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On May 22, 1927 then President of the United States Calvin Coolidge pressed the
button that inaugurated the night illumination of Natural Bridge. Phineas Stevens,
celebrated lighting engineer, had designed and installed an impressive system of
lighting which at night transforms the Bridge and glen into a marvel of living stone.
To this, musical accompaniment was added to form a moving drama of creation, interpreted by some of the greatest symphonic compositions of all time and vocal music of unusual quality and appeal. During the night pageant, mountain sides form a vast stage. Scenes move and change with the mood of gripping music in a spectacle which takes the onlooker back into the eternal ages. We can, through the Drama of Creation, note that there are two Bridges; one by daylight and another by night. |
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