The annual invasion
Subject(s): Acrobats, Theater--Production and direction, Travel
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Actors and characters (some in cages), acrobats, and theater props are being unloaded from a ship into a dock-side warehouse. Drawn at the commencement of the opera season; a satirical treatment of German favorites, both singers and aspects of the predictable repertoire. Caption: Arrival of the all-star Argonauts in quest of the golden “fleece.”
Comments and Context
Puck dusted off one its former annual wheezes with this cartoon by S. Ehrhart. For at least the first decade and a half of its existence, the magazine noted the opening of the opera season in New York City, a subject that evidently lost some its edge, because Ehrhart’s cartoon was a throwback. Of course, in the 21st century, such a topic would scarcely be noticed by a national magazine.
This cartoon features singers, props, and accoutrements of the German repertoire. Cartoonists often had commented upon the rivalry between German opera and Italian opera — vying for attention; importing famous guests; etc. The Viennese founder of Puck, Joseph Keppler, was a proponent of German opera, and reportedly was a member of New York’s musical Liederkranz Society.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1905-08-30
Creator(s)
Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The annual invasion. [August 30, 1905]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278384. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937. The annual invasion. [30 Aug. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278384.
APA:
Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937., [1905, August 30]. The annual invasion.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278384.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
