*Wow. A resurrected scrolling panorama. You sure don't see those every day.
http://www.panoramaonview.org/news.html
"A moving panorama production for the stage, The Grand Moving Mirror of California is comprised of a series of painted scenes which describe the tempestuous journeys undertaken both 'round Cape Horn and over land in the effort to reach California during the Gold Rush of 1849. Taken from an original 1850s script and performed on the stage with live narration, musical accompaniment and thrilling sound stimulation, this is a beautiful mechanical entertainment the likes of which has not been seen in over 130 years!
"The Grand Moving Panorama of California is inspired by a hybrid of 19th century visual and performance traditions – the moving panorama. A wildly popular entertainment that flourished throughout America and Europe in the 1800s, this form of entertainment was literally the first type of "motion picture." Using this colorful history as a foundation, our Grand Moving Panorama of California is a two-hundred-and-seventy-foot-long painted landscape, depicting the early history of California and referencing elements of the landscape and culture as it exists today. On the voyage we encounter the rough seas at Cape Horn, early versions of today's California cities and famous natural treasures, and the people, landscapes and ports-of-call the original '49ers encountered on their journey to find their fortunes...."
