[1] In 1904, the Millman Trio entered big-time vaudeville,[5] playing such destinations as Keith's Union Square[6] and Hammerstein's Paradise Roof Garden.

[8] Upon her return to the United States, her act became Bird Millman & Co., adding the New York Hippodrome and the Palace Theatre (Broadway)[9] to her list of credits.

Bird's peers were equestrienne May Wirth and aerialist Lillian Leitzel,[12] the latter widely considered the greatest circus star of all time.

[16] Following her retirement from show business, the cross-dressing Berta Beeson, “the Julian Eltinge of the Wire,” paid homage to her legacy in form and content.

[18] Her third husband was Harvard graduate and military veteran, Joseph Francis O'Day,[19] who died shortly after losing his fortune in the stock market crash of 1929.