tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post5309511089552543266..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: From the Archives: Bird Millman, Bewitching High Wire ArtisteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-79391868335330898982016-04-18T03:19:48.084-04:002016-04-18T03:19:48.084-04:00The woman in the video seems to have short hair, l...The woman in the video seems to have short hair, like the quintessential 1920's bob, which would be an unlikely hairstyle for a performer in 1917. Her costume, face and body shape also don't look quite like those of Bird Millman in the photograph and magazine cover. <br />Based on that, on the behavior of the crowd (documented vs. seen here) and other people's comments about scale, I would say this is a trick film, probably made in 1931 which refers to the publicity stunt from 1917.Laurianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16602295642057814667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-72423837359116459112016-04-15T06:35:02.643-04:002016-04-15T06:35:02.643-04:00What I think is it's a tragedy that she died i...What I think is it's a tragedy that she died in great pain. I would have hoped that before the government went nuts on the War on Drugs, that at least back then people in pain had access to things like laudanum, etc.Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-40345400461853255032016-04-12T20:53:12.726-04:002016-04-12T20:53:12.726-04:00Were people larger-than-life in years past? Do we ...Were people larger-than-life in years past? Do we suffer from cookie-cutter celebrity these days? What a life she must have led.Cathy Spencer, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12950882935814941182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-69351863043837911812016-04-12T14:20:08.046-04:002016-04-12T14:20:08.046-04:00I'm curious about where the camera man is situ...I'm curious about where the camera man is situated. Those closeup shots make me think that it's a recreation done against a background, but what do I know?Annie H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-20501254879834181612016-04-12T09:21:32.718-04:002016-04-12T09:21:32.718-04:00As someone who lived in Manhattan for many years, ...As someone who lived in Manhattan for many years, I can say that we never look up. The mark of a tourist is that they always are looking up at the buildings. The residents don't look up. So the fact that people are going about their business in the video is no surprise at all. They probably don't even know she is there.Cynthia Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550592770287010816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-53887973029351913742016-04-12T09:07:58.592-04:002016-04-12T09:07:58.592-04:00Makes me think of the Danish "line dancer&quo...Makes me think of the Danish "line dancer" Elvira Madigan, whose life also is worth a story.<br />She lived on a small island Tåsinge in Denmark and was performing with a circus.<br />A film was made of her romance with the Swedish Sixten Sparre. They ran away together while he was still in the army and it came to a tragic end where he had to shoot them both in the wood. A gravestone is still standing in the wood on the island as well as in the churchyard.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-27067506775701019402016-04-12T08:16:23.148-04:002016-04-12T08:16:23.148-04:00Just watching her on that wire makes my fear of h...Just watching her on that wire makes my fear of heights kick in. I feel ill. I would think the umbrella would add to the danger as a gust of wind could toss it around. I have been thrown to the ground by wind when walking on a sidewalk with an umbrella.<br /> The people on the ground look very far away. I work on the 27th floor of a building and the cars and people are not that small. They weren't that small even when I worked on the 55th floor. As someone noted, they aren't paying any attention. one would think there would be a crowd and a traffic jam if some one were dancing on a wire overhead. There would be today ( plus 1000 instant videos on YouTube.)Regencyresearcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828749339318882968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-63042460204187273562016-04-12T02:04:19.697-04:002016-04-12T02:04:19.697-04:00Does the traffic in the background help with datin...Does the traffic in the background help with dating? I can see one long vehicle that looks like it might be a tram, an assortment of cars, and possibly a lorry. To me, the motor traffic looks light enough to suggest an earlier date, but I'm no expert.Gavin T.D. Greighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624086033642071952noreply@blogger.com