In 1999, a group of Valentine Board Members and staff decided to pay homage to the thousands of performers who appeared on the Valentine stage during the early years of live performances (1895 to 1920).

After 12 months of research, the artist assembled the cast of characters who would appear in this work. In 2003, Paul Geiger stretched 68'6" of canvas 10 feet high in his studio. This project is the largest public painting ever installed in Toledo.