There are many sides to Ollie's character, as anyone
knows atter watching the show for more than 30
seconds. There is Ollie the Actor, Ollie the
Baritone, the Impetuous Ollie, Ollie the Printer, and
the Shy Ollie. Here we find two diverse sides of this
great personality: Ollie, the Reporter, interviewing
Ollie, the Man--or Dragon. This may seem quite a trick
to you, but if you think it can't be done, you don't
know our boy.
Question (by
Ollie): Mr. Dragon, what is your basic position
with the Kuklapolitan Players?
Answer (by
Ollie): I'm glad you asked that. I handle
most of the dramatic roles and all major singing
parts. I serve as counsellor for the Troupe, and
arrange business affairs. I advise Fran and Mme.
Ooglepuss on their clothes, and supervise Doloras'
feeding. Cecil Bill depends on me for guidance in
staging. I also am treasurer of the
organization. Which reminds me, would you care for
a chocolate soda?
A.--Don't mind
if I do. We can continue our interview over the
ice cream.
(27 GUZZLING
MINUTES ELAPSE)
Q.--That was
delicious. Do you always eat three chocolate sodas
at one sitting?
A.--I once ate
seven.
Q.--Is that what
put out your fire?
A.--(Ollie
glares indignantly and draws self up to full
stature. He weighs each word carefully). My
branch of the dragon family breathed the hottest fires
known to dragondom. My family's fire was extinguished
when my great great great great grandfather Leander J.
Dragon was swimming tile Hellespont. The column of steam
that went up was so huge it was seen 83 miles in the
Turkish mainland. I wouldn't mention chocolate
sodas in the same breath with the Hellespont.
Q.--What are
some or the most famous roles you have played?
A.--Julius
Caesar, Julius Glockenspeil, Santa Claus, the Spirit of
the West, John Silver, Peter Pan, Moby Dick, Dink
Stover, Abraham Lincoln, Casey Jones, Hamlet, and the
Voice of the Turtle. I might aim to add at this
point that I have one entire side of a record in the
excellent album, "Happy Mother Goose." I am aided
in the rest of the album by my regular assistants, Kukla
and Fran.