Lee de Forest
Paramount also premiered "The Covered Wagon" in New York City on March 16, 1923. All or about two reels of "The Covered Wagon" had a music track recorded in the Phonofilm process, but was only shown this way at the premiere at the Rivoli Theater in New York City. On April 15, 1923, Lee de Forest presented a program of 18 short films made in the Phonofilm process, also at the Rivoli Theater.