New-York tribune., 1911-02-12
A ROYAL COURT A(I|
Konrad Dreher Will Play me-
man at the Garden Theatr.

is the speech IN which Herr R~
Dreher. favoritc comedian Of N. ~
William ii, does most OF his actin,
Dreher recently arrived here fror
many. He is TO appear at the a. 81
Theatre, under the direction OF Gu,.,, n
berg. In four OF his best parts
The large German-American pu,,. Il
this city will not miss seeing him. n,
know him well. Many have seen N.
in Germany; more saw him play her, =
years ago. Others who love good -
should not Stay away from the e.
Theatre simply because they do no, ~
stand German. Herr Drehers ar -
high order. His humorous concert,o,,
apparent even to those who 90 not NJ
stand his phrases. His laughs and g.r,
his remarkable facility in facial exu,,,.
his songs and pantomime well elucA.,
Herr Dreher talked at luncheon Il. n
day in an uptown hotel He wu
suaded TO give an account OF h!rnsy
is a very funny man. IN fact, his r,,,
ton as a humorist OF stage-accor6r.
an interpreters quite as good as n,
in the role OF the most popular coc.sl
In Germany.
Mr.. Dreher has the title OF p,
Bavarian Court actor. He comes hs,
a series of thirty performances ia D
York under permission OF the niunIc.,,,
Of Munich.
Just before he sailed Olaf GrlNanx,
Of the leading cartoonists Of Gsrr
placed in his hand a caricature In y
Herr Dreher was represented as sa,.l
In Broadway taking a look at New n
He stood near the Metropolitan tova
the tower suffered In comparson,
prominent nose was represented as sz
what more than a block in length d
Dreher laughed about II as he tcx
story.
You see, / am larger than used nkf
he said "Once ! was lean-I played trz
parts. Now | am big and play brevcl
In a three-cornered way Herr Drehe
asked how much he weighed and hos
he is.
Two hundred forty pounds" he rs.
land something over six feet in helgs |
He is big. but not corpulent Hehs.z
in appearance, and he bears lightly \
weight Of fifty-one years. His hair y y
and his forehead broad and relatively q
His profile is the delight OF carccS
His dark eyes sparkle with the WI q
turks behind them.
I'm what plays are you TO act here' 3
comedian was asked.
II begin next Friday night he ansve1
'fn Matthias Gollinger, a comedy va
Oscar Blumenthal and Max Bernstein VI
for me years ago. I played IL when v,
in New York before. shall also tax. \
IN .Fidele Bauer cThe' Gay Farmer
first operetta ever written by Leo Fsl (
,ex. of which is by Victor Leon. fh'
played this hundreds OF times IN A1''
.Wenn der Auerhahn Bazt C"hs
Wild Turkey Smacks) is another;@
nieces II Is a comedy, with songs w =
tony"
Bv way OF explanation Herr Dreher a'
"The only time the German hshua1
can shoot the wild turkey Is wnea
bird makes love TO his mate. Inn
ewes are shut and his loud smack rs'''
his whereabouts. ] was hunting on w.
casion with a friend who was not lam
with the ways Of the auerhahn' ne -
me what kind OF a noise the o'ro nsN
initiated 1t. We separated In lew
u,es a turkey smacked. My fFiena :
out: 'Dreher, where are you! -
The entire third act of "Wenn DER ~
hahn Balzt" is a cinematograph p'e'S.
Dreher sitting in the audience al tne
atre, laughing and making fun owe
mistakes which he himself is making =
hunter in the play. -.
Between laughs the writer asked -
other plays.
"Oh. yes" said Herr Dreher; 1 nav
more which shall appear IN here-
hauser Parodie' "a parody on -
rauser0. the music OF which is py p.-
and the words by Nestroy II was VIZ
fifty years ago. when Wagner was ""
derstood. II was done 10 belittle nlnR
OF course. IL cannot be played IN tns' .
to-day. Some years ago ! revised IL =.
now play il as a straight COMEDY
music is so good that Wagner hiD'
shook hands with the composer after -
ing il. and gave him a sold watch :
play the part of the Landgraf-the ~
OF Elisabeth"
Did you bring your company Win y.
NO" Mr.. Dreher replied. MI. AD'
is recruiting that
DO you play exclusively at the ~
Theatre in Munchen?' ;,
NO, | travel all over Germany
like one of your independent actor'S
ayers. | have my contracts TO appe'',
this theatre, and that In such ana ss'.
play. Sometimes get together ND
and sometimes | play WIZ "
organizations.
Did YOU always intend 10 be an a's'
NO. my mother wanted me TO De :
ness man. So | was placed IN s'-
store. But instead OF selling SAT- aH.
per used 10 sit on the counter aH' =,
and whistle and make fun ot ,ne y
clerks. I lost my job, and eVeryo0''
glad when / went away. "a,
Il joined travelling troupe ana =,
love parts on an empty stomach
hard work. Ny second engagement
in a uttle town outside Of lnso's'esa q
used TO walk back and forth. one a
there was a storm and when arm.
nv little room In a boarding nous
trousers were wet through. ! put IN :
the oven OF the stove TO dry. l
came in in the morning and butt "'s
and when | awakened my trousers ,
out AZ me like the burning eyes o 80,
animal | had no money 10 buy pe"
ers. So the manager loaned NE
act In that night. Lag
How long did you continue p'A
ers' parts?' .,,,sus
"Only a year. When j was se',' :,
should have been funny. and "he" .,le
10 he funny should have been 80
So | gave UP the lovers roles "vn .s.r
the broad type OF comedy In the p
dialects. which have done ever 80
Where was your talent '''' (.
nlzed?" - yssrs
I'm Frankfurt am Main, thirty y.s 4
three years after ! began " fi
when | was twenty-one years ON ,>r