FEMALE ACROBATS PERFORM CIRCA 1949

AUTHOR ANNE HOOPER TALKS ABOUT HER MODERN INTERPRETATION OF THE "KAMA SUTRA."

Sequence on two men and one girl doing ground acrobatics. Sequence on three men and one girl doing air acrobatics. Two shots of girl doing acrobatics on single hanging rope. Cut to several girls doing ballet number on hanging ropes. TILT UP from ground to man on high bar under the big top. Sequence on man working with tigers. CUs of the tigers. Sequence on female lion tamer, of woman walking off to her dressing room at end of act and emerging with baby in stroller, picking it up for camera. CSs of children's faces in audience. Final shot of poster advertising Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus.

Chasing The Sun. A theatrical travelogue about an Austrian poster artist traveling to Florida in the 1950s. 1950s, Austria, Dachstein, artist on snow-covered mountain slope sketching dog, artists painting posters in studio, PAA, Vienna, artist carrying portfolio walking on streets, Amerika Haus, artist looking at window display, men carrying suitcases walking on street and into Pan American World Airways office, passengers boarding PAA airplane via rolling stairs, man looking out airplane window, airplane taking off, airplane in flight, New York City, AERIAL Statue of Liberty and Manhattan skyscrapers, traffic and buildings in Times Square, skyscrapers, people walking up stairs from subway, Empire State Building, pedestrians walking on sidewalks and crossing street, Florida, Miami, AERIAL Miami Beach coast, hotels and traffic, car POV driving on palm tree lined street, woman sunbathing next to pool, parrots and birds, people on beach with palm trees, artist seated on ledge sketching Biscayne Bay, car POV city street neon signs lit up at night, Sarasota, night parade, floats of women in costumes going down street, seated bystanders watching parade and applauding as floats go by, women on floats waving, Cypress Gardens, artist seated on bench sketching lagoon, Southern Belles waving to people in boats, boat POV going past Southern Belles waving from shore, brightly colored foliage and cypress trees, Southern Belles watching artist sketch, smiling Southern Belle, artist sketching Southern Belle seated on grass, Monkey Jungle, chimpanzees playing piano and drum set, bystanders applauding, chained chimpanzee and trainer throwing beach ball back and forth, chimpanzee kicking beach ball and doing backflips, chimpanzees wearing Native American headdresses dancing and playing drum, man in audience filming with camera, chimpanzees pretending to be cowboys and pushing toy rifle, blindfolded chimpanzee walking tightrope forwards and backwards, people in cage with monkeys looking at them from the outside, people feeding monkeys through cage, Jungle Gardens, artist seated on grass sketching flamingos in lake, flamingos wading and swimming in water, greyhound racing, attendants leading greyhounds on racetrack into starting box, bystanders watching race, starting box opening and greyhounds taking off, greyhounds racing around track, attendants approaching greyhounds at finish, boat POV traveling through Everglades National Park, men in motorboat with artist looking through binoculars, birds perched on trees and in flight, herons, egrets, spoonbills, pelicans, wood ibis colony, wood storks, artist talking to man throwing food to alligators and crocodiles in pen, crocodiles fighting each other, trainer in pen wrestling alligator as bystanders watch from other side, man prying open alligator's mouth and holding open with his chin, children applauding from being fence, man lying on top of flipped over alligator rubbing his neck and making it fall asleep, Snake Park, serpentarium, large snake statue outside building, trainer hand capturing king cobra as bystanders watch, scared bystanders backing away from snake, cobra being force fed it's own venom, men carrying motorboat from roof of car to water, men traveling in rowboat, men fishing from boat, man pulling fish catch out of water, Windley Key, Islamorada, Theater of the Sea, swordfish and shark swimming, bystanders watching man hand feed sea turtle, stingray swimming, person hand feeding and petting stingray, porpoise show, porpoises doing tricks for trainer and bystanders, porpoise jumping out of water to catch items from trainer, Parrot Jungle, parrots, macaws and cockatoos perched on trees and visitors, cockatoo perched on smiling woman, little girl carrying parrot, parrot show, parrot pulling out nested cans to get out seed, caged monkey pulling out nested cans and climbing on tree branch, caged parrot pulling up bowl, trainer making parrots roll over, trainer swinging parrots holding onto each other, parrot rocking on swing and climbing up chain, trainer making parrot on its head, parrot climbing up and down rope to eat food, artist sketching parrots, parrots talking, parrots looking at sketch, Weeki Wachee Springs, mermaids performing underwater ballet show, Cypress Gardens, Southern Belles waving as car pulls up and women in swimsuits get out, women in swimsuits carrying water skis running followed by Southern Belles, bystanders seated on grass watching and applauding, waterski show, women and men holding confederate flag waterskiing in formation, women dressed in leotards and tutus doing port de bras ballet arm movements while waterskiing, female water skiers dressed in leotards and tutus stopping on beach and curtsying, water skier Don Nicholas waterskiing on canoe paddle, man waterskiing on shoe skies, man waterskiing on bare feet, water ski acrobats doing acrobatics off ramps, clown performing tricks while waterskiing on chair balanced on saucer, clown acrobats performing tricks while waterskiing off ramps, female water skiers carrying red flags waterskiing in formation, artist talking to Southern Belles, artist taking boat ride down Cypress Gardens lagoon with Southern Belles, boat POV traveling through blossom lined lagoon, Southern Belles smiling and waving from shore to people in boat, who wave back

strong man, acrobatics, women wrestlers, man wrestles himself, man twists guy into contortions, female dancing acrobat, Hercules-type bends steel bars,

Newsreel titled Big Top - Celebrities join in heart fund benefit. Mrs. Impelliteri, chairman, heads the fund raiser show at Madison Square Garden in New York. Various stage and radio artists and sports persons like Lauritz Melchior, Jerome Collins, Jack Dempsey, Weary Willie clown Emmett Kelly and Dorothy Kilgallen lend their talents to raise funds for the heart foundation. Artists dressed as clowns entertain the audiences. Female artists sitting on elephant back perform acrobatics. Jimmy Durante laughs at an act. Celeste Holm rides on an elephant Male artists perform acrobatics as they hang from swings. The show raises a total of 190 thousand dollars for the heart fund. Location: New York City USA. Date: April 5, 1951.

Circus Day in Our Town

Part of issue YOU NEVER KNOW YOU KNOW! <br/> <br/>Pathe Studios, London. <br/> <br/>Various shots of female acrobat Rassana performing tricks hanging from rope and then balancing on top of beer bottles on ballet points.

Two colorfully costumed female acrobats hang from a swing. Indoor circus-like vibe.

1964 Tokyo Olympics with sound - Sports - procession of female athletes, girls do acrobatic dancing / floor exercises, women's gymnastics, vault, balance beam, parallel bars

BARS. VS OF PEOPLE AT A MOSCOW RESTAURANT EATING. VS OF ACROBATS ON STAGE PERFORMING FOR THE DINERS. VS OF A FEMALE ACROBAT DOING HAND STANDS ON HER PARTNER'S HEAD. 10:00 VS OF AN ICE SKATING TEAM PERFORMING. VS OF DANCERS BACKING UP A SINGER ON THE STAGE. VS OF AN ACROBAT TEAM PERFORMING WITH A BICYCLE. CUTAWAYS OF PEOPLE BEING SERVED DURING A PERFORMANCE. 20:00 VS OF A GYPSY PERFORMANCE. CI: ODDITIES: ACROBATIC NIGHT CLUB. SPORTS: ACROBATICS. SPORTS: ICE SKATING.

Young woman does figure skating routine in tryouts for West German Olympic team

Two colorfully costumed female acrobats hang from a swing. Indoor circus-like vibe.

AQUATIC WIZARDS

Ringling Brothers Circus: Trapeze artists (male and female) swing in dim light; Costumed man on stilts; Acrobatic circus stunt; Woman on horseback in ring; Elephants walk through Lincoln Tunnel (?) chained together; Elephants parade on street in day

FEMALE ACROBATIC PERFORMER SWINGING RIBBON ON STICK

ISSUE_NO = 891 NO_OF_ITEMS = 6 ITEM_NO = 5 DESCRIPTION : ACROBATICS OVER BERLIN - An Acrobatic performance staged in berlin was said to be in aid of the "victims" of Fascism. CARD_FILE = 47125 SHOT_LIST : KS LS Acrobats turning on huge wheels etc. Various shots of male and female acrobats performing. Girl climbs very tall mast and performs on top, standing on her hands etc. CU Same. Tightrope team performing, net underneath them, turning somersaults on rope, various shots of same. Cut-ins of on-lookers. INDEX : Countries - Germany, Entertainment, Mankind, Nationalities - German, Towns and Cities MATERIAL : Neg - Can 8836 Pos - Can 8870 Greek Dupe - Can 8856 LENGTH_SHOT = 170 DATE_SUBD = 06/24/1946

American acrobat Marilyn Rich performs stunts while hanging from a helicopter to promote the 'Clothes For Korea' campaign during the Korean War. Marilyn Rich hands bundle of donated clothes to helicopter pilot. The Hess's Department Store-sponsored helicopter takes off from Palisades Park, New Jersey, with Marilyn Rich riding under the helicopter, holding onto rings attached to ropes beneath it. The helicopter in flight over the New York skyline. Another helicopter equipped with pontoon flies nearby. The female stunt artist shows stunts on the rings, passing by various New York City skyscrapers of the New York City skyline. The helicopter and Marilyn Rich passes near the Statue of Liberty. Location: New York City USA. Date: August 27, 1951.

Southern California - Muscle Beach - Venice Beach or Santa Monica Beach area - men do balance routine or acrobatics - weight lifting - exercising - female athlete or gymnast or muscle lady does run jump into man's hands - he lifts her by legs

00:00:00:00 [A group of Japanese firemen/acrobats perform for an American audience in Washington, DC]---Audience applauds as acrobat climbs up &amp; down ladder being supported by fellow acrobats/ Acrobat climbs ladder, balances on one hand, lies backwards on top rung, goes thru various positions/ CU Little girl watches w unamused expression/ Little boys sit on the floor &amp; watch w interest/ CU Smiling woman watches/ PAN Large audience/ CU Elderly male acrobat watches performance/ Acrobat does stunts atop ladder/ Audience cheers &amp; claps/ VS Audience members/ Acrobats perform chant/ VS Audience/ Female announcer explains the origins of the acrobat&apos;s attire (traditional Japanese fire-fighting uniforms/ Acrobats take off tops to reveal full-body tattoos/ MS Acrobat walks little girl up to shirtless man to let her feel the tattoos/ Elderly Fireman/Acrobat steps forwards &amp; leads audience in clapping exercise/ Acrobats depart as audience applauds. (0:00)/

Cameramen filming water-skiing demonstration end up in water with their movie cameras