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Show tatora remained for the reel of moving mov-ing pictures, which is up to tho standard. AT THE ORPHEUM. The Orphenm theater is presenting a twentymlnuto gllce of the "third degree de-gree this week, under the caption of "The Police Inspector." The sketch i Is a five character affair, and Is thrill-ingly thrill-ingly clever in Its execution, although I its ending Is a disappointment to in;ny lu the .udlence. The author I takes a different view on certain ! jrdlce methods then does Nicholas Klein, and the curtain drops on the playlet with the orchestra very appropriately ap-propriately grinding not the air of "Tammany." Scott Slggins as the police Insect'ir, John T. EKvlo ns William Bonsell. a reformer and the i sufpected murderer, nd J. J. Williams, Wil-liams, as the scrub woman, score the biggest hits for the'r cleverness. Lou Auger as the "German Soldier" deserves the Nobel peace prize for his humorous dissertation on war. He does not denounce war as cruel and barbarous, lut laughs at it as being ridiculous and before war really ceases it must become ridiculous lu tie mind of the civilized world. An gfr la not patriotic, and he does not w in his applause by the time honored vaudeville gng of wav'ng the Stars and NStripcs. His dialect helps some, but It is his new line of jokes that caaiss the real riot. He Is tho biggest big-gest lone-handed fun-maker that has been Been at tho Orpheum tin's sea-eon. sea-eon. If Cava n a. who Is doing a boneless slack-wire act. does not break his neck before the season is over he will be a wonder His act Is a very difficult one and different from any sluck wire performance that has been seen here during the season. Miss Marie Felton. "the blonde in 'black, sing's well and displays a number num-ber of pretty costumes. Joseph Callahan In his Impersonations Impersona-tions of "Crent Men. Past and Present," Pres-ent," makes good. His Impersonation of the late Pope Leo Is his best portrait por-trait uro. Mr. Ben Beyer and brother. Mklsts, give an exhibition of cycling that Is decidedly clever. They perform the usual bicvclo stunts and have a number num-ber or original ones that take well I with the spectators. The house wns packed last n'ght to tho last seat, and most of the numv I |