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    The Ringling Displays Circus Celebrities

    Coconut Telegraph

    SRQ DAILY

    SATURDAY JUN 18, 2016 |

    Lillian Leitzel commanded top billing longer than any other circus performer in history, earning her title of Queen of the Air. Leitzel debuted in the center ring of the Ringling show in 1915. Her performance started on the Roman rings and ended with a series of one-arm spins, known as planges, which involved throwing her body over her shoulder again and again. This amazing feat of strength combined with a well-publicized personal life made Lillian Leitzel an American celebrity. Throughout her career, Lillian Leitzel carefully crafted her public presentation, obscuring the reality of her exceptional strength by emphasizing her femininity. A portrait of Leitzel as well as other circus celebrities will be on exhibit in “Circus Celebrities: Portraiture in the American Circus Poster” now until October 3 at The Ringling.


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