Word: kaisers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...expressionistic," he said, "and the influence of their expressionism is rapidly spreading. It has already reached England and France, and is now being introduced in the United States. Foremost among the expressionistic dramatists are Unruh Toller, Werfel, who has a play now running in New York, and Bronnen, Kaiser, and Brecht. Their aim is to make the world better. They are anti-militaristic, anti-capitalistic, anti-church, and anti-state, but by no means anarchistic...
...Literally "the Route-Kaiser," a nickname bestowed upon him by his former subjects in the days when his private train probably covered more kilometers a year than that of any other monarch...
...photographers. Returning to his father's chateau, he personally took the wheel of a large touring car, into the tonneau of which climbed Wilhelm and Prince Henry. A limousine driven by the former Prince of Hesse drew up and was entered by the Princess of Hesse (the former Kaiser's sister Margaret) and Hermine...
...this "formerly royal" cavalcade roared down the drive and disappeared through the lodge gate, correspondents followed eagerly, prayed to the gods of journalism that Der Reise-Kaiser* might be going to polish off his birthday by returning to Germany. They were disappointed. After driving about the Dutch countryside at a nigh rate of speed for some time, the Hohenzollerns and the correspondents returned to Doorn...
Much excitement was aroused when the Socialists introduced into the debate statistics allegedly showing that three sons of the former Kaiser are drawing annual pensions as follows from the Republic: Eitel Friedrich, 10,000 gold marks ($2,380); Oscar, 7,500 ($1,785); Adalbert, 5,000 ($1,190). The Kaiser's brother, Prince Henry of Prussia (see HOLLAND), is said to receive 17,000 a year ($4,046) as a retired Admiral...