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Show Oliver Morosco Signs Broadhursl The Oliver Morosco, Photoplay Company haB Just closed a contract with Georgo nroatlhurst, tho famous International playrlght for nil of his Plays and for all of his future work extending over a term of years. This Is tho largest contract mado with any author slnco tho commencement of tho motion picture Industry. Among tho plays to which tho Oliver Oliv-er Morosco Photoplay Company has acquired tho motion plcturo rishts aro tho following: Tho American Lord, Tho Wrong Mr. Wright, Why Smith Left Homo, The Speculator, A Tool and Ills Money, An Internatjan-al Internatjan-al Marriage, The Crown Prince, The Law of tho Land, The Captain, Tho Easterner What Money Can't Buy, Don't Weaken, A Man and His Wife, A Lucky Dog. Included In tho Mer-osco Mer-osco Droadhurst deal also aro tho following, fol-lowing, played by Mr. Droadhurst: Justice, Tho Plainsman, Tho Holy City, Winning Him Dack. Mr. Droadhurst will supervise tho scenarios of all these plays which will Insure tho production on tho screen of all dramatic values which have mado them famous throughout the world. An arrangement has also been mado whereby Mr. Droadhurst will bo closely associated with tho Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company In tho future and will bo In a position to give this company the bcncllt of his knowledge, experlcnco ami skill In tho development of these plnys upon tho screen and tho selection of proper prop-er artists for their portrayal. Mr. Droadhurst i8 undoubtedly the foremost dramatist in America and his association with this organization proves conclusively the advance that motion pictures are making In tho development of tho silent drama. Mr. Droadhurst being a comparatively young man, tho author of bucIi plays a8 Dought and Paid For, Tho Man of tho Hour, etc., it is felt that ho should In tho next four or five years bo able to give to tho motion picture art some of the most Important original plays over seen on tho screen. In a thousand word wire received from tho Oliver Morosco studios today to-day conveying this Information is in-o'uded in-o'uded some Ideas as to tho tremendous tremen-dous figure at which his services were obtained. Tho wiro reads In part: "As Illustrating tho Importanco of this acquisition, we would Inform you that Mr. Droadhurst's royalties amount to moro than $150,000 , per year, and that several other leading companies were bidding very high for his association with them. The check which passed to Mr. Droadurst today to-day was undoubtedly tho largest over passed to any author for his services." serv-ices." Tho Importanco of this affiliation between Mr. Droadhurst and tho Morosco Mo-rosco organization which releases Its product on tho Paramount Program, can hardly bo over estimated In Its far reaching effect upon tho motion picture industry. Those who discussed discuss-ed this remarkable announcement today to-day were of tho opinion that no more marked ovldenco of tho v development of tho business has over been givon than the association with a photoplay company of this powerful writer whoso previous efforts havo been devoted de-voted practically exclusively to tho speaking stage. It is understood that Mr. Droadhurst begins his services with tho Morosco Company at once, although tho announcement has yet to bo mado as to which of his plays will bo tho first to bo fllmod. |