The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-11

medieval and modern days to a
brilliant and stately climax.
This historical revue, in tabloid
and melodramatic form, will be
presented on the largest stage
3 ever built, equipped with a re-
volving center, two horse show
rings and a water course which
includes water falls. electric foun-
tains. deep pools for fancy diving,
electric fountains and on whose
surface floats a varied assert
ment of water craft. There win
be a rapid fire change of pro-
gram every night, and, OF course,
the amplifiers, the annunciators'
the lighting effects, ETC., will be
the last word.
The industrial floats will show
every phase of the building up
OF the motion picture industry,
displayed to the best advantage.
And It will be a case of 1.-The
mountain coming to Mohammed,"
for. whereas heretofore exhibits
have waited for people to come
to them, this time the exhibits
will be brought to the people
the Industrial floats being pre-
scented on the great revolving
stage in the same manner as the
historical features, spot lighted
and stressed in q manner never
before equalled.
Then--it is proposed to film
every float and all the historic
and artistic episodes, the series
Of reels when complete covering
IN Illuminated and industrial
pageant more than five miles
long which will be shown on the
screen throughout the world.
The revue will open with a
premiere unequalled in history.
Harken to the tentative program.
From to o'clock. electrical
parade with stars and queens on
Illuminated floats. From 8 to
10 o'clock. official inspection of
the revue and exposition by
President Harding, the governor
OF California, the mayor of Los
Angeles and other dignitaries. the
queens and stars participating.
From 10 to II, the stars and
queens ball. At midnight the
President will proclaim the Of
fetal opening. to be followed by a
pyrotechnical display. the queen
OF the revue pressing the button
that will fire the opening flare
bomb. At 1 o'clock a. m. an ex-
position breakfast, the first of its
kind ever held. At o'clock all
stars and queens reception and
ball. AT sunrise taps for the
premiere followed by reveille for
the public opening. Sounds worse
than a typical Washington even
ing in the Season doesn't it?
The folders announcing the ex-
position are made in the form of
q roll Of film, beginning with the
familiar Passed by the Board of
Review" and progressing through
the cast of characters to the
story itself.
RATHER a DEPRESSION, all this,
from the summer White House,
but I suspect that even if they
do go West, the Hardings will
want to settle down somewhere
afterward for a rest. It's quite
too soon to predict where. but 1t
seems safe to suggest that it will
be not too far away from Wash.
ington-and In close proximity to
O good golf course.
Just now. however. the thoughts
OF the President and Mrs. Hard
ing are taken up with the immedi-
ate prospect of their proposed
trip to Florida rather than with
q hypothetical summer White
House or even the dream journey
to Alaska.
They expect to get away as soon
as Congress adjourns, and from the
advance notices" of their trip
most Of them appochryphal pos.
sibly-it seems likely that 1t will
be devoted to houseboating. the
LATEST, most luxurious form of
water travel; golfing wherever the
golfing is good, and fishing, per-
haps; two or three weeks of
glorious loafing that should set
them both up.
While IL IL admitted that Mrs.
Harding will have to "go SLOW"
1T seems to be generally felt that
she will be quite equal to this
sort Of a vacation. She has been
seeing her intimate friends quite
freely of late, and there have even
been occasional informal festivi-
ties at the White House, while the
President and Mrs. Harding had
the pleasure recently OF a flying
visit from Miss Abigail Harding,
the Presidents sister. She was en-
route to New York, whence she