The chronicle=news., 1913-05-20

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II" 20, the idea TINT he .onii Imp~r-
snnai" WAX figure one day in New
York min" years ago as h. stool in
front Of N. display Of "a photograph
gallery. There was nm enlarged pho.
iorraph in the collection with paru.
cniariy set feature. and staring eyes.
a perfectly risid t,osc. Turner had
heard Of :'roso. the originator of the
stunt. and he had heard oi another
man In California who was doiux a
similar performance. hut aS = pro.
f-ssion II had never occurred To him
to 20 into IL. The photograph ss,
him thinkinE. however. aud he de-.
cid-d that q real man who could iok
like that photograph would make a
real scnsati"n. Turner did not spend
n Ions time In practice. hut started
out To r~' an rnEakrn,~ht. although
he had never done the act.
When he rot his original engage
m-nt and went into that window hr
VAS ~ nervous for tho fital five min.
ut-~ that he felt himself getting
white. After uv" minutes he said ia
himself: Old chap. you arc as
spoi as an, body who ever iri~i iht.
act ii~ never has had any trouble
sinrc. Turner says that that tn
>omr cstrht IL tho secret Of tisi,lity
the control ot mind over maltur.
the vii To dn the thing. In prrpara-
tion for going Into his wax figure
state. Turner throws all Of his mus
-lcs into n risid posision. Long prar-
ticr ha. given him pcrcfct control
Of every muscle. including those of
the -sc. which are the most import
an, Of ali. for during his act Turner
must not permit his cycbsi,s To move
cause him to wink and the illusion
30 aisr.ici. Turner .ays there are
'Ftnsos' Who can do the acs per-
frctly with the cv'"riicn that they
must bat their 'yCs There are
'vauid.bcs" be- zayA There arc
only about sa ~ these way fiEiFcs
IN the world. Turner sais.
It iakcs Turner nm hsur and forty.
five minutes to max" up. and IL
takes him from O. minutes to an
hour to feuioyc his pakcup. First
he applies cold rToam. and thea
three kinds OF grease pain, aud two
kinds of theatrical makeup powder.
Over tho whole he srrnys cold water
which congeals the psin,s ond con-
ycrts them into waN. After the wan
Is hardened and his face dric. the
surplus powder is busted off aud tho
wax effect i. obtained. and he goes
into the window. Turner say. he l.
the only "Eigo' who does not wear
a wig. lie has a secret process. he
says. which makes the hair in his
head and around his eyes appear ia
bc imbcddcd in way. Turner's fac.
with his makeup off appears almost
ashen. due Ia the apiication of the
makeup through many years.
Turner does two kinds of waN
acts. One is demonstration act
in a store window. in which ~ Is
necessary for him to lift his arm.
with a icrky effect and to throw
his head forward and backward In
a bnmpy way lik" a wax doll. An.
other IL to sit motionlcss for hour.
holding some article In his hand In
a natural position. For example
one of Turner's stunts In to sit a,
a soda fountain with a glass claspc'
In one Of his hands which rests upor
the marble counter. This Il the hu.
|, man dummy act. lie will ait there
for an hour and never move muscl,
Persons will come in and say: Don't
sit there: that ia dummy there.
Turner is able TO make up as {
waS figure. and start himself int
a crowd as u he had been wound up
lie will walk with his legs pcrfctcI,
rigid as wax dol might, and he car