05-02-2018, 09:56 PM
One of Trix's more compelling stage shows, and the one that propelled her to instant stardom, was the one where she pulled flaming fireballs from under her petticoats, to the delight and astonishment of the audience. Nobody knew she was a witch at the time, so how she kept them under there without setting her clothes and herself ablaze was a complete mystery to all, even the great scientist and inventor, Genba.
It was also at that juncture in her career that any of us saw Trix completely naked from head to toe for the first and only time ever.
And, although the episode was quite possibly the first wardrobe malfunction in cinema history, it wasn't because her clothes had caught on fire.
The silent movie industry was starting to take off in a major way in 1888. Trix was riding high on the success of her fireball show and wanted to get in on the ground floor. She took a teleport to Los Angeles and met a big shot producer who had seen her show and hired her right away.
She was to play Lady Godiva.
A very long wig was supposed to cover all of her lady bits, exposing only her limbs and midriff.
Supposed to.
There was a hook hanging over the stage, and one thing led to another, and... well, you figure it out.
Me and my horse saw the whole ordeal from backstage. "Poor Trix!" I gasped.
The horse snickered.
I elbowed him in the ribs. Hard.
He stomped on my foot.
I poked him in the eye.
A comedy trio who witnessed that backstage exchange between me and my horse would later make it the basis of their entire decades-long film career.
It was also at that juncture in her career that any of us saw Trix completely naked from head to toe for the first and only time ever.
And, although the episode was quite possibly the first wardrobe malfunction in cinema history, it wasn't because her clothes had caught on fire.
The silent movie industry was starting to take off in a major way in 1888. Trix was riding high on the success of her fireball show and wanted to get in on the ground floor. She took a teleport to Los Angeles and met a big shot producer who had seen her show and hired her right away.
She was to play Lady Godiva.
A very long wig was supposed to cover all of her lady bits, exposing only her limbs and midriff.
Supposed to.
There was a hook hanging over the stage, and one thing led to another, and... well, you figure it out.
Me and my horse saw the whole ordeal from backstage. "Poor Trix!" I gasped.
The horse snickered.
I elbowed him in the ribs. Hard.
He stomped on my foot.
I poked him in the eye.
A comedy trio who witnessed that backstage exchange between me and my horse would later make it the basis of their entire decades-long film career.
