One of the attractions that caused a stir in circuses, trade fairs and parks at the beginning of the last century was Olga, the Headless Woman. Also known as Tina or Madame Yvette, but their essence remained the same: a woman, apparently without a head, who could follow orders and move better than a robot …
Making money from entertainment in the early 20th century was not easy. Olga was brought to the United States in 1937 from England, where she escaped from Nazi Germany. She was beheaded in a terrible train accident. One of the passengers on the train was "Doctor Landau", who was conducting various experiments with life support systems. Landau managed to save Olga. The end result was available to visitors for a modest dime
Olga's appearance was a series of pipes that protruded from his neck, and was connected to various containers of liquid food in order to maintain life.
People were surprised to see that Olga could follow orders and move, almost like a normal person.
It was convincing and people believed. But how was it actually done?
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The trick was in the two mirrors forming the letter V. All the actress had to do was to place her head behind the mirrors and move her arms.
