"Georgia Phenomenon" Annie Abbott, born Dixie Annie Jarratt in 1861, was among the most popular and controversial variety performers in America and Europe. Abbott's success was in part due to her creation of new and remarkable effects, including the apparent physics-defying ability to resist being lifted from the floor by male strength (hence her nickname, the “Georgia Magnet”).
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