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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883

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The coming of William Jennings Lohengrin

The coming of William Jennings Lohengrin

Richard Wagner’s opera Lohengrin is being performed. At center, William Jennings Bryan appears in the role of Lohengrin, Knight of the Swan, who has just arrived, to the delight of “Miss Democracy,” standing on the left, in the role of Elsa, and to the chagrin of Perry Belmont and Thomas Fortune Ryan, standing on the right, who are playing the roles of Friedrich of Telramund and his wife Ortrud. James K. Jones plays the role of the King, seated on a throne on the left beneath a shield labeled “Jefferson.” A large supporting cast appears on each side.

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1906-08-15

The awakening of Bryanhilde: the Rhine maidens’ warning

The awakening of Bryanhilde: the Rhine maidens’ warning

Uncle Sam, in the guise of the hero Siegfried, sits on the shore of a river, surrounded by President Roosevelt, Republican presidential candidate William H. Taft, and Republican vice presidential candidate James H. Sherman dressed as Rhine Maidens. They try to coax Uncle Sam into giving them the ring, which symbolizes the power of the presidency. In the background, William Jennings Bryan, Democratic candidate for the presidency, as Brunhilde, Siegfried’s lover in the opera, awakens to see the Republicans warning Uncle Sam of the doom that will follow if he does not turn over the presidency. To the right, standing close to the river bank, an American eagle holds a music book in his hand marked “Bird Motif–O-Say Can You See.” The words of this motif are intended to wake up Bryan to what is happening between Roosevelt and Taft while he sleeps.

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1908-10-08