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Fair al Golden GATE
Revised for Repeater
Visitors This Summer
New 'CuvuIcude' Among
Features at Fair Slated
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 18.-
Treasure Island, man-made island
of 400 acres located in San Fran
cisco Bay, will be the attraction of
thousands of travellers again this
year with the reopening of the
Golden Gate International Ex-
position on May Is. The Worlds
Fair of the West. which entertained
more than 100000 visitors last
year, has been completely over
hauled and repainted and now pre-
sents picture far different from
Its aspect of 1889.
Entertainment features include
everything from swing bands to
symphony, but the four outstanding
daily presentations will be "Ameri-
ca, Cavalcade Of a Nation; Billy
Roses Aquacade, the Folies Bergere
and the Salici puppets.
The new "Cavalcade," produced
at a cost in excess of $425 900, will
tell the story of America from the
days Of Columbus to the era of the
gay nineties. On gigantic stage,
400 feet wide with a waterway deep
enough to float the Santa Maria,
l,500 characters will appear in this
historical epic.
Capt. John Smith will bring back
the romance of colonial days: the
pilgrims, forging the foundations
OF the American spirit, will be seen
at their daily tasks; Patrick Henry
will repeat Give me liberty, or
give me death; Paul Revere will
ride again; Lexington, Valley Forge
and Yorktown, each landmark in
the birth Of nation, will tell
their vivid tales of courage and
faith in the pursuit of freedom;
Lincoln will once more deliver his
immortal speech at Gettysburg; the
gold rush. the pony express and the
linking of the East and West with
the installation of the gold spike
IN the railroad at Promontory,
Utah. will portray the growth of
America Westward and the final
scenes are laid in the colorful days
OF the gay nineties in San Francisco.
Aquacade Cast of $50.
Billy Rose has announced that he
plans to spend $500, 900 on the Aqua
cade which will be staged in Inter-
national Hall. A cast of $50 SWIM
ers, dancers and singers will appear
In the great spectacle with daily
performances throughout the sea-
son. Selection of talent for the
production is now under way CO.
incident with the installation of the
huge tank at Treasure Island.
Clifford c. Fisher plans an
entirely new $35000O Folies Bergere.
with an enlarged cast of beautiful
girls, startling acts and program
OF vaudeville novelties which, it is
promised, will surpass the follies
OF last season.
From the Old World come the
Salici puppets, $4,000 attraction.
with 200 years of tradition behind
them. Acclaimed by five generations
the Salici marionette shows will be
presented four times daily through
out the fair in the Hall of the West
ern States.
The San Francisco Symphony
Orchestra will be heard in a series
OF concerts, there will be a number
OF name" bands and programs will
be presented by stars Of grand opera,
radio, stage and screen.
Already selected as guest artists
who will appear with the San Fran
cisco Symphony are such stars as
Grace Moore, Gladys Swarthout,
Alec Templeton, Lily Pons, with
Andre Kostelanetz directing; Oscar
Levant and Lauritz Melchoir. Other
guest conductors will include Mere
dith Wilson and Bruno Walter.
The world famous Coolidge Quar-
tet also will be brought out from the
East for at least one appearance,
fair officials announced.
May See Art "Backstage."
Art in Action-a continuous four
month show revealing the backstage
side OF art in both major and minor
projects-will be the theme for the
central attraction of the Palace of
Fine Arts on Treasure Island. 1t is
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arts backstage. With the central
section of the Fine Arts Building
entirely turned over to the artists,
the public will be able to see sculp-
tors cut their stone, painters mix
their oils on the palette, print
makers pull proofs from zinc and
copper plates.
Outstanding among the artists to
work in this section will be Diego
Rivera, famed Mexican artist.
The biggest working project will
be a huge mosaic, 40 by AZ feet,
depicting great figures of science
from Darwin to Ernest Lawrence,
Nobel prize winner of atom smasher
fame. A staff of artists will have
their scaffold up and the public will
see them putting together the
polished marble and granite bits of
this huge mosaic designed by the
Swiss-American artist, Hermann
Volz of the Federal Art Project. At
the other end of the active arts
plaza artists will be at work on a
large fresco mural painting.
Some famous works will be shown
In the old master section.
Latin American Art Included.
There will be a special section of
art works from Central and South
American countries of the Pacific