The carnival always in his luggage
Hans Tobar

Carnival played a central role in Hans Tobar’s life. He performed not only during the carnival season at the Kaiserhof and on numerous other city stages. He also met up with other carnivalists like Willi Ostermann during his summer holidays on Norderney and performed Rhineland revues with them.

He took the carnival with him, too, when he emigrated, organising regular Rhineland evenings in New York, where he took on the role of Büttenredner (carnival speaker) himself.

The importance of carnival for him is evident from the photo albums in which he can be seen in his various carnival roles in different corners of the globe.