by Dean Jensen
Even though I've never been a big fan of the circus I was mesmerized by Queen of the Air, which focuses on the lives of two star-crossed circus superstars of the the early 1900’s. Lillian Leitzel and Alfredo Codona were both born into poor circus families and were equally driven, but she became a st...
Although she began life as the daughter of a poor circus family, Leitzel’s skill as a trapeze artist catapulted her to world-wide fame. This allowed her to become something like circus royalty, making extreme demands of her managers and carrying on illicit affairs that would be grounds for dismissal...
3/4/13 SA
A somewhat interesting, but not riveting, biography of two circus performers from the early 1900's, both aerialists. Lillian Leitzel and Alfredo Codona performed with the Ringling Brothers circus at various times in their careers. Leitzel (as she was known) specialized in the Roman rings, doing as m...
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