ent ou rage ▁of ▁cow bo ys ▁to ▁defend ▁a ▁sett ler ▁and ▁his ▁family . ▁This ▁finale ▁was ▁featured ▁pre domin antly ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁performed ▁after ▁ 1 9 0 7 ; ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁ 2 3 ▁of ▁ 3 3 ▁t ours . ▁Another ▁celebr ity ▁appearing ▁on ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁Cal am ity ▁Jane , ▁as ▁a ▁story t eller ▁as ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁The ▁show ▁influenced ▁many ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁port ray als ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁in ▁cinema ▁and ▁literature . ▁ ▁With ▁his ▁prof its , ▁C ody ▁purchased ▁a ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 - acre ▁( 1 6 - km ² ) ▁ran ch ▁near ▁North ▁Pl atte , ▁Neb r aska , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁The ▁Sc out ' s ▁Rest ▁R anch ▁included ▁an ▁eigh teen - room ▁m ansion ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁bar n ▁for ▁winter ▁storage ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁liv est ock . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁invited ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁business man , ▁John ▁Robinson ▁Wh itle y , ▁C ody ▁took ▁the ▁show ▁to ▁Great ▁Britain ▁in ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁J ub ile e ▁year ▁of ▁Queen ▁Victoria , ▁who ▁attended ▁a ▁performance . ▁It ▁played ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁B irmingham ▁and ▁S alf ord , ▁near ▁Manchester