Show German Plays w s Bought by j L Lasky sky NEW YORK YORI Au Aug 21 Seek 21 dramatic material from which menti men ma matlon ti on pictures may eventually be bs made tho the Famous Famous Lasky corporation has obtained option on practically all aU the tho plays and and mu mut steal comedies to be written by y th foremost German and Austrian dramatists within th the next t ten n years For the tho handling of ot tWo tho material it was I learned arned they hav have formed armed a subsidiary com cora company pany to be called United Plays Inc Ine with capital of T The e fourth floor of ot the Empire theatre building which was acquired by Famous Players when the Charles Charle Frohman company was taken over overby overby overby by them Is now no- being refitted as offices of or the thc new now concern More than has been paid I by Famous Pla Players ers to bind the tho agreements with more morp than thon 00 authors and contracts obligate obligate ob ob- ob the thc company for tor an equal amount In addition The Thc Idea ot of thus cornering the thc supply o of German Ger Gen man plays s Is credited to Adolph president of ot Famous Pla lla Play Players ers ors and It is said that an effort will next be bo made macJe to tie tic up th the tho French plays and Benjamin Blumenthal Blumen- Blumen thal that well known hero here as al theatrical promoters went to Berlin last De D- D December cember comber to make the thc arrangements s with the thc agents reporting tun th German authorities an and met Mr lr r lukor in London In April nt at i time lime the plans for tho the new company com corn pany were completed Mr Ir menthal Is still In Germany obtaining ob 01 material r Noted Author r Among the authors whose plays playa the tho Famous Jamous Players will control In fn England and Austria as well as ar rn tn this country are Herman Su- Su dermann Hauptmann Arthur Arthur Ar thur Ludwig Fulda Fuld Hermann Bahr Dahr George Loge Engel and Max plus the musical on p ace 3 GERMAN PLAYS Continued from page I 1 1 30 jo ld tO The Merry Widow Leo F Fall ll Ok-ar Ok Strauss and many others V Two companies have been formed for tor the tho production of ot these here the here the Famous Opera for tor musical and the thea Fa- Fa anous Playwrights company for tor or dramatic productions Max lax Reinhardt the famous Ger Ocr I man producer er will eIll come to Amt Amerl Amer- Amer r-I r l lea Ica to produce plays for tor or the Fa j Fa-j Fa- Fa Players In about a year and andS andis S I Is I. said Mid Id to be under contract to to I sp spend nd nine months of ot each year ear i p in this country Leo Fall will vilI aTthe arrhe arrhe ar- ar rhe the son to direct J o of production under the new r a 4 a musical comedy corned to be le leI e ClIed The Rose Hose of or I Stamboul which will wili go Into rehearsal not next month p Ocar ar Strauss also will sili be brought to America and his The La Last It will be bo produced this B stIRton ton on Other musical shows I i planned nned for tor production arc Miss lIss j 1 Puck ruek by Walter I Kollo ollo and Tho The girl jn In Fur fOur Furj Coat oat b h bJ J Jean Jan an Gilbert |