Tuesday, July 23, 2013

2009 Calendar #135



Celebrity aerialist Lillian Leitzel on the roman rings, RBBB, 1930.

Posted by Buckles at 7/23/2013 05:49:00 AM

1 comments:

Roger Smith said...

If anyone comes back to this one, Leitzel can be seen twice on YouTube. One title is "Lillian Leitzel - Ringling's Gymnastic Superstar (USA, circa 1928)." It runs 1:51, with music. ERIC might ID the selection. The 2nd is "Lillian Leitzel - Extraordinary aerial gymnast (USA, 1929)." This one mixes some frames of the previous, and adds some of her act rigged between buildings--maybe in Chicago. It runs in silence, about 5:30. For modern-day version of this act, look for 3 clips of Vicki "La Toria" Unus, posted by "anorev99".

25 July, 2013 23:46

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