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<p>[QUOTE="leeg, post: 4106324, member: 17073"]<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1066673[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>A flyer describes the event and the 1923-S commemorative half dollar in glowing terms. Image from <i>The Numismatist</i>, February 2015, p. 35.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>“As an indication of the lavishness with which preparations are being conducted, a special train, appropriately painted and decorated, and luxuriously appointed, for the personal and business convenience of its distinguished passengers, is being planned by the American Historical Revue and Motion Picture Exposition to bring to Los Angeles for the premiere of the event next summer the President of the United States, members of his official family, the diplomat corps from Latin America, a Congressional delegation, the United States Marine Band, and the Director General of the Pan-American Union.</p><p><br /></p><p>These men and their wives will be the guests of Los Angeles and of the Revue and Exposition from the time they leave Washington until they arrive home again. Davison, with Mayor George E. Cryer of Los Angeles, visited Washington in December and extended to the President and many high members of officialdom there, personal invitations to be present at the Revue and Exposition premiere. These Invitations were accepted almost without exception.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Harding Expresses Desire To Attend</b></p><p><br /></p><p>President Harding exhibited the greatest enthusiasm over the motion picture industry’s project to stage a great international celebration suitably commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine. He declared he would surely be present at the formal opening, unless unforeseen developments in the affairs of his office made it imperative for him to remain in Washington. It has been known for some time that the President is desirous of making a trip to the Pacific Coast and Alaska and it is thought practically assured that his plans will be adjusted to permit his presence in Los Angeles for the premiere of the Revue and Exposition.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is planned to have all cars of this train repainted to bear the Monroe Doctrine Centennial design. Club cars and diners will be added to the Pullman sleepers to give the passengers every convenience of a modern hotel. Provision will also be made for the busy officials to bring along a sufficient corps of stenographers and secretaries to attend to urgent business of their several positions while en route.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Washington delegation will probably arrive just prior to the Revue and Exposition premiere, an event whose originality and social brilliance is expected to eclipse anything ever attempted before anywhere.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Tentative Program</b></p><p><br /></p><p>The tentative program of the premiere is as follows:</p><p><br /></p><p> From 8 until 9 p. m., electrical parade with stars and queens in illuminated throne floats;</p><p> From 9 to 10 p. m., official inspection of the Revue and Exposition by the President, other visiting celebrities and stars and queens;</p><p> From 10 p. m. until 12 o’clock, stars’ and queens’ ball;</p><p><br /></p><p>At midnight the President will proclaim the official opening and the queen of the premiere will press a ‘button’ to ignite the first bomb of a gorgeous pyrotechnic display; the festivities will last until daybreak, when taps will be blown for the premiere and reveille for the opening of the Revue and Exposition. The month to follow will comprise a fiesta of literature, music, history and art. The history of the New World will be shown in pageantry, from the discovery of this continent by Columbus until President Monroe’s historic proclamation in 1823 that has guaranteed the territorial integrity of the three Americas from European aggression for the past century.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Will Be Filmed</b></p><p><br /></p><p>It is planned also to film this story, filling in the series of pageants with greater detail to give it continuity. With the fruition of these ambitious plans the motion picture industry of today feels it will have left succeeding generations an educational legacy of incalculable value, for the world may then get from the screen an authentic account of American history that will be of absorbing interest.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Elaborate Plans for Horse Show</b></p><p><br /></p><p>What is expected to be the greatest horse show ever held in the West is being planned for the second week of the exposition. Blooded horses from all parts of the world are expected to be entered in this event.</p><p><br /></p><p>Negotiations are now under way for a palatial ‘horse’ train running from New York to Los Angeles and return to bring Eastern entries. In addition to New York’s thoroughbreds, the train will bring contingents from Kentucky and Virginia. Tentative plans are also being made for entries from Buenos Ayres and Rio de Janeiro. These foreign horses will be shipped by boat to New York and thence to Los Angeles by this special transcontinental train.</p><p><br /></p><p> Southern California particularly is expected to make a strong bid for honors at this horse show against Eastern and foreign competition. There are many fine stables in Los Angeles and environs and at Coronado, Santa Barbara and Monterey. It is expected various army posts on the Pacific Coast will be represented in different parts of the show.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coming revue and exposition will be held in Exposition Park, where the new Los Angeles Coliseum is now nearing completion. This huge stadium has a seating capacity of approximately 80,000 persons. A group of buildings of striking originality and beauty of design will be erected adjoining the Coliseum. In such a setting, and with the wealth of artistic and dramatic talent for entertainment from which the motion picture industry has to draw, the big event next summer is expected to eclipse anything of its kind ever attempted.”<b>2</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>2 <i>The American Cinematographer</i>, Extensive Plans Being Laid For Exposition in June; Train From Washington To Bring Diplomats, February, 1923 p. 14 & 24.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="leeg, post: 4106324, member: 17073"]:) [ATTACH=full]1066673[/ATTACH] [B]A flyer describes the event and the 1923-S commemorative half dollar in glowing terms. Image from [I]The Numismatist[/I], February 2015, p. 35.[/B] “As an indication of the lavishness with which preparations are being conducted, a special train, appropriately painted and decorated, and luxuriously appointed, for the personal and business convenience of its distinguished passengers, is being planned by the American Historical Revue and Motion Picture Exposition to bring to Los Angeles for the premiere of the event next summer the President of the United States, members of his official family, the diplomat corps from Latin America, a Congressional delegation, the United States Marine Band, and the Director General of the Pan-American Union. These men and their wives will be the guests of Los Angeles and of the Revue and Exposition from the time they leave Washington until they arrive home again. Davison, with Mayor George E. Cryer of Los Angeles, visited Washington in December and extended to the President and many high members of officialdom there, personal invitations to be present at the Revue and Exposition premiere. These Invitations were accepted almost without exception. [B]Harding Expresses Desire To Attend[/B] President Harding exhibited the greatest enthusiasm over the motion picture industry’s project to stage a great international celebration suitably commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine. He declared he would surely be present at the formal opening, unless unforeseen developments in the affairs of his office made it imperative for him to remain in Washington. It has been known for some time that the President is desirous of making a trip to the Pacific Coast and Alaska and it is thought practically assured that his plans will be adjusted to permit his presence in Los Angeles for the premiere of the Revue and Exposition. It is planned to have all cars of this train repainted to bear the Monroe Doctrine Centennial design. Club cars and diners will be added to the Pullman sleepers to give the passengers every convenience of a modern hotel. Provision will also be made for the busy officials to bring along a sufficient corps of stenographers and secretaries to attend to urgent business of their several positions while en route. The Washington delegation will probably arrive just prior to the Revue and Exposition premiere, an event whose originality and social brilliance is expected to eclipse anything ever attempted before anywhere. [B]Tentative Program[/B] The tentative program of the premiere is as follows: From 8 until 9 p. m., electrical parade with stars and queens in illuminated throne floats; From 9 to 10 p. m., official inspection of the Revue and Exposition by the President, other visiting celebrities and stars and queens; From 10 p. m. until 12 o’clock, stars’ and queens’ ball; At midnight the President will proclaim the official opening and the queen of the premiere will press a ‘button’ to ignite the first bomb of a gorgeous pyrotechnic display; the festivities will last until daybreak, when taps will be blown for the premiere and reveille for the opening of the Revue and Exposition. The month to follow will comprise a fiesta of literature, music, history and art. The history of the New World will be shown in pageantry, from the discovery of this continent by Columbus until President Monroe’s historic proclamation in 1823 that has guaranteed the territorial integrity of the three Americas from European aggression for the past century. [B]Will Be Filmed[/B] It is planned also to film this story, filling in the series of pageants with greater detail to give it continuity. With the fruition of these ambitious plans the motion picture industry of today feels it will have left succeeding generations an educational legacy of incalculable value, for the world may then get from the screen an authentic account of American history that will be of absorbing interest. [B]Elaborate Plans for Horse Show[/B] What is expected to be the greatest horse show ever held in the West is being planned for the second week of the exposition. Blooded horses from all parts of the world are expected to be entered in this event. Negotiations are now under way for a palatial ‘horse’ train running from New York to Los Angeles and return to bring Eastern entries. In addition to New York’s thoroughbreds, the train will bring contingents from Kentucky and Virginia. Tentative plans are also being made for entries from Buenos Ayres and Rio de Janeiro. These foreign horses will be shipped by boat to New York and thence to Los Angeles by this special transcontinental train. Southern California particularly is expected to make a strong bid for honors at this horse show against Eastern and foreign competition. There are many fine stables in Los Angeles and environs and at Coronado, Santa Barbara and Monterey. It is expected various army posts on the Pacific Coast will be represented in different parts of the show. The coming revue and exposition will be held in Exposition Park, where the new Los Angeles Coliseum is now nearing completion. This huge stadium has a seating capacity of approximately 80,000 persons. A group of buildings of striking originality and beauty of design will be erected adjoining the Coliseum. In such a setting, and with the wealth of artistic and dramatic talent for entertainment from which the motion picture industry has to draw, the big event next summer is expected to eclipse anything of its kind ever attempted.”[B]2[/B] [B]2 [I]The American Cinematographer[/I], Extensive Plans Being Laid For Exposition in June; Train From Washington To Bring Diplomats, February, 1923 p. 14 & 24.[/B][/QUOTE]
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