The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-15
PICTURE VERSIONS Of
A. H. WOODS PLAYS
bRoADWAY'S GREATEST sue.
cEssEs TO BE PRODUCED ON
SCREEN IN NEAR FUTURE.
PA1HE ACQUIRES THE RIGHTS
Remarkable List Of Dramas Will Be
Filmed Under George Fitz.
mauriee's Direction.

The New York newspapers have
been giving considerable prominence
Of late to An agreement between the
Psths Exchange, Inc, and A. II.
Woods, whereby Pathe receives the
motion picture rights to all the plays
that have been and will be produced
by Mr.. Woods. The announcement OF
the agreement is Of particular impor-
lance to both the theatrical and mo-
ton picture worlds, since Mr.. Woods
IL the owner of what has been the
largest stock remaining Of theatrical
successes not yet put into pictures.
The list of plays which thus becomes
available for motion picture purposes
is a most remarkable one, embracing
as it does many of the greatest the
atrical successes Of recent years.
These plays have been the prize
for which many motion picture con.
Germs have been angling for many a
day. At the time the papers were
signed there were three large imme.
diate cash offers lying upon Mr..
Woods desk. With the acquisition
of the plays Pathe becomes the pos
SCISSOR of the best stock of picture
material held by any company. That
they will add prestige to the already
well.known Gold-Rooster program, on
which they will be placed, goes with
out question.
II is announced that work will be
started at once upon the filming OF
these plays. George FitZmaurice, who
made for Pathe the big successes "Via
Wireless" and cat Bay" has been en-
trusted with the production of many
of the adaptations. In his casts will
be used SO far as possible the actors
who appeared in the original produc-
tons, among whom are many Of the
leading players Of the day, such as
Florence Reed and Robert Edeson.
George Bracket Seitz and Ouida Ber-
gere, both well known playwrights,
will make the adaptations. The first
play to be filmed will be New York,
with Miss Florence Reed.
The rise of A. H. Woods from ten
cent melodrama to q position in the
front rank Of theatrical producers ia
one of the most spectacular in the his.
tory of the American theatre. With.
in 4 few years he has established
himself firmly as the most successful, |
original and daring of managers A |
list of the hits" during the past five |
years will show the name of A. H. !
Woods tackled on the majority of the |
most emphatic ones. For instance |
it was he who gave US the interna.
tional musical success Madame Sher. |
ry," to be followed later in the operat- |
&c field by Gypsy Love-" which |!
charmed two continents. He, too,
staged the laughable farce, "The Girl |
in the Taxi" which also was played |
abroad. 1t was Mr.. Woods who made |
star Of Julian Eltinge, the famous
impersonator. In potash and Perl |
mutter" he gave New York something
new and scored another hit.
More recently he has given to the
public such sterling successes as 'The
Song Of Songs" "Kick H." Innocent"
"The High Cost of Loving" 1.-THE Vel.
low Ticket" Common Clay" and
ABE and Mawruss," the last two the
most notable successes Of the current
season.
AS for players, Mr.. Woods has as.
sembled under his banner such promi-
nent artists as John Mason, Jane
Cowl, Dorothy Donnelly, Florence
Reed, Richard Bennett, Julian Eel. /
tinge, Barney Bernard, Madame Cot
trelly, Irene Fenwick, Cyril Height
ley, Thomas A. Wise, Forrest
Pauline Frederick, Lew
Fields, Douglas Fairbanks, John Bar.
rymore, Josephine Victor, Jane Grey,
Emmett Corrigan, Macy Harlan, Mar
guerite Sylvia, Dustin Farnum, Will
lam Farnum, Bernard Granville. Adele
Sam Bernard, Louise Dresser. /,
and host of others.
Mr.. Woods is the owner of tho FL
Einge Theatre and lessee and manager S
81 the Republic Theatre in New York.
Pathe was represented in the negotia-
tons by General Manager Louis J,
Cashier. IL