A. H. Woods
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Albert Herman Woods was an American theatrical producer. He produced over 140 plays on Broadway, including some of the most successful shows of the period, sometimes under the name of the production c
A. H. Woods in 1909
Woods was forced to close his production of The Girl with the Whooping Cough.
The Demi-Virgin
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The Demi-Virgin is a three-act play written by Avery Hopwood. Producer Albert H. Woods staged it on Broadway, where it was a hit during the 1921–22 season. The play is a bedroom farce about former cou
A. H. Woods
…promote one of his productions, declaring it to be "a regular show". Woods was at his peak in the 1920s, producing such hits as Ladies' Night (1920), The Demi-Virgin (1921), The Green Hat (1925), The Shanghai Gesture (1926) (filmed in 1941), and The Trial of Mary Dugan (1927). However, he lost most of his fortune…
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Avery Hopwood wrote the play in 1921.
Magistrate William McAdoo ruled the play was obscene.
Ads for a touring production traded on the play's notoriety.