Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 19, 1916, Page 18

TAXIDERMIST 15 EXPERT SCULPTOR Has tp Build Plaster Manikin in Mounting Skins of the Larger Animals. DOES NOT USE FRAMEWORK Washington, Nov. 18.—Of the 300,- 000 or more peorge who visit the ani- mal exhibits of the National museum annually, it is doubtful if many of them know that skins of the larger mammals are mounted “manikins” of reinforced plaster, 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- ern taxidermists—in their treatment of the larger mammals at least—and par- ticularly those of the National mu- seum, who were amcng the pioneers in this art, construct life-sized hollow laster figures which prove not only right and durable, but far more realis- tic than those produced by the older 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 by the col- lector, and his own kgowledge 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 models 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 make the frame work out of iron rods and pieces of board. In any event, a 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- tures, until he rounds out an anato- mical model. Great care is taken to reproduce accurately all joints, mus- cles and hollows. . © _ Having completed his clay model, he is now ready to construct the mould around it. This mould is cast of plaster-of-paris, and cqnstructed in several sections, ¢ach. 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 head, and eventually the whole : oxed in. In the gonnrufl eparate picces, strips of tin, | s of clay, are placed along the in- ections, 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- wshg set, the separations are opened, and the Emcep 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 fit together, The next nzg is the making of the t “'manikin” on inside of the mould' just completed. It is not cast solid, or in ore picce, but built up in thin sections, one cach on every piece of _the mould, its outer lines conforming exactly with those of its mould. Be- .fgnnmg 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 qmde 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 Jare 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 ?rom the inside by pieces of burlap dipped in plaster. As the assembling proceeds “braces of wood are placed within for reinforcement. All the pieces are fas- tened together, except a small section, usually on top of one hip, left for a hand hole, through “which the last piece is fixed, dnd air is admitted for drying out. A wire tail wrapped in hemp is made and ‘fastencd inside thmunh' this opening. Considerable retouching and a coat of shellac are necessary before the skin is put on and stuck fast with glue or shellac. All skins are poisoned to keep out insects. ith hornless animals, the skin of the head is simply dpullccl 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 in 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 are ‘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- , or pieces of rope, which are left there until the skin is stuck. After drying out, the hair is care- fully combed and brushed, especially ‘over the seams, Certain parts of the nose, mouth, eyelids and hoofs are re- to uched with wax, and- colored or stai ed to match. Presently the taxi- rmist has finished and has produced lat appears to be a real animal, - MAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 19 Masjorre Sheldon # the Orpheam Mercedes Dalmada CHIAGO ENGLISH orenn co At the Branders “The Penalty of Sin,” a modern|” drama, by Edmund Francis Hackett, s 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.is .in trying to clear herself of the charge that the story is worked out. 1t opens about in the middle of events and through the succeeding three acts the scenes move backward and then forward from the point of beginning. The presenting company includes Mabel Montgomery, Lillian Lee An- derson, Frances Woodbury, Maude Williams, Harry Cowan, William Mortimer,” Eugene Frazier, Frank Hersome, Jack Walsh and others. There will be the usual matinees on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs- day and Friday, Royal Opera house, Covent Garden, and from Oscar Hammerstein's Lon- ' g i don Opera house. Other prima donnas “The Heart of Dixie” which will be |are Mme. Florentine, St, Clair and the attraction at Boyd's theater for| Miss Mildred Frohman. The contral- four days beginning Sunday, Novem- | tos include Madame Anita Sutherland, ber 26, is a comedy drama of thethe famous Chilian singer, who comes Southland, and is declared to sound | with the highest ‘credentials; Miss a big deep hu note. A lef'"“)’ Haseltine, who has been specially en- selected compa\w’ includes “ Doris | gaged to sing “Carmen,” lived for Hardy, Ethel ichman; -Catherine | two years with Mme. Calve and Campbell, Dorothy ~Hays, Charlotte|studied the role under the great diva’s Langdon, Richard LaSalle, Jerome | personal -direction; Miss Ruth Mar- Bruner, William Friend, Peter Ros-|shall Dye is another artist who will Robert Edgerton and Lawrence|be heard in contralto roles. The list inson. An enjoyable feature of the|of tenors. includes Mr. Heigh™ Jack- erformance is the singing and danc-|son, one of the great Wagnerian tenors ing of the darkies in the plantation | of the present day; Mr. Ernest Davies, scene. The usual matinees will be| America's most brilliant lyric tenor, given. rand 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 Deane; 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, pgoperties and wardrobe are traveled for each opera. On Thursda; will be sung, bn Friday “Aida” is to be given; at the matinee on Saturda; a double bill, “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Cleopatra,” and evening "Il Trovatore.” e btk ekl Perry J. Kelly's latest musical com- edy offering, “My Home Town Girl,” with Hyams and McIntyre 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. il it ——q “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. —— Jean Bedini's “Puss-Puss, i Maud Allan, who was announced with her company at the Boyd thea- ter for Thunfilgwing day, has met with an accident that necessitates can- | celling the engagement. She is now laid up with a badly sprained foot | and will not be able to dance for some weeks, Her engagement at the Boyd theater has been postponed to a date to be announced later, ! i Two special feature acts are to be given at the Orpheum this week. First a musical comedy, “Nursery Land" is to be offered by Bert Kalmar and Jessie Brown. “Mother Goose” characters, such as Bo Peep, Littlé Boy Blue, Jack and Jill and Mother Hubbard, with pretty songs and cleyver 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 half inches to his stature. “The Wife Saver” is a one-act comedy to be rresented by Franklyn 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 i's big novelty show, is at the popular Gayety week. Jean Bed yL evening “Lohengrin” | , on on Saturday 1916. 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 “Kitten” chorus to go with his title “Puss- Puss.” His cast of principals is worthy, among them being besides Jean Bedini himself, Pam Lawrence, Minni (Buddie) Harrison, Margrette Ryan, Harry Jackson, Charlie Mac, George Brooks, Al Ricardo and Davis and Stafford, those two famous col- ored comedians, singing their funny song, “In 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 thats collected $492 during their-week here last December and presented it to the Omaha City Mission far char- ity usage, an action that should cause all Omaha to feel most friendly to- ward this company. Today’s matinee starts at 3 o'clock. Ladies’ matinee daily all week begining tomorrow. Kreisler’s Wonderful Tone . Stirs Hearts of Hearers From all accounts no violinist since Sarasate was in his prime has pro- duced from his instrument a tone of such exquisite golden beauty as that of Fritz Kreisler, who is to give a concert here under the auspices of the Associated Retailers at the Audi- torium Monday evening, December 4. It may not have the grandiloquence of Ysaye or the excitement of Elman, but it has a soft brilliancy all its own. H. T. Parker, the distinquished critic of the Boston Transcript, speaking of Kreisler's tone last winter, has this to . Krieslor's tone ls one of exquisite fineness and softness, meet for the velvety texture of the music. It Is a tone of most sensitive suppleness that bends to every curve of the melody, to every lace-like fili- gree of ornament. It Is a tone quick with delicate light and shade, that makes its song, its flguration, Its arabesque bright, with' changeful tints and half tints. The play of light and shadow in it is neariy end- less. It |s furthermore a tone that can isolate itself ltke the fine and shimmering thread against the background of the orches- tra, or fuse {tself with one or another of the instrumental volces/ It is a tone that springs abel Zentfomery /n"The P :/'5/'0 g e ” to every elasticity of rhythm, that can spin 4l-30}d$ itself into the finest of transitions, gather without break or jar light force of @ climax, + ¢ @ or leap up dominant out of orchestral tumult. Above all it is a tone that glows with the beauty of the song that it sustains and Yet 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 such beauty of sound weaving its beautiful patterns upon the alir.” Reserved seat tickets can be secured now at Burgess-Nash 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 Florénce 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 | thought. his injuries are serious. It | is thought }hat he received concus- ¢ | sion"of the’brain. ! Bee Want Ads Produce Results. D NIGHT, Special Benefit Performance On this date the Freshman Class of Nurses at Wise Memorial Hospital Have bought out the house for the performance of “The Heart of Dixie” Jessie Brown A Meflr/delun At the Empress 2arie Gilfain The proceeds will be used in making many needed im- provements on the Nurses’ Home. Tickets tan 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 23dy The nurses make an especial appeal to the citizens of Omabha to assist them in their worthy efforts. Admission—25¢,—50c,—75c,—and $1.00 by A. Seymour Brown. “Helping|g™ Hubby” is a_juggling skit to be con- triblited 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, e gt 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- ventber 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. Secanig. 1NUISHRY D THE CHICAGO ENGLISH OPERA COMPANY Mr. Basil Horsfall, Conductor. Thursday Evening-—*“Lohengrin” Friday Evening—*“Aida" Saturday Matinee—‘‘Cavalleria Rusticana” h < Followed by—*Cleopatra” Saturday Evening—*Il Trovatore” — 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 repertoi . includes “Lohengrin,” “Aida,” “Ca Full Chorus Spmll Orchestra men " “Valkyrie," Il Trovatore, Entirely new production of “Cavalleria Rusticana”. and “Cleopa- tra,” presented entirely the English language. The cast includes Madame Mercedes Dalmada, who will appear in the Wagnerian and dramatic soprano scenery, wardrobe and properties carried for each opera. joes: Even'ss, $2, $1.50, 81, 75c, 50c Prices: Rines: $ab S, Sa 1o 5 roles; Mme. Daimada comes from the | s BY ARRANGE- MENT WITH America atacost DIAGHILEFF’S ~=: BALLET RUSSE the sensation of the age with NIJINSKY, BOLM LOPOKOVA, REVALLES AND A COMPANY OF FIFTY DANCERS METROPOLITAN OPERA CO. Introduced to Marvelous costume cre- ations and color effects by the great Leon Bakst One Night Only SATURDAY Dec. 16 AUDITORIUM, OMAHA filled in order of re- le to Chas. A. Franke, Complete Symphony Or- chestra of 50, Direction Pierre Monteux. Application for tick ceipt. Make checks pa; Manager Auditorium. Prices, $4, $3, $2. 1,000 Seats at $1. MATINEE DAILY, 2:15 EVERY NIGHT, 8:15 TWICE DAILY, 2:15 and 8:15 PHONE THE BEST OF VAUDEVILLE DOUG. 484. WEEK STARTING SUN.NOV. 19 BERT JESSIE Kalmar & Brown “NURS—EII;Y_I—.AND” A Character Novelty “THE WATER QUEEN” ODIVA Assisted by a School of Pacific Sea Fagcy Diving and Feats of ty and Endurance in an lass Tank. An Elaborate Scenic Prbduction with the Famous Water Nymph as the Central Figure. . TROVATO THE HUMORIST VIOLINIST WILLARD THE MAN WHO GROWS HELENE DAVIS BUCK ABBIE In Eleven Minutes of Daintiness Called PIELERT & SCOFIELD « % In Their Comedy Offering PAST AND PRESENT “HELPING HUBBY" FRANKLYN ARDELL IN AN UP-TO-THE-MINUTE COMEDY PLAYLET “THE WIFE SAVER” Orpheum Travel Weekly — PRICES — THE WORLD AT WORK AND PLAY | Matinee, Gallery, 10c; Best Seats, (ex- Around the World with the Orpheum cept Saturday and Sunday), 25c. Circuit’s Motion Picture Photographers. Nights, 10c, 25c, 50c, 75c. 6 Nights BOYD'S %' NOV. 19 AN UNUSUAL DRAMA OF PRESENT DAY LIFE “THE PENALTY OF SIN' T s By Edmund Francis Hackett = FOUNDED ON MORALITY A WARNING TO MOTHERS v« IABEL MONTGOMERY AND A CAREFULLY SELECTED COMPANY NIGHTS: 25¢, 35¢, 50c and 75¢c. MATINEES: 15¢ and 25¢ 2301 Harney Street | OSCAR SEAGLE Famous Baritone SUNDAY, NOV. 19TH 4 O’clock Single Tickets, $1.00 A very limited number of bal- cony seats, 50c. . Season Tickets, 6 concerts, $4 Phone Douglas 4419. GILFAIN TRIO Scotch and Irish Entertainers ICHARLES WlLSONI An Entirely Different Comedian WELTON DEERS Three Alaskan Trained Deers. WHEELER TRIO Eccentric Acrobats Feature Extraordinary “THE LIGHT THAT [ _ ‘omanas ru centerr — FAILED” BSer s R JEAN BEDINI'S PARISIAN NOVELTY “PUSS-PUSS’’ MUSICAL BURLESQUE Kitten chorus of Melodious Mewers. Bewlildering agray of surprises. Positively the burlesquiest burlesque RUDYARD KIPLING’S Immortal Story, Featuring ROBERT EDESON ever’ produced. 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