Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, November 19, 1916, SOCIETY, Image 18
"J' THE QMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 19, 1916. TAXIDERMIST IS EXPERTSCULPTOR ' Has tp Build Plaster Manikin in Mounting Skins of the Larger Animals. DOES NOT USE FBAMEWOBK Washington, Nov. 18 Of the 300,- 000 nr more oforJe who visit the am mal -rhihiu nf the National museum annually, it is doubtful if many of !' them know that skins of the larger mammals are mounted "manikins" of reinforced nUstcr. and not on COV' 'ered wooden forms, or, as of old, . simply stuffed with excelsior, cotton, hair or sawdust. Nowadays taxidermists are sculp tors and not upholsterers. All mod- em taxidermists in their treatment of the larger mammals at least and par ticularlv those of the National mu seum, who were among the pioneers in this art, construct life-sized hollow . nlaster fieures which prove not only light and durable, but far more realis tic than those produced oy tne oiaer methods. After the skin has been cleaned and tanned, it is turned over to the taxi dermist together with the skull, and whatever other bones may have been preserved. Sometimes he has no bones ' or live material to study, but has to measure the skin and calculate his dimensions as best he can, relying on (" life casts, photographs or field meas- urements and notes made bv the col- lector, and his own ksowledge of . anatomy. If he is not familiar with the animal to be mounted, the museum taxidermist studies the live animal at ' the National Zoological park, when . possible, and then modeli clay minia tures, often trying out several poses, one of which is selected and approved .' by the zoologists. He then begins his ' full-sized clay model. - Some taxidermists believe in utiliz ,.,ing certain bones, particularly the skull, leg bones and the backbone, in building a frame work for a model, . while others measure the bones and snake the frame work out of iron rods ' and pieces of board. In any event, a 4 rough frame work is constructed, with either iron rods or bones, and to this the modeling clay is applied. The taxi dermist now works much as does a sculptor, adding clay here and remov- ing it there, smoothing out the junc ' hires, until he rounds out an anato- mical model. Great care is taken to . reproduce accurately all joint, mus cles and hollows. Having completed hit clay model, he is now ready to construct the mould around it. This mould is cast . of plaster-of-pari, and constructed in - aeveral sections, each one. reinforced with rods to keep it from warping or falling apart. In making the figure of a Virginia deer, for example, a mould of from twelve to fourteen pieces an inch in thickness, would be utilized in the museum shops. The main section, , or foundation, of this mould covers all ' the underparts of the animal's body, and the inside of the legs. Other pieces ' form the outside of each leg, still oth ers its back, the top of its neck and head, and eventually the whole animal ,jis boxed in. In the construction of the separate pieces, strips of tin, or thin walls of clay, are placed along the in tersections, which are trimmed on the .bevel and oiled before the adjoining 'sections are cast.' The plaster is ap plied in the ordinary, manner, about an inch' thick, and when it is thor oughly set, the separations are opened, and the pieces are taken off the clay - model, which is destroyed. The inside of each piece is retouched where nec essary with- fresh plaster, and . smoothed up on the edges, until they ; tit together. The next steo is the makfhtr of the "manikin" on the inside of the mould' I just completed. It is not cast solid, or in one piece, but built up in thin sections, one each on every piece of the mould, its outer lines conforming exactly with those of its mould. Be ginning for example, with a section of the back mould, the museum taxider mist cuts out a piece of sheeting to fit the section, pasting it into the mould -with flour or glue, so that it fits into , every impression, which is necessary, ' since the inside will eventually be the outside of'the finished form. In the manufacture of figures of smooth haired animals requiring a smooth ex terior, heavy sheeting is employed, but ; in some' of the long-haired animals, such as the bear, coarse burlap may be used. A thin wash of plaster is put on tne first layer of cloth and then two sections of burlap immersed in plaster are applied, resulting in a thin shell from a quarter to three-eighths of an inch in thickness. Sometimes wire-cloth is used in the place of bur lap. This process is followed in mak- ing each piece of the figure. When all re set, the newly made sections of the - figure are moistened to dissolve the paste or glue mentioned' above, and removed from the moulds. The various pieces are now fitted to gether and cemented with more plas ter, the seams being backed up from the inside by pieces of burlap dipped in plaster. As the assembling proceeds braces of wood are olaced within (nr i reinforcement. AH the pieces are fas- xenea togetner, except a small section, i usually on top of one hip, left for a hand hole, through whirh the l..t piece is fixed, and air is admitted for drying out. A wire tail wrapped in ncmp is maae ana lastened inside through this opening. Considerable . retouching and a coat of shellac are necessary before the skin is put on' and stuck last with glue or shellac. All skins are poisoned to keep out insects With hornless animals, the skin of the head is simply pulled over the assembled form and sewed neatly where it is cut, but when the horns are included, they are left attached to the crown of the skull, which is sawed . off and slipped through a "Y" cut hi the skin of the head, where it is at tached by screws to a block of wood set in the top of the head. All cuts and seams are now sewed together, and the hoofs or claws ar modeled or filled out with clay where they join the legs. Glass eyes are also set into their sockets with clay, so that they may be manipulated and fixed in the proper line of vision. The anjmal is complete now, except that the skin must be made to fit snugly, especially in the hollows. This is done 'by tacking it down with strips of card board, or pieces of rope, which are Kit inert until the skin is stuck. . After drying out, the hair is care fully combed and brushed, especially vcr the seams. Certain narts of the nose, mouth, eyelids and hoofs are re touched with wax. and colored or stained to match. Presently the taxi , , dermist has finished and has produced wnai appears to dc a real animal. . ifri 'I'll ' "it dmWWh'- m Vk W fir 1 - v. y ft i Jrss. ,v HerceJes ' 2almaJa HltA I HUH AHAe Brand i "The Penalty of Sin." a modern drama, bv Edmund Francis Hackett, -is the attraction at Boyd's theater for the six days beginning Sunday, .No vember 19. .In this Lois Craven is in volved in a murder mystery, when Robert Borglum. who thinks that money can buy everything, is found dead in his rooms. The slight clews found point to a woman and Mrs. Craven is placed under arrest. It vis in trvinsr to clear herself ot the charge that the story is worked out. It opens about in the middle of events and through the succeeding three acts th mn harlrwnrri arm then (nriMrfl frnm rh nrtinr nf hpffinninir The presenting company includes Mabel Montgomery, Lillian Lee An derson, Frances Woodbury, Maude Williams, Harry Cowan, William Mortimer," Eugene Frazier, Frank Hersome. lack Walsh and others. there will be the usual matinees on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs day and Friday, ,y 'The Heart of Dixie" which will be the attraction at Boyd's theater for four days beginning Sunday, Novem ber 26, is a comedy drama of the Southland, and is declared to sound a big deep human note. A carefully selected company . memoes uons Hardv. Ethel Wichman, -Catherine Campbell, Dorothy. Hays, Charlotte t Tj. J .C.ll. I.,m L.IIUUM, MIOIU Mtuai.i., jv.v.t.v Bruner, William Friend, Peter Ros- sar, Robert Hdgerton ana Lawrence Atkinson. An enjoyable feature of the performance is the singing and danc ing Ol inc uriuca ill me yiau intnii scene. The usual matinees will be 8'ven. ' ' . Maud Allan, who was announced with her company at the Boyd thea ter for ThanksKivinsr day. has met with an accident that necessitates can celling the engagement. She is now laid up with a badly sprained foot and wilt not be able to dance for some weeks. Her engagement at the Bovd theater has been postponed to a date to be announced later.. Two special feature acts are to be given at the Orpheum this week. First musical comedy, "Nursery i-and, is to be offered by Bert Kalmar and J V9BIV UlUTIHi HV1III,I J characters, such as Bo Peep, Littlel Boy Blue, Jack and Jill and Mother Hubbard, with pretty songs and clever dances, will be elements of this pro duction. Of great interest will be the expert swimming and diving of Odiva, who comes with her school of trained sea lions. Her unusual per formance is given in a glass tank filled with clear water, and her feats will be exhibited in a manner calcu lated to astonish audiences. The sea lions do tricks of exceptional sort. Williard, regarded as a physical phenomena, demonstrates the control of involuntary muscles. By his own efforts he has added two and a halt inches to his stature. "The Wife Saver" is a one-act comedV to be presented by(Frank!yn Ardell. 'The humorist-violinist, Trovato, produces both good music and hearty laughter. Helene Davis is to present eleven minutes of daintiness called "Past and Present, especially designed for her by A. Seymour Brown. "Helping Hubby is a juggling skit to be con tributed by Pielert and Scofield. Pic turesque Normandy will be one of the features of the Orpheum Travel Weekly, whose motion pictures will also show fascinating glimpses of French Indo-China. v s Phyllis. Neilson-Terry, a niece of Ellen Terry, has been booked for a tour of the Orpheum circuit and will be seen here for the week of No vember 26. On the program for the same week is another Orpheum fea ture attraction, "Honor "Thy Chil dren." a travesty, in which a son and daughter ineffectually try to run a household. The Chicago English Opera com pany will appear in this city on No vember 23, 24 and 25. The Chicago English Opera company consists of sixty members and its own orchestra of especially selected instrumentalists. The company carries three carloads of scenery and baggage. The repertoirs includes "Lohengrin," "Aida," "Car men , Valkyrie. "II Trovatore," "Cavalleria Rusticana". and. "Cleopa tra," presented entirely in the English language. The cast includes Madame Mercedes Dalmada.who will appear in the Wagnerian and dramatic soprano roles; lime. Dahnada comes from the (L AW Zeila JTflnlyre Cumin j It tktOHMtis. Royal Opera house,' Covent Garden, and from Oscar Hammerstein's Lon don Opera house. Other prima donnas are Mine. .Florentine, St. Clair and Miss Mildred Frohman.' The contral tos include Madame Anita Sutherland, the famous Chilian singer, who comes with the .highest credentials; Miss Haseltine, jvho has been specially en gaged to sing "Carmen, lived for two years with Mme. Calve and studied the role under the great diva's personal -direction; Miss Ruth Mar shall Dye is another artist who will be heard in contralto roles, The list of tenors includes Mr. Heigh Jack son, one of the great Wagnerian tenors of the present day; Mr. Ernest Davies, Americas most brilliant lyric tenor. and Mr. G, McDonald, who recently was heard in dramatic roles at La Scala, Milan. The list of baritones and basses is headed by Mr. Arthur Dea'ne; Mr. J. Ellenhorn, Russian bar itone. Mr. Charles Gerol, American basso. Another basso worthy of spe cial mention is Mr. Edward H. John stone. A large and well trained chorus is carried by the company. New and complete ' scenery, properties and wardrobe are traveled for each opera. On Thursday i evening "Lohengrin" will be sung, on Friday "Aida" is to be given; at the matinee on Saturday a double bill, "Cavalleria Rusticana and "Cleopatra," and on Saturday evening "II Trovatore." ' . - Perry J. Kelly's latest musioal com edy offering, "My Home Town Girl," with Hyanis and Mclntyre featured, will be the attraction at the Brandeis theater for five performances begin ning Thanksgiving afternoon. Well known performers in the supporting cast are Eda von Luke, Maude Beatty, Doris Vernon, Dorothy Reich, Roy Purviance, Maurice Darcy and George Hall, and a chorus of pretty singing and dancing girls. ' "The Bird of Paradise" will.be seen at the Brandeis theater Sunday, De cember 3, for four nights and Wednes day matinee. It is by Richard Walton Tully, who has spent years on the peaks that start out of the warm waters of the South Pacific. v Jean Bedini's big novelty show, "Puss-Puss," is at the popular Gayety theater this week. Jean Bedini is the Three Days Thfircrlav November It tiiwin "IUUJ MiL Safdey THE CHICAGO ENGLISH OPERA COMPANY Mr. Basil Honfall, Conductor. Thursday Evening "Lohengrin" Friday Evening "Aida" Saturday Matinee "Cavalleria . ! Rusticana" Followed by "Cleopatra" Saturday Evening "II Trovatora" Full Chorus Special Orchestra Entirely now production of canory, wardrobe and propertioi carried for each opora. Price!- Evm'ts, a. si.so, si. tsc so, nice. Mt.iw., $1.50. SI, 75c ud SOc 'ill J 4 3 ytt tie Cmprtss BOYD'S g MM Special benefit Performance On this date the Freshman Clan of Nurses at 1 Wise Memorial Hospital Have bought out the house for the performance of "The Heart off Dixie" The proceeds will be used in making; many needed im provements on the Nurses' Home. Tickets Can be bought from the nurses' committee and can be exchanged for reserved seats Nov. 23. Tickets will be on sale at the theater on and after the 23d 1 The nurses make an especial appeal to the citizens of Omaha to assist them in their worthy efforts. Admission 25c, 50c, 75c, and $1.00 BY ARRANGE MENT WITH DIAGHILEFFS BALLET CompUta Syrnpnoiiy Or cheatr of 50, DtractJo Ptorrtj Moataua. AUDITORIUM, OMAHA , v- . ., Application for ticket, fillad in ordar ef re Price.. S4, 3, S3, ceipt. Make checks payable to Ckaa. A. Franke, 1,000 Seata at $1. Manaier Auditorium. producer and has written the book, which, by the way, has a real plot, de signed the costumes and scenery, sug gested the electrical effects and set the numbers to music. In addition to all this he found time to select twenty of the handsomest and most talented girls and named them his "Kitten1 chorus to go with his title "Puss Puss." His cast of principals is worthy, among them being besides Jean Bedim himself, Pam Lawrence Minni (Buddie) Harrison, MargretteJ Kyan, rjarry Jackson, Charlie Mac, George Brooks, Al Ricardo and Davis and Stafford, those two famous col ored comedians, singing their funny song, Jn the Jail House Now. Be dini always has a big surprise, this year it's the "Ignatz Yitsoc troupe of acrobats burlesquing a,, troupe of Arabian acrobats," which will surely be a laugh from start to finish. This is the same kind-hearted organization that' collected $492 during their-week here last December and presented it to the Omaha City Mission for char ity usage, an action that should cause all Omaha to feel most friendly to ward this company. Today's matinee starts at 3 o'clock. Ladies' matinee daily all week begining tomorrow. Kreisler's Wonderful Tone . Stirs Hearts of Hearers From all accounts no violinist since Sarasate was in his prime has . pro duced from his instrument a tone of such exquisite golden beauty as that of Fritz Kreisler, who is to give a concert here under the auspices of the Associated Retailers at the Audi torium Monday evening, December 4. It may not have the grandiloquence of Ysaye or the excitement of Elman, but it has a soft brilliancy all its own. H. X. Parker, the distinguished critic of the Boston Transcript, speaking of Kreisler s tone last winter, has this to say: "Mr. KrlslerB tone Is one of exnulalte flneneM and oftnesd, meet for the velvety texture of the music. It la a tone of ipost sensitive suppleness that bends to every curve of the melody, to every lace-like fili gree of ornament. It Iff a tone aulck with delicate light and ahade, that make Ha sons. Ita figuration. Its arabesque bright, witn cnangeiui tinta ana halt tints. Tne play of light and shadow In It is nearly end lej. It la furthermore a tone that ran Isolate itself like the fine and shlmmerina thread against the background of the orches tra, or lust) iiseu wun one or anoiner 01 ine Instrumental voices It Is a tone that springs to every elasticity of rhythm, that can spin itself into the finest of transitions, gather without break or Jar light force of a climax, or lean up dominant out of orchestral tumult. Above alt It la a tone that glow wlthvthe beauty of the song that it sustains and yVt in its own right Is so full of sensuous loveliness that It falls halo-like upon prosaic figuration. Even in passages for purely, technical display it works Its charm of glow ing and beautiful rhapsody. The ear, the Imagination, the whole listening being, re spond to BUch beauty of sound, weaving Its Deautuui patterns upon me air." Reserved seat tickets can be secured now at burgess-Mash information bureau.' ' "Sally in Our Alley" Is Showing Today at Monroe Edna Wallace Hopper, Charles J. Ress and Muriel Ostriche will be seen at the Monroe theater today in the comedy-drama called "Sally in Our Alley. With this is a Universal com edy. Monday Robert Wilson in "The Isle of Life." Tuesday, "The Woman's Law," with Florence 1 Reed, and a Pathe comedy. Wednesday Bruce McRae and Gerda, Holmes in "The Chain Invisible." Gets Bad Fall While Carrying Coal Upstairs While carrying coal up the stairs at 2301 Leavenworth street John Howe, laborer, fell and received pain ful body and head bruises. He was taken to the St. Joseph's hospital by the police ambulance, where it is thoueht his injuries are serious. It is thought that he received concus- Bee Want Ads Produce Results. METROPOLITAN OPERA CO. Introduced to America at a cost of 500,000 RUSSE thm Mutation of lh age with NIJINSKY, BOLM LOPOKOVA, REVALLES AND A COMPANY OF FIFTY DANCERS Marvalotia CMtunw cre ation) ansj color f facta by tha groat Loon Bakat One Night Only- AA f g SATURDAY leC. 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