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Show "The Man on the Box" Genuine and wholesome comedy such as has been seldom offered since the days of the Augustin Daly companies will be tho vogue at the Ogdon Theater on April 18, whon the most conspicuous comedy success of the last twenty years In Now York City, "The Man on the Box," dramatized dram-atized by Grace Livingston Furnlss from Harold McGrath's successful book of the same name will be presented. pre-sented. Tho story of the play is founded on a joke and ib full of genuine comedy and heart interest. It relates -that' Lieutenant WorBurton has seen a young lady on the steamer while returning re-turning from Europe, who has wou his heart, but to whom lie was unable un-able to be Introduced. At home in Washington his sister urges him to accompany hor to the embassy hall, but he declines. He conceives the Idea for a practical joke on his sister, and arranges with the fuinily coacn-man coacn-man to take his place on ttho return from the function with the intention of driving at a reckless speed, making his sister believe that the horsed aro running away and then finally stop-ping stop-ping them and lifting his sister out of the carriage and while In tho coachman's livery implanting a hearty kiss upon her cheek He carries out the program until tho carriage calls are made, when he forgets the proper number and delivery the kiss as ho had planned, befor he realizes tho mistake. Tho consequence Is a police po-lice cell for tho night, with tho charges of reckless driving and ab- 1 4 duction to face in the morning. With this foundation, a capital comedy has' boon written that Is worth going miles to sec |