The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-09
SOME LEFT-OVERS FOR THE
THEATER OILERS
By GARDNER MACK.

| will see a familiar face when Dudley
E.awler walks on the stage In the
Ssading juvenile part And he VIII
recognize very much liked person in
William CDrbett, who 10 to leave here
shortly and play the heavy parts In the
company. A voice that carries moro or
less pleasant memories and which will
be heard often. no doubt, will be that
of Cecil Bowser. who Is to assist Mr..
Curtis. as he was here with the Poll
Players. The Detroit company has as
sembled a powerful organization and
plans big season.
The kindly face OF good old Father
Peck is smiling once moro from behind
the big desk In his little cubby-hole of
an office in the lobby OF the Gayety
Theater. Mr.. Peck returned to the city
last week and Is ready to open the
buriesque season. He has been spend
ing his time since the season closed at
Martindale, N Y, where he has O
summer home. While he loves the cool
days and nights on the old place, he Is
glad to get back to Washington again,
for when a man has spent almost half
a century in the show business It comes
a little hard for him 20 have nothing
to do.
Father Peck is the leading suffragette
Of the burlesque business just now. His
battle cry, however is 'burlesque for
women and last season he inaugurated
the policy OF inviting ladies to attend
his show by making the show anus
ing to the ladies' He has a
lot of plans to further this idea dur
ing the coming season and maybe that
Is why he is so impatient for next week
to come, bringing with II the opening
of his house for a solid forty-two weeks
of entertainment. Every week of the
forty-two has been booked with show
that he says he can guarantee
The stage has been made the step
ping stone to various kinds OF great
ness but Willard Robertson OF the Co
lumbia Players is the first person. who
has utilized II to provide means where
With to acquire legal knowledge and
equip himself with the degree he can
hang up with his shingle as a lawyer.
Robertson leaves the stage to finish his
law studies and will never go back
again-he says so himself, carelessly,
though firmly, crossing fingers on both
hands the while. He has been one Of
the bright lights Of the Columbia Com
with more or less resplendence at the
National Law School. He expects to
take a post graduate course in George
town University this year in order TO
obtain a masters degree and then the
chances are. he viii go to Texas and
to be especially good. II Robertson
does as we'll by his clients as he has
done on the stage, his success Is fairly
we'll assured and his big circle Of per-
sonal friends here-where he has lived
for many years-will be more than graf
flied.
The Poll theater management an
nounces that the report that the COM
pany would close the last half Of August
and the first two weeks in September Is
without foundation. The Poll Players
were installed In Washington as a per-
all-season attraction and no
change in that policy has ever been con-
templated. Mr.. Poll announces that un-
der well regulated system the players
are given vacations at various times
the year for the specific
purpose of running the summer season
into the winter season without a hitch.
Mr.. Poll adds that his arrangements are
completed for the next ten years and
that no break In the permanent presen-
Ia ton Of plays Will be permitted dur
ing that period.