The New York herald., 1922-03-15
WOODS HURLS FILTH
SLUR BACK AT BRADY
Former Names The Turtle
and 'Baby Nine as Forerun-
ners of the 'Demi-Virgin.'

Stirred by William A. Brady's refer
ence. to him IL his speech at the Com
modore Hotel on Sunday night. A. II.
Woods replied to his fellow manager in
definite terms yesterday. Mr.. Woods.
producer OF The Demi-Virgin," which
has won in two court proceedings to
suppress It, at first declined to make
any comment on the Brady speech, but
he had been reused by Mr.. Brady's state
ment that "any producer of filthy plays,
whether 1t be AL Woods or another,
should go to prison." and changed his
mind as to staying silent.
Mr.. Woods's statement follows:
Some years ago a certain newspaper
critic began a review OF a play called
The Turtle by saying he wouldn't take
Little Egypt to see The Turtle That's
how bad he thought 1t was. The pro-
ducer of The Turtle which is still re-
membered for its immortality. was Mr..
William A. Brady.
"One of the first, IL not the first. So
called bedroom farce produced in
Broadway was called Baby Mine The
producer of Baby Mine, still remem-
bered for its suggestiveness. was Will
lam A. Brady.
'For purposes of Identification I wish
to add that this is the same Mr.. William
A. Brady. who in a speech at the Com
modore Hotel the other evening. Is re-
ported as having made the following
statement:
"I raise my voice in protest against
what AL Woods represents. He has no
right to ride the theater In New York
State into damnation. Any man who
deliberately produces play OF the vile,
dirty, filthy kind should go to prison,
whether 1t be AL Woods or any other
producer
I'm order to give you an even more
accurate portrait OF Mr.. Brady I beg
to introduce him as the gentleman who
recently offered 100000 for a prize
fight between Jack Dempsey and the
negro fighter. Harry Wills-a spectacle
that promises to be so elevating that II
is almost certain that not a State In
the Union will permit it to take place.
The consequences of the Jeffries-Johnsor
fight are still vividly remembered by
everybody except perhaps Mr.. Brady
This Mr.. Brady is. I assure you, thu
same Mr.. Brady who raises his exqui
site voice in protest against AL Woods
Having thus identified Mr.. Brady. al
II were. / have no more to add excep
the hope. expressed in friendship, tha
Mr.. Brady's speeches will not call undue
attention to his distinguished produc
| tions, and that should he do anothel
| play like The Turtle he will not fint
| life in prison as monotonous as It Il
said to be-"
| No comment upon the statement could
be obtained from Mr.. Brady, who wa.
| out of touch with his Office all day.
The comment in the Brady speech a
the Commodore. which had stirred Mr.
Woods to his rejoinder was part of
combined fling at both Mr.. Woods an,
Mayor Hylan, Mr.. Brady having pre-
faced his remark about send ing man
ayers to prison with the statement that
''the immortality of the stage was du,
to rotten politics on the part OF Mayo
| Hylan's administration.
The Mayor has signified his willing
ness to receive Mr.. Brady at the Cit,
Hall at any time, but Mr.. Brady ha
as yet made no response. II was sale
at the Brady offices yesterday that tn
manager had not specified when h,
would call on the Mayor.