Anna Pavlova Speaks To Her Swans At Ivy House

This is the only known recording of the voice of Anna Pavlova. I ve included two versions of the footage. In the first version, the ballerina s voice is clearer, and the picture somewhat blurry. And in the second the picture is much clearer, with closeups of the interaction towards the end, but Pavlova s voice is indistinct. It is possible there were (at least) two takes of this scene as the images and the sound are subtly different in each, which I ll outline.