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CFS Review, v. 1, issue 4, July 1941

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THE DENVENTION

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The Denver 1941 World's Science Fiction Convention

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Denver, Colorado.  Shirley-Savoy Hotel. Colorado and Centennial Rooms.

When?				
		Morning, noon, and night of July 4th, 5th, & 6th, 1941.		

There is much to say in this, the last Review, and there is very little time to get it in the mail before all you who are coming depart so you'll have to excuse any incoherence and poorly bunched subjects. We are typing this directly on the
stencil so may the prince of blackness be with us.

     We are elated over our good fortune in obtaining the picture "THE LOST WORLD"
by A. Conan Doyle In which Wallace Beery and Lewis Stone have the major parts. H.
Rider Haggard's "SHE" and Jules Verne's "THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND" had   been found unobtainable in 16 MM film and we were in the depths of despair till by a stroke of good fortune we obtained the feature length picture "THE LOST WORLD".   To those who saw it way-back we need not praise it and to those who have yet to see it any description we would give it would be inadequate and insufficient. As a supplement we have on tap 3 eight minute cartoons and one 12 minute astronomical short. Two of
the cartoons are 'weirds', one science fiction (A short in which Felix Investigates
Mars and its mythical inhabitants). and the short seml-scientific subject titled
A Trip To The Sky in which is depicted the growth of astronomical knowledge and (to quote from the release outline) "takes us on an imaginary journey through the universe as it is known today*   It presents beautiful and highly realistic views which include the Earth in space, the surface of the Moon, a Martian landscape, Saturn with its rings and many satellites, Alpha Centaurl, a nebula, a star cluster, and the universe from the depths of space."

     Following is an outline of the program tentatively planned by tho committee.
It will probably be altered considerably between now and the 4th, but the following
sketch should bear a semblance of the final program. Promptly at 9 A.M. the 4th the Denventlon will unofficially open. Convention mags bought and sold, acquaintances made and renewed, and everyone signs everyone else's autograph books. This meeting will adjourn for an hour for lunch taking up again at one. The afternoon session will be speeches by everyone concerned from Heinlein and Wiggins on down. That night
is the movies and costume party. Everyone not having a costume on will be stuck 10¢
for admittance. Free wine and beer. Incidentally, we forgot to mention that "THE LOST WORLD" is a silent film. It never was made into a sound, but there'll probably be background music. The rest are sound. 

     The second morning (5th) will be a closed meeting of the CFS. That afternoon the all-fan all-pro ball game. A team of fans challenging a team of editors and authors for the championship. The dividing line between fan and professional is one story published in a professional magazine.

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THE DENVENTION W̲h̲a̲t̲? The Denver 1941 World's Science Fiction Convention W̲h̲e̲r̲e̲? Denver, Colorado. Shirley-Savoy Hotel. Colorado and Centennial Rooms. When? Morning, noon, and night of July 4th, 5th, & 6th, 1941. There is much to say in this, the last Review, and there is very little time to get it in the mail before all you who are coming depart so you'll have to excuse any incoherence and poorly bunched subjects. We are typing this directly on the stencil so may the prince of blackness be with us. We are elated over our good fortune in obtaining the picture "THE LOST WORLD" by A. Conan Doyle In which Wallace Beery and Lewis Stone have the major parts. H. Rider Haggard's "SHE" and Jules Verne's "THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND" had been found unobtainable in 16 MM film and we were in the depths of despair till by a stroke of good fortune we obtained the feature length picture "THE LOST WORLD". To those who saw it way-back we need not praise it and to those who have yet to see it any description we would give it would be inadequate and insufficient. As a supplement we have on tap 3 eight minute cartoons and one 12 minute astronomical short. Two of the cartoons are 'weirds', one science fiction (A short in which Felix Investigates Mars and its mythical inhabitants). and the short seml-scientific subject titled A Trip To The Sky in which is depicted the growth of astronomical knowledge and (to quote from the release outline) "takes us on an imaginary journey through the universe as it is known today* It presents beautiful and highly realistic views which include the Earth in space, the surface of the Moon, a Martian landscape, Saturn with its rings and many satellites, Alpha Centaurl, a nebula, a star cluster, and the universe from the depths of space." Following is an outline of the program tentatively planned by tho committee. It will probably be altered considerably between now and the 4th, but the following sketch should bear a semblance of the final program. Promptly at 9 A.M. the 4th the Denventlon will unofficially open. Convention mags bought and sold, acquaintances made and renewed, and everyone signs everyone else's autograph books. This meeting will adjourn for an hour for lunch taking up again at one. The afternoon session will be speeches by everyone concerned from Heinlein and Wiggins on down. That night is the movies and costume party. Everyone not having a costume on will be stuck 10¢ for admittance. Free wine and beer. Incidentally, we forgot to mention that "THE LOST WORLD" is a silent film. It never was made into a sound, but there'll probably be background music. The rest are sound. The second morning (5th) will be a closed meeting of the CFS. That afternoon the all-fan all-pro ball game. A team of fans challenging a team of editors and authors for the championship. The dividing line between fan and professional is one story published in a professional magazine.