Martha 'Trixie' Firschke was 18 and had only been in the States for about a year, having moved from Austria with some family members for work. She had been juggling since she was 11, trained by her circus-owner father. From 1942 she combined juggling with skating at the Ice Capades. There is a short color film on YT giving a glimpse of this amazing act. In 1957 Trixie retired to Oklahoma to raise five kids with her husband, an American Indian and fellow-skater. She passed in 2001.
