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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 13h

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 16h

"I had to do all my own stunts, and the strong dancer's legs helped me a great deal. I didn't need a trampoline to help me get off the ground.

And I did it gracefully!”

#KirkAlyn

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 18h

“I would pick people up, leap off cliffs, break things with my hands. And you don't do those things in just one take. It takes an awful lot of strength to do those things in a manner that's really convincing.

My ballet training came in handy”.

-Kirk Alyn #BOTD

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 1d

We saw you from across the center ring and liked your vibe.

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 1d

Marie, George, Frank Majilton, 1873

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 1d

Marie, George, Frank Majilton, 1873

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 1d

Reginald Denny, John Barrymore, Leslie Howard, Edna May Oliver, and Andy Devine #BOTD in Romeo and Juliet (1936)

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 2d

Leslie Howard, Basil Rathbone

Romeo and Juliet (1936)

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 2d

unknown actor ca 1890

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 2d

I Love A Parade - Harry Richman, 1932

www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8Kh...

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 2d

#MondayMotivation

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 3d

The 3 Stooges in Fiddlers Three (1948)

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 3d

This must have been quite a sight to see.

Seventeen trapeze artists at once.

#CollisionHazard

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 3d

circus performers from Peru

detail of cabinet card

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 3d

ready to launch

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 3d

Edward "Eddie" Julius Schroeder was an American speed skater who competed at the 1932 and 1936 Winter Olympics.

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 4d

The jester will see you now

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 4d

Tudor fancy dress pageant

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 4d

Faster than a speeding bullet.

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 4d

Buster Keaton #BOTD in Battling Butler (1926)

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 4d

Charlton Heston #BOTD and John Fraser in EL CID (1961)

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 5d

Erik Bruhn by George Platt Lynes, 1949

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 5d

Erik Bruhn and Nora Kaye in Paquita, ABT mid 1950s

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 5d

“Don't strive for perfection—there is no such animal. But be responsible—to yourself and to your art. And, most importantly, grow as a human being. Without that, all is lost!”

#ErikBruhn

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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 5d

Erik Bruhn and Rudolf Nureyev, by Diane Arbus, 1963

#NationalBoyfriendDay

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