THE NEW RAKE'S PROGRESS—UNSER KAISER
THE COMING OF THE COSSACKS
Wilhelm II. "WHAT IS THIS DISTANT RUMBLING THAT I HEAR? DOUBTLESS THE PLAUDITS OF MY PEOPLE!"
August 26, 1914.
THE WORLD'S ENEMY
The Kaiser. "WHO GOES THERE?"
Spirit of Carnage. "A FRIEND—YOUR ONLY ONE."
August 19, 1914.
MADE IN GERMANY
Kaiser. "I'M NOT QUITE SATISFIED WITH THE SWORD. PERHAPS, AFTER ALL, THE PEN IS MIGHTIER!"
September 16, 1914.
THE GREAT ILLUSION
Kaiser. "MY POOR BIRD, WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO YOUR TAIL-FEATHERS?"
German Eagle. "CAN YOU BEAR THE TRUTH, SIRE?"
Kaiser. "IF IT'S NOT FOR PUBLICATION."
German Eagle. "IT'S LIKE THIS, THEN. YOU TOLD ME THE BRITISH LION WAS CONTEMPTIBLE. WELL—HE WASN'T!"
September 23, 1914.
THE GREAT GOTH
DESIGN FOR A STAINED-GLASS WINDOW IN A NEO-GOTHIC CATHEDRAL AT POTSDAM
September 30, 1914.
GIVING THE SHOW AWAY
German Press Bureau Photographer. "Costume perfect, Sire—accessories admirable; but, in view of all these 'victories,' dare we suggest that the EXPRESSION might be just a touch more JUBILANT?"
October 14, 1914.
THE LIMIT
Scene: The Coast of Belgium
The Kaiser. "'WHAT ARE THE WILD WAVES SAYING?'"
Wild Waves. "WE WERE JUST SAYING, 'THUS FAR, AND NO FARTHER!'"
October 28, 1914.
A CHRONIC COMPLAINT
Aide-de-Camp. "'THE ENGLISH FORCE, SO PLEASE YOU.'"
Kaiser. "'TAKE THY FACE HENCE ... I AM SICK AT HEART.'"
Macbeth, Act V., Sc. 3.
December 2, 1914.
THE WHITEWASHERS
Kaiser. "Lay it on, my worthy professors—lay it on thick! I want every drop of it."
January 20, 1915.
WILFUL MURDER
The Kaiser. "TO THE DAY——"
Death. "——OF RECKONING!"
May 19, 1915.