{"id":2084,"date":"1994-11-01T01:19:16","date_gmt":"1994-11-01T01:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/1994\/11\/01\/on-stage-californias-gold-511\/"},"modified":"1994-11-01T01:19:16","modified_gmt":"1994-11-01T01:19:16","slug":"on-stage-californias-gold-511","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/1994\/11\/01\/on-stage-californias-gold-511\/","title":{"rendered":"On Stage &#8211; California&#039;s Gold (511)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">Huell visits two unique outdoor California theaters with long traditions of their own. For the first stop, Huell travels to the Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach, where the unique art form tableaux vivants, or &#8220;living pictures,&#8221; is practiced to amazing effect. Then Huell travels to San Diego&#8217;s Balboa Park to see the Spreckels Organ, the world&#8217;s largest outdoor organ. 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