The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-29
Oliver MoTOscO
Signs Broadhurst

Inc oliver Morosco. PhotopTay
Company has just closed q contract
with George Brcadhurst. the famous
international playwright for all Of his
plays and for all Of his future work
extending over a term Of years. This
Is the largest contract made with
any author since the commencement
OF the motion picture industry
Among the plays to which the DIV
er Morosco Photoplay Company has
acquired the motion picture rights
are the following: The American
Lord, The Wrong Mr.. Wright Why
Smith Left Home, The Spectator. A
Fool and His Money, An Information
al Marriage, The Crown Prince, The
Law of the Land, The Captain. The
Fastener. What Money Can't Buy,
Don't Weaken. A Man and His Wife,
A Lucky Dog. Included in the Mer-
CISCO Broadhurst deal also are the fol.
lowing, played by Mr.. Broadhurst.
Justice, The Plainsman, The Holy
City, Winning Him Back.
Mr.. Broadhurst will supervise the
scenarios of all these plays which
will insure the production on the
screen of all dramatic values which
have made them famous throughout
the world.
An arrangement has also been
made whereby Mr.. Broadhurst will
be closely associated with the Oliver
Morosco Photoplay Company in the
future and will be in a position to
give this company the benefit of his
knowledge, experience and skill in
the development OF these plays upon
the screen and the selection of prop
er artists for their portrayal.
Mr.. Broadhurst is undoubtedly the
foremost dramatist in America and
his association with this organization
proves conclusiyely the advance that
motion pictures are making in the
development OF the silent drama. Mr..
Broadhurst being comparatively
young man, the author of such plays
as Bought and Paid For The Man of
the Hour, etc., it is felt that he should
In the next four or five years be able
to give to the motion picture art
some of the most important original
plays ever seen on the screen.
In thousand word wire received
from the oliver Morosco studios to-
day conveying this information is in.
GUIDED some ideas as to the tremen-
dous figure at which his services
were obtained. The wire reads in
part: CAS- illustrating the importance
OF this acquisition, we would inform
you that Mr.. Broadhurst's royalties
amount to more than $150,0O0 per
year, and that several other leading
companies were bidding very high for
his association with them. The check
which passed to Mr.. Broadurst TO-
day was undoubtedly the largest ever
passed to any author for his serv.
ices"
The Importance of this utilization
between Mr.. Broadhurst and the Mo-
rosco organization which releases its
product on the Paramount Program,
can hardly be over estimated in its
far reaching effect upon the motion
picture industry. Those who discuss
ed this remarkable announcement to-
day were of the opinion that no more
marked evidence Of the development
of the business has ever been given
than the association with a photoplay
company Of this powerful writer
whose previous efforts have been de-
voted practically exclusively to the
speaking stage. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Broadhurst begins his services
with the Morosco Company at once,
although the announcement has yet
to be made as to which Of his plays
will, be the first to be filmed.