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 close-ups 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. In first version of the footage, we see the ballerina walking along a stone path surrounding the edge of a small lake in the gardens of her home, Ivy House, which is situated in Golders Green, north of Hampstead Heath, in London. She throws food from a bowl into the lake towards two large white swans, stationary in the water. As she reaches a small flight of stone stairs coming down from the house, she kneels down and then sits on the ground, her feet towards us, as she continues to throw food into