 He returned in June 1912 after a season on the stage with the Stubbs-Mackay stock company playing roles in "The Prisoner of Zenda", "Mills of the Gods", and other plays at the Southern Theatre in Columbus, Ohio during his hiatus from the screen.On April 30, 1913, the Thanhouser company relocated from Los Angeles to New York, but Garwood remained behind in the same studio in Los Angeles, which was acquired by Majestic Motion Picture Company, and became, with Francelia Billington and Fred Mace, one of three featured stars in the "New Majestic" films.On March 21, 1914, Garwood moved from Majestic to American Studios, in which he starred with Vivian Rich under the direction of Sidney Ayres, in his first film at the American Studios.