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Show Conrad Signs to Write For Paramount Pictures Realising the difficulty of successfully adapting stories and plays to the screen, Joseph Conrad, famous Hrltlsh author, has signed a contract to write original stories for Paramount pictures, according to an announcement made by Jesse L. Iaaky, first vice president of the Famous Players-Lasky corporation. Mr. Conrad by signing his contract leins the group of authors whom Mr. iJuky luatt aiimmer nornnailrd tn writ 4ltawlw for pictures Kdward jqublock. Sir ;tl-uert ;tl-uert Parker. Avery Hop wood and Henry Arthur Jones are already In the Paramount Para-mount studios learning the technique of the screen, and Sir Janwa M. Rax lie and Arnold Bennett are soon to com to this country. Mr. Conrad, It 1 announced, will soon go Into the Paramount studios and work out one of his stories in en-operation en-operation with a prominent director and a trained scenario writer. In unriinciiig the acquisition of Mr. Conrad, Mr. ljt.iky pointed out that the nrtiatic future of the motion picture de- ' pended on the willingness of authors of recognised ability to go Into the motion plot u r studios and learn bow pictures jre maiie. Authors are coming to reallie. he siud. that It Is ltnpoasUil to adapt I'iays and book to ttio screen, as the eperlenc of picture producers has proved. In this connection. It w.is pointed point-ed out, William DeMille, one of the ara-' ara-' n.ount directors, recently aniiouncexl he I would mas no more pictures from plas or ttooks, but would confine himself n-flreiy n-flreiy to original etorls. Kdward Knoh-lock Knoh-lock Is now writing a story which will be Mr. DeMille next laramount picture. Kvery once In a while the dramatic de-pnrtnifnt de-pnrtnifnt of the New York Timea sets forth a menu f theatrical fare that vis-iiora vis-iiora m.ay know n hat Hrtiad wa v has to offer that's worth while. "The Bed Man" hM figurel in each or.e f ttteee meH since its opening last August, list week there were twUe plays I" the list submitted sub-mitted bv Alexander Woollcott, the Times' dramatic critic, and "The Bad M;iii" was In the twHv. Incidentally, this comedv by Porter Krnerson Hrowne. in which llnlbrook liiinn is starring, has climbed up in the chronological list of plays until it is now tenth. Ahead of it are a few perennials. |