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Show ABIE' PROVES GREATSUCCESS A fortune has been offered for he picture rights of "Abie's Irish lose", in fact several fortunes, but iidiciitions are that the rights will iiit lie disposed of for another five mirs, despite there are six com-diiii'S com-diiii'S playing the Anne Nichols imieily, one approaching the fifth uir on Broadway. The value of "Abie's" film rights iiroximate .f l.OKKI.IKKI nt this time. ,n offer of $SOO,000 was recently liule by a coterie of Wall Street ' leu. It was refused. Just recently a representative of large picture-producing firm offer-I offer-I to pay $3G0,(KK for an option to ;' ty the "Abie" rights, regardless of ' nv many years in the future the . lease (late would bo fixed. That ' fer was declined also by William 3 Lelgneinare, general manager for ! iss Nichols. nt i lined Sucness There Is a sound reason why all clure offers for "Abie" have been mcccptiible ; that is the continued lecess of the amazing comedy here id throughout the country. Not ily is the attraction still piling ) run records In small slunds but isiiiess played to on repeat engnge-enls engnge-enls is almost unbelievable. Never has a million-dollar film ;fer iK'en made for a play before inch less declined. The possibles possibl-es for business on the road for Mile" in years to come indicate lie play's even greater profit pos-ihililies pos-ihililies through regular presentu-on. presentu-on. , . "Mile's" Broadway run is stand-IK stand-IK up with its business the onry many newer attractions. Last pelt the gross was about, $11,0011 liich Is remarkable considering le fact that "Abie" enters upon lis Ninth perronnanco at. Ihe Republic ii'iiler, New York City, Thursday iiiuary Kt. |