He received several offers, including Universal, Fox, and Vitagraph, the best of which came from the Mutual Film Corporation at $10,000 a week.
Mal viacero ponúk, medziinými aj od štúdií ako Universal Studios, Fox Film a Vitagraph, no nakoniec najvýhodnejšiu ponuku, 10 tisíc dolárov týždenne, dostal od firmy Mutual Film Corporation.