The Wreck of the Hesperus Felicia Hemans rather than to Longfellow). Additionally, in Kevin Sullivan's 1985 film of "Anne of Green Gables", a character recites "The Wreck of the Hesperus" prior to Anne's rousing rendition of "The Highwayman". "The Wreck of the Hesperus" is also mentioned in the 2017 Woody Allen film "Wonder Wheel". "The Wreck of the Hesperus" is referenced in the comic song "Lydia the Tattooed Lady" by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg, performed by Groucho Marx in the movie "At the Circus" (1939); by Virginia Weidler in "The Philadelphia Story" (1940); by Robin Williams in "The Fisher King" (1991); by Kermit the
Tattooed Lady the presence of the tattooed lady. As they faded away and entered into mainstream society, tattoos once again gained a negative connotation. Throughout history there has been a negative outlook on people with tattoos. Although, men have received negative reactions, the presence of tattoos on a man has been more socially accepted then that of a woman. Over the decades the popularity of tattooing has been on the rise, with women now obtaining more than half of the tattoos in the industry. The reemergence of the tattooed lady has taken on a different entity. They are no longer the sideshow