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The Pageant of the Masters is truly one of Southern California's most unforgettable attractions. Every year, the two month long event attracts hundreds of thousand of people to the beautiful Irvine Bowl for one of the world's most unique events.
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Watch as artists magically transform live actors and intricate sets into remarkable re-creations of magnificent works of art. Incredible masterpieces are recreated using real life actors! Set designers create elaborate backdrops while skilled make-up artists transform models into living, breathing works of art.
The 90 minute Pageant of the Masters program is accompanied by a professional orchestra, original score and narration. The entire spectacle takes place under the stars at the intimate Irvine Bowl, one of Southern California's most beautiful outdoor venues.
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HISTORY OF THE PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS
The Pageant of the Masters did not start out as a respected fine-art and theatrical production. Seventy-five years ago, it was basically a publicity stunt to bring folks to the fledging Festival of Arts-an outdoor art exhibition.
In 1933, the "Spirit of the Masters" pageant, as it was called, was actually a parade, with a motley crew marching downtown along Coast Highway toward the festival.
Once they arrived, the players appeared one after another inside a tiny, booth-like set, standing still in poses such as "Whistler's Mother," "Blue Boy" and the "Sistene Madonna."
In 1935, Roy Ropp took over the living-pictures show and renamed it Pageant of the Masters. The name has stuck ever since.
In 1941, the pageant moved to the Irvine Bowl Recreational Park, where it is still located. World War ll haleted the festival and pageant for four years, but since 1946, the pageant has becomae an annual favorite among locals and out-of-town visitors.
Pageant of the Masters Timeline
Key events in the 75-year history of Laguna's Pageant of the Masters
1933: First "living pictures" presented as "Spirit of the Masters Pageant" at second annual Festival of Arts
1935: Roy Ropp, with assistance from wife Marie, takes over the living pictures" and rechristens his presentation the Pageant of the Masters.
1936: Ropp concludes pageant with Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper." With only two exceptions, it has been the final tableau ever since.
1941: Irvine Bowl Recreation Park dedicated as home of Festival and Pageant.
1942-45: World War ll halts festival and pageant for four years.
1946: Festival and pageant resume. Ropp does not return, and pageant gets a new director, Frederick Schwankovsky, who takes over for one year. Wess Densmore directs in 1947; Oswell Jackson directs in 1948 and 1949.
1949: Norman Rockwell visits pageant.
1950: Ropp returns to direct pageant one last year.
1964: Architect and innovator (and former festival board president) Don Williamson appointed pageant director, serves 1964-1978.
1974: Thurl Ravnescroft, the voice of Tony the Tiger, serves as narrator from 1974-1993.
1979: Glen Eytchison appointed pageant director, serves 1979-95. He hired Richard Henn as composer/conductor, a position Henn still holds.
1981: Playwright and journalist Dan Duling is hired as pageant scriptwriter.
1993-94: Fire and flood cause $500,000 in damage to Irvine Bowl and festival grounds, but the pageant still goes on that summer.
1994: Skip Connover begins tennure as pageant narrator.
1996: Eytchison's assistant, Diane Challis Davy, takes over and makes her directorial debut. During her tenure, she reintroduces themed programs, live voalists, dance numbers and new special effects.
2000: Attempt to move festival and pageant to San Clemente leads to board recall election.
2002: Festival signs 40-year lease with city of Laguna Beach, effective through 2041.
2003: Comic fictional version of the pageant appear on the television series "gilmore Girls" and Arrested Development."
2007-08: Two-year celebration honors the Diamond Jubilee 75th anniverary of the festival and pageant. "All the World's a Stage" in 2008 includes a brief video tribute to the history of tableaux vivants.
