| 单词 | wax figure |
| 例句 | Another visitor, hunting for an exhibit of wax figures, asked a guard, “Can you tell me where the building is that has the artificial human beings?” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She snipped some of Bowie's hair in the 1980s to create a wig for a wax figure of the singer. David Bowie's hair expected to fetch $4,000-plus at auction 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z While people enjoyed the wax figures, he says, the simple mechanics of matching audio recordings to still wax figures are dated. Museum’s attendance waned, so wax figures of presidents will be auctioned 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z As the wicks burn down over the course of the show, the wax figures will slowly dissolve and melt into an ornate oak chair. Christopher Chiappa’s Latest Obsession: The Amazing Egg 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z The museum is unveiling its newest wax figure Wednesday. Marilyn Monroe to Join Madame Tussauds Collection 2013-10-30T14:10:40Z Representing the recent movement by women in Hollywood to end harassment and inequality in all industries, the Time’s Up pins speak for wax figures who, one hopes, can’t actually speak for themselves. The Politics of Waxing 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z James Corden reacted to scary new wax figures of British royalty on Tuesday’s “Late Late Show.” Stephen Colbert Ponders a Trump-Kari Lake Ticket 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Cyrus and her wrecking ball were even immortalized as a wax figure at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas in 2015. "Wrecking Ball," Miley Cyrus' “forgettable” pop ballad remains unforgettable and fun 10 years later 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z “It is by request and high demand that Romeo Santos truly deserves this wax figure to honor his great success,” Ms. Nieves wrote. The Politics of Waxing 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z The wax figure wears a green dress like the one Markle wore on the day her engagement was announced, as well as a replica of her diamond engagement ring, designed for her by Harry. Her Royal Likeness - Meghan Markle waxwork unveiled before wedding 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z The Sussex's wax figures were initially unveiled a few days before their May 2018 wedding. Meghan Markle, Prince Harry's wax figures separated from royal family at Madame Tussauds 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Johnson’s wax figure also left many of his fans in complete shock, as reported by Today. The Rock whitewashing? Actor wants Paris wax figure updated "starting with my skin color" 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z In the next room, reenacted in dramatic detail with period decorations and wax figures, was the White House deathbed of their eleven-year-old son Willie. Road to Recovery 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Aug 31 - Madame Tussauds Hollywood unveiled its latest wax figure double on Tuesday - a statue of late pop star Selena Quintanilla. Wax figure of late Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla unveiled 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z The wax figure of the 16-year-old pop phenomenon, who was as famed for his former bowl-cut as his soulful voice, will debut in March at Madame Tussauds in New York, London and Amsterdam. Justin Bieber gets wax figure and cuts hair 2011-02-22T16:51:35Z That's right, there are no wax figures visible in the dressing room. Is Jimmy Fallon's 'Barbara Ann' segment a cry for help? 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Colbert is expected to visit the museum Friday to unveil a new wax figure created to represent him. Stephen Colbert joins US presidents at wax museum 2012-11-16T12:25:10Z Earlier this month, she gamely posed next to a wax figure of herself as the familiar enslaved in a gold bikini Leia, calling it “Before and after.” Carrie Fisher’s glorious new incarnation: Advice columnist 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z The red suit worn by the wax figure is the same as the one donned by May for a visit to the White House during which she held hands with U.S. Smiling wax figure of Theresa May belies prime minister's torment 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Cyrus' wax figure along with the ball also reportedly took a team of 20 artists more than six months to create. "Wrecking Ball," Miley Cyrus' “forgettable” pop ballad remains unforgettable and fun 10 years later 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z It is now embarking on the full wax figure in time for Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration. Madame Tussauds London gets to work on new Trump wax figure 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Small wonder: a wax figure in Florence’s La Specola zoological museum. Secrecy by Rupert Thomson – review 2013-03-20T07:59:01Z Sarah Hardy studied as an artist before training in wax figures at Madame Tussauds. Fake off! Meet baking’s masters of illusion cakes 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z He would then fashion corresponding wax figures "so beautiful that they seemed to be by the hand of the very best sculptor" before painting an oil sketch to test the balance between his colours. Federico Barocci: divinity in the details 2013-02-16T09:01:00Z The group’s success in New York spawned shows in multiple cities, appearances on “The Simpsons” and wax figure likenesses at Madame Tussauds in Times Square. Blue Man Group to Pay More Than $3 Million to End Royalty Dispute 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Inquiries about the fate of the wax figures went unanswered. Art in Review 2010-03-04T22:24:00Z A quartet of ensemble singers doubled as her press gang, merrily wreaking havoc on Pygmalion’s relationship with Céphise and interacting — as far as is possible — with some of the celebrity wax figures around the room. On Site Opera Brings ‘Pygmalion’ to Madame Tussauds 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z “Lighting within the attraction combined with flash photography may distort and misrepresent the colour of our wax figures, which is something our sculptors are unable to account for at the production stage.” Beyoncé’s Wax Figure, Criticized as Too Light, Is Now Absent From Madame Tussauds 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z His wax figure is quietly removed from Madame Tussauds. The Politics of Waxing 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z On the second floor of a thoroughly modern exhibition space, the Congress is commemorated in the orthodox Communist way — with starkly lit wax figures displayed behind glass. Shanghai Dwellings Vanish, and With Them, a Way of Life 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z Assuming what Questlove is seeing is reality, then there were never any wax figures in the dressing room, so the phone call discussing the wax figures never happened. Is Jimmy Fallon's 'Barbara Ann' segment a cry for help? 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z "He looks real," said one woman posing with what she thought was a Schwarzenegger wax figure at Madame Tussauds. Arnold Schwarzenegger freaks out Hollywood tourists as the Terminator 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The red suit worn by the wax figure is the same as the one donned by May for a visit to the White House during which she held hands with U.S. Smiling wax figure of Theresa May belies prime minister's torment 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z As Fallon begins to collect himself for the task of being effortlessly charming and entertaining for the next hour, he's brought into a performance of "Barbara Ann" with the wax figures. Is Jimmy Fallon's 'Barbara Ann' segment a cry for help? 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Oliver decided to beat them to it, casting the eerie wax figure of Harding in the lead role. Watch Anna Kendrick Star in A Film About Warren G Harding 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z Madame Tussauds even brought over some slightly ominuous-looking wax figures of Thor, Captain America and Robert Downey Jr. for photo ops. At 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' premiere, Joss Whedon finally exhales 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z “It was like wax figures — Madame Tussaud’s. The story didn’t need any of the real people.” Searching for a great American rock show: Why is rock ‘n’ roll on TV so hard to get right? 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z She says the wax figures "are now featured at a respectful distance from each other." Madame Tussauds separates wax figures of Pitt, Jolie 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Above a plump wax figure of a city policeman, a backlit sign announces, “GOOD SERVICE” for all but two of 11 subway lines. The Politics of Waxing 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z There are also dioramas of mountains and countryside, with dancers sometimes posed in their midst like wax figures in a tableau. Love and Death in Paris, With an Assist From Star-Crossed Verona 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z The meandering apartment is chock full of strange artifacts such as wax figures, period portraits, and precious objects like a dazzling micro-mosaic portraying an ancient gate of Milan in 1807. The Private Lives and Homes of Rome 2012-05-09T05:45:00Z And it is love, the breadth and force of being wholly, unabashedly loved — not just having two parents who look like the wax figures on a wedding cake — that affirms and redeems us. So much for “family values” 2012-10-28T21:00:00Z Braun was also West’s manager when the hip-hop star released a video for the track “Famous” that showed a wax figure depicting a naked Swift. Taylor Swift sets single-day streaming record on Spotify thanks to re-recorded '1989' 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z The wax figure was first unveiled in Paris on Oct. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson wax figure updated at Paris museum; skin tone fixed amid criticism 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Lil Wayne’s delayed reaction comes days after the Rock announced on Sunday that he will take action to correct his Grévin Museum wax figure, which touts a much lighter skin tone than its inspiration. Wax happening? Lil Wayne is the latest star to roast a botched wax figure: 'You tried tho' 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The museum unveiled the wax figure in Paris on 16 October and said artist Stéphane Barret had to rely on photos and videos to create the sculpture. The Rock waxwork museum working on 'urgent' skin tone fix 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Comedian James Jefferson joked that Johnson look like he’s “about to be part of the royal family,” and took shots at the team behind the wax figure. Dwayne Johnson's new wax figure is 'missing melanin.' He's taking matters into his own sun-kissed hands 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z He then called on the museum to "update my wax figure with some important details, starting with my skin colour". The Rock urges skin tone change to wax figure in Paris museum 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z A firefighter told the court that Ms Cozma's body was so contorted from the blaze that she resembled a "wax figure". Man convicted of killing ex-wife by setting her alight 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Or that America’s citizens are like wax figures, with nothing they can say or do about the direction of their country. Column: Donald Trump is rotten and despicable — but that doesn't mean he should be kicked off the presidential ballot 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z He called on them to "update my wax figure with some important details, starting with my skin colour". The Rock waxwork museum working on 'urgent' skin tone fix 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Madame Tussauds London stirred up Zendaya’s fan base this week with its reveal of the “Euphoria” star’s wax figure, which some think “looks like a Kardasahian.” Dwayne Johnson's new wax figure is 'missing melanin.' He's taking matters into his own sun-kissed hands 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z The museum unveiled the wax figure in Paris on 16 October and says on its website that artist Stéphane Barret had to rely on photos and videos to create the sculpture. The Rock urges skin tone change to wax figure in Paris museum 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Madame Tussauds has shared details about two new wax figures of Rihanna in the works — just in time for the singer’s Super Bowl halftime show. Ready for Rihanna? Here's what to know about her 2023 Super Bowl halftime show 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, Madame Tussauds announced two new wax figures of the singer and business mogul — just in time for Sunday’s big game. Rihanna's upcoming Super Bowl performance is already so iconic it has a wax figure 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z She became the subject of a Madame Tussauds wax figure. How Barbara Walters Went From ‘Today Girl’ to Pioneering Media Star 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Paris’s Grévin Museum announced its Rock wax figure earlier this month. Dwayne Johnson's new wax figure is 'missing melanin.' He's taking matters into his own sun-kissed hands 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Another likened the image to a “wax figure.” 'Who did the body?' Brad Pitt's GQ magazine cover is 'very upsetting' to some people 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z What’s keeping him from allowing us to see human bodies move balletically around each other rather than actors diluted to grotesque wax figures plunging wildly out of sight? Review: Marvel's misbegotten 'Morbius' is a colossal snore 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Later this year, Madame Tussauds Orlando is set to debut a wax figure wearing the “Umbrella” hitmaker’s Super Bowl outfit. Rihanna's upcoming Super Bowl performance is already so iconic it has a wax figure 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z The men lie like wax figures, some with hands reaching out, their matted beards frozen still in the cold. From the frontline: If Kharkiv falls, Ukraine does 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Johnson is the latest celebrity to get a wonky wax figure of themselves. Dwayne Johnson's new wax figure is 'missing melanin.' He's taking matters into his own sun-kissed hands 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Brad Pitt looks like a wax figure on that cover of GQ. 'Who did the body?' Brad Pitt's GQ magazine cover is 'very upsetting' to some people 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Zendaya sure is everywhere, but apparently not in her new London wax figure — despite what Madame Tussauds might think. Zendaya's fans think her newest wax figure looks like Kylie Jenner. They're not wrong 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z A wax figure of Anne Frank is presented to the public at Madame Tussaud's museum in Berlin, December 19, 2008. Jewish umbrella group asks publisher to pull Anne Frank book 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z For a donation in any amount, guests can enjoy a free hot dog between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and take pictures with her wax figure. Betty White would have turned 100 today. Here's how you can watch her tribute movie 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z Last year, Madame Tussauds caught heat for its Zendaya wax figure, which had fans thinking it was anyone else but the “Euphoria” star. Dwayne Johnson's new wax figure is 'missing melanin.' He's taking matters into his own sun-kissed hands 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z The wax figures at Dubai’s Madame Tussauds were each created over six months by a team of 20 artists at the London studio, where wax was poured into metal frames, then sculpted with clay. Trump stars in Madame Tussauds branch in Dubai 1st Mideast 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Madame Tussauds has often come under fire for botching high-profile wax figures — and celebs’ outspoken fan bases refusal to let it go. Zendaya's fans think her newest wax figure looks like Kylie Jenner. They're not wrong 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Marvel superhero Black Panther went on display at Madame Tussauds in London on Friday, the latest addition at the wax figure museum ahead of its re-opening next week. Black Panther figure joins London Madame Tussauds for re-opening 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z The wax figures of Trump and Johnson were the only famous faces sporting masks in the star-studded queue. VIP waxworks socially-distance outside London's Madame Tussauds 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z “Look at the vein right there,” DeGeneres then said, pointing to a vein on the wax figure’s torso. Zac Efron admits he never wants to get in 'Baywatch' shape ever again: 'It's just stupid' 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z After all, hair loss is not a uniquely human problem - it applies to wax figures as well. Madame Tussauds artists keep waxy stars well-groomed 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z Less than two years later, Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas unveiled a new Beyoncé wax figure that played up her Beychella look and was greeted as “flawless.” Zendaya's fans think her newest wax figure looks like Kylie Jenner. They're not wrong 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Marvel superhero Black Panther went on display at Madame Tussauds in London on Friday, the latest addition at the wax figure museum ahead of its re-opening next week. Black Panther figure joins London Madame Tussauds for re-opening 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z Madame Tussauds is known for creating wax figures of celebrities, which most of the time look eerily similar to their famous real-life counterparts. Nicki Minaj's wax figure leaves fans confused: 'Does Google not exist?' 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Who needs a mirror when you've got a wax figure of yourself? Kris Jenner keeps a wax figure of herself at home 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Another Beyoncé wax figure also debuted at Madame Tussauds London in September that featured Beyoncé's iconic look from the second weekend of the desert music festival. Beyoncé's new wax figure is flawless after a 2017 one sparked outcry 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z It housed an eclectic collection of wax figures, statues, paintings, and animals both living and stuffed. What P. T. Barnum Understood About America 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Among the monuments and memorials scattered around the nation’s capital, tourists to Washington once again can meet astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in wax figure form. Madame Tussauds D.C. brings back Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin wax figures 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z If you’re willing to pay a bit more, an “enhanced Moon landing event” includes a wax figure of Neil Armstrong from Madame Tussaud’s and the world’s largest Moon Pie. How to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z On Wednesday night, Kim Kardashian revealed that her media mogul mother, Kris Jenner, keeps a wax figure of herself in her home. Kris Jenner keeps a wax figure of herself at home 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z From the coverage, one might have thought that Madame Tussauds had teamed up with George Lucas to create a charade parade of mechanized wax figures. Opinion | Trump’s royal visit to the U.K. proves money can’t buy you class 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Madame Tussauds’ Las Vegas location displayed a wax figure of Grande in 2017 and the Berlin location debuted one earlier this year, according to E News. Ariana Grande’s new wax figure upsets fans: ‘What did y’all do to her face?' 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z Madame Tussauds D.C. brought back the original wax figures of Armstrong and Mr. Aldrin in honor of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing on July 20, 1969. Madame Tussauds D.C. brings back Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin wax figures 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z “She was lucky enough to travel there for the unveiling of her Madame Tussauds wax figure, a signing at HMV Oxford, a buyers’ showcase for Primark, and a private visit to Abbey Road studios. Grumpy Cat dies aged seven: 'Some days are grumpier than others' 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z The bronze statue and the original mold from the wax figure will be sold at auction in the fall. Leonardo da Vinci 500th anniversary: Rare 'Horse and Rider' sculpture in the spotlight 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z On the show, the actor, 31, met his new Madame Tussauds wax figure face-to-face. Zac Efron calls his ‘Baywatch’ body ‘unrealistic’: ‘I don’t want to glamorize this’ 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Prior to this meeting, Madame Tussaud’s rolled in this Mike Pence wax figure. Pence's pensiveness: how the internet roasted the vice-president 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z So is all his stuff, even if the wax figures are now relegated to boxes where Oran has put clear plastic goggles over their eyes to stop them popping out. 'It's hidden history': the race to save one man's black Americana 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z I wanted to make a picture about a historical figure named Jesus, a spiritual guide, but also … a human being, surrounded by other recognizable human beings, as opposed to wax figures. The culture war started 30 years ago by Martin Scorsese's 'The Last Temptation of Christ' is alive today 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Young Robin was a rock-star comic; when Dawber saw him after 20 years, as a guest on his final sitcom, "The Crazy Ones," she thought "he looked like a wax figure." Review: ‘Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind’ is a poignant portrait of a comic giant and his vulnerability 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Fans in the stands watching Pastrana’s jump wore Knievel tribute shirts and Caesars had a wax figure in the hotel registration area where a line of people waited to pose for a picture with it. Blast from the past: Motorcyclist Travis Pastrana jumps over Caesars Palace fountains, outdoing Evel Knievel 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z The Community School of the Arts theater instructor told the children they were to portray wax figures, and she was going to be a security guard. School of the Arts camps let kids explore, have fun 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z With more than 200 stores, it is Tennessee’s biggest outlet mall, featuring a movie theater, a celebrity wax figure museum, restaurants and more. Fatal shooting causes pandemonium in Tennessee mall 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z A black cab was slowly circling the block, with a wax figure of Queen Elizabeth II seated in the back. ‘A Royal Baby, a Prince!’: Kate and William Welcome New Baby 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z A wax figure of the U.S. president did not get the memo about the canceled visit and on Friday made a brief appearance outside the new U.S. embassy. Glee in London over Trump’s scrapped visit — but also unease about U.S.-British ties 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z The wax figures and stuffed giraffes that Barnum puts on display don’t draw much attention at first. 'The Greatest Showman' turns Hugh Jackman's P.T. Barnum into a hero, and cons the audience in the process 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Before quarterbacks press play, their teammates are frozen, as if they’re in a personalized wax figure museum. Virtual Reality Companies Are Changing How Athletes See Practice 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z The Internet is losing it after an extremely unflattering and unrealistic wax figure of Lady Gaga debuted at a museum in Lima, Peru less than a week ago. The Internet Is Losing It Over This Lady Gaga Wax Figure 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z The process of creating a wax figure typically takes around three to four months, with a team of sculptors spending about 170 hours moulding, before hair insertors and colourists add the finishing touches. Wax it means wax it: Madame Tussauds sets to work on Theresa May 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z So to me it’s just an honor to be able to position my second single No. 1 as well,” Santos said a few hours after unveiling his wax figure at Manhattan’s Madame Tussauds on Wednesday. Romeo Santos has the golden touch on his new album 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z A Beyoncé wax figure currently on display at Madame Tussauds in New York is causing an online stir over its contrasting appearance to the real-life Queen Bey. The Internet Is in an Uproar Over This Beyoncé Wax Figure 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z The Hollywood Science Fiction Museum recently took possession of life-sized wax figures of all seven crew members from the original “Star Trek” TV series, including Capt. Kirk. “Star Trek’ wax figures get new mission: helping museum 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z The Hollywood Science Fiction Museum recently took possession of wax figures of all seven crew members from the 1960s “Star Trek” TV series. “Star Trek’ wax figures get new mission: helping museum 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z A wax figure of Mr. Gosling debuted in Madame Tussaud’s of London in 2014. Ryan Gosling’s unflattering Madame Tussaud’s wax figure goes viral 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z The former “Apprentice” boss first sat for one of Tussauds’ famous wax figures in 1997. A serious-looking Trump wax figure unveiled at Madame Tussauds in Washington 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z “I’ve already been told that if I take back more than one wax figure, the locks on my house will be changed.” At This Auction, Even Millard Fillmore Gets Respect 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z The auction of the wax figures is scheduled for Jan. 14 at the 1863 Inn of Gettysburg. Museum to auction wax figures of presidents, first ladies 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z She said the wax figures “are now featured at a respectful distance from each other.” Art imitates life: Madame Tussauds separates wax figures of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z He was one of almost 10,000 people who signed the petition on Change.org to push for the wax figure. 'She represents us': Selena fans flock to Madame Tussauds for the unveiling of her wax statue 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z “So, I say all of that to say, why didn’t I get a phone call for using a naked wax figure in your video Kanye?” she adds. Amber Rose Speaks Out On Kanye West and Taylor Swift's Feud 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Kralik was not planning to bid on the wax figures, because he already had some. At This Auction, Even Millard Fillmore Gets Respect 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Portrait Story Days Listen to a story about sculptor Patience Wright, who created wax figures of people and wrote poetry, and then complete an art project to take home. D.C. community calendar, June 23-30, 2016 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z But Kazumi Mizumoto, deputy director of the Hiroshima Peace Institute and a member of the renovation committee for the museum, said the wax figures would be removed once the renovation was complete. President Obama Visits Hiroshima 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z At the unveiling, like others, Gomez waited eagerly to see the wax figure. 'She represents us': Selena fans flock to Madame Tussauds for the unveiling of her wax statue 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z A music hall set from “Limelight” is recreated along with wax figures of Chaplin as Calvero, the clown who loses his audience, and “Limelight” co-stars Claire Bloom and Buster Keaton, Chaplin’s silent screen rival. Chaplin’s World in Switzerland recreates life of comedy genius 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z From the result in the Court below of the Monson wax figure case, it would appear that aman has a legal right to prevent the multiplication of copies of himself. This Scarlett Johansson robot is a crushing end to another week 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Madame Tussauds unveiled his wax figure Thursday and it will be on display at the Fisherman's Wharf museum by the end of next week. Madame Tussauds unveiled Stephen Curry's wax figure Thursday and it will be on display at the Fisherman's Wharf museum by the end of next week 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Shortly after entering the Peace Memorial Museum here, visitors encounter a brutally graphic display of three wax figures set in an apocalyptic landscape, a re-creation of the day the bomb fell. President Obama Visits Hiroshima 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z The wax figure is not only the first YouTube personality at the New York museum but it is also the first taking selfies. Madame Tussauds NY unveils its first YouTube star wax figure 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Stay tuned for for Grumpy Cat’s new wax figure, debuting later this year at Madame Tussauds. Watch Grumpy Cat 'Throw' the First Pitch at a Diamondbacks Game 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Madame Tussauds attractions are interactive, immersive experiences, and our visitors are generally respectful towards the wax figures. Madame Tussauds Reveals Plan to Combat 'Inappropriate' Photos With Nicki Minaj Wax Figure 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z "You look at the detail and all that goes into a wax figure, so pretty special." Madame Tussauds unveiled Stephen Curry's wax figure Thursday and it will be on display at the Fisherman's Wharf museum by the end of next week 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z With the wax figures, he said “the impact is very deep.” President Obama Visits Hiroshima 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z The singer visited his new wax figure at the Madame Tussauds San Francisco location on Monday, calling it “possibly the most surrealist experience” of his life. Sam Smith Really Seems to Like His New Wax Figure at Madame Tussauds 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z A potential exception was the Western Museum, whose curator, aware that he couldn’t attract the public with arrowheads and mastodon bones, had begun importing wax figures. Reading American cities: books about Cincinnati 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z British actress Helen Mirren joked as she posed with not one but three wax figures of herself, including as her Academy Award winning "The Queen" role. 'Spot the fake!' Mirren meets herself in triplicate wax works 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z The first photo in Roof’s portfolio is of him in one of the slave cabins, now maintained as an interpretive history exhibit, posing in front of wax figures of slaves. Dylann Roof’s eerie tour of American slavery at its beginning, middle and end 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Created in 1922, the bronze casting of Degas' original wax figure fetched a record sum for one of his sculptures. Edgar Degas dancer sculpture fetches £15.8m - BBC News 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The action movie icon dressed up as his iconic “Terminator” character and posed as a wax figure at the Madame Tussauds museum in Hollywood. Arnold Schwarzenegger pulls epic prank at wax museum in Hollywood 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger pretended to be the wax figure of the “Terminator,” spooking visitors at Madame Tussauds in Hollywood. See Arnold Schwarzenegger Prank Unsuspecting Terminator Fans 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The announcement of Cox’s wax figure coincides with the beginning of June—LGBT pride month. 'Raise' your news IQ with this quiz 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Cox called having a wax figure in her image an improbable and extraordinary honor. Laverne Cox cast as wax museum’s first transgender figure 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Laverne Cox, star of Netflix show “Orange is the New Black,” is set to be Madame Tussauds’ first transgender wax figure. Laverne Cox makes history with Madame Tussauds wax figure 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z It takes about four months for the Madame Tussauds crew to create life-like wax figures of people. Madame Tussauds Recreates Famous 'Star Wars' Scenes with Wax Figures 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Madame Tussauds says the singer’s wax figure is dressed in a black sheer leotard and thigh-high leather boots. Lady Gaga wax figure coming to Madame Tussauds in DC 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Items include a working Victoria carousel, wax figures for Madam Tussauds, vintage toys, enamel signs and the contents of several preserved shops. Ex-museum polar bear sold for £5k 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z The photo in question was taken in October, when the New York attraction unveiled wax figures of Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Harry. Agency mistakes waxwork for prince 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z “I’m not into politics even though I work here,” she adds, standing a few feet away from wax figure Al Gore, who’s permanently frozen in a 2000 debate with wax figure George W. Bush. The age of anxiety at Mount Rushmore 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Joined by friends and family, Lin helped unveil his wax figure, which features the 26-year-old point guard in a Lakers uniform. Watch Jeremy Lin meet Jeremy Lin at Madame Tussauds 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z For his wax figure, Lin met with Madame Tussauds' artists for detailed measurements to ensure that the final product would be a realistic likeness of the 25-year-old point guard. San Francisco's Madame Tussauds to unveil Jeremy Lin figure 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z The wax figure of Stalin dominates the office he never visited. Moscow Journal: Amid a Revived East-West Chill, Cold War Relics Draw New Interest 2014-04-29T23:48:07Z "The photo was not that of the real McCoy but rather that of a wax figure," Jiji Press said in a correction. Agency mistakes waxwork for prince 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z A wax figure of Prince Harry, dressed in polar clothing, is displayed at Madame Tussauds in central London. Day in pictures: 13 November 2013 2013-11-13T12:13:13Z He originally sat with Madame Tussauds to help model the wax figure while still with the Rockets. Watch Jeremy Lin meet Jeremy Lin at Madame Tussauds 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Lakers point guard Jeremy Lin on Thursday is set to help unveil a wax figure of himself at Madame Tussauds on San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. San Francisco's Madame Tussauds to unveil Jeremy Lin figure 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z A life-size wax figure of the master batsman is already on display at the stadium. In pictures: Tendulkar's farewell series 2013-11-06T04:46:45Z Final adjustments are made to wax figures of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Madame Tussauds, London, after they were moved to a summer garden setting. Today in pictures 2013-07-12T11:14:39Z It's not just Harry, Liam and the rest of the gang are all getting their wax figures made for the museum. Pictures: One Direction prepare for wax figures 2013-03-11T17:21:25Z A wax figure shows how Harriet Tubman may have looked. How Harriet Tubman’s story was saved 2013-03-06T13:13:02Z Chinese tourists pose with a wax figure of Michael Jackson in Los Angeles And Hao added, hotel owners should put disposable slippers in the rooms. US firms in cultural pitch for Chinese tourist dollars 2013-01-05T01:59:20Z Mr. Aletti, center, seated at a table with several wax figures playing cards. Character Study: Roy Aletti Is the ‘Maniac’ of Christmas Decorating 2012-12-16T02:11:02Z In one of the side chapels is a delicately modelled recumbent wax figure of a young girl. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Don't worry, he's just getting measured for his new wax figure for Madame Tussauds... Pictures: One Direction prepare for wax figures 2013-03-11T17:21:25Z When he had recovered his faculties, his error was pointed out, the wax figure was put into his hand without inspiring dread, and shortly the living insect no longer disturbed him. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Staff at Madame Tussauds touch up the wax figure of actor George Clooney ahead of the Oscars ceremony this weekend. Day in pictures: 22 February 2012 2012-02-22T12:36:39Z Commemorative hats and T-shirts flew off the shelves at Modell's Sporting Goods in Midtown Manhattan, while nearby a wax figure of Giants quarterback Eli Manning was a popular photo opportunity with fans outside Madame Tussauds. New York celebrates Super Bowl, New England suffers 2012-02-06T18:52:12Z They stood like wax figures moulded in an attitude for ever. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z The event was less a birthday bash and more about the Philadelphia arrival of his wax figure. At 47, Hopkins knows end finally near 2012-01-21T05:54:14Z She stood perfectly still for an instant or two, so motionless, and with such bright eyes staring at them, that she looked like a wax figure. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z For every pin stuck into a wax figure intended to represent the person to be injured, some sickness or other evil will fall on him. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z In 2002, he propped a pair of life-size wax figures dressed as New York police officers standing on their heads, with their feet leaning against the gallery wall. Hitler Dangles as Cattelan Gives Us the Middle Finger: Review 2011-11-11T19:54:47Z The two men looked just like a couple of wax figures in Madame Tussaud's, fixed in a stiff attitude and condemned so to remain until the building should take fire and the wax run. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z She was as beautiful as one of the wax figures in the window. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z He established a course of lectures on natural philosophy, and opened an exhibition of wax figures, seventy in all, for the amusement of New Yorkers. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z There are over a hundred Roman Catholic churches in Lima, few of which have any architectural beauty, but all of which are crowded with vulgar wax figures, wooden images, and bleeding saints. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z I should look like one of those wax figures in shop windows, with my arms sticking out on either side! A Girl in Spring-Time 2011-07-29T02:00:31.493Z Without it your characters will be no more alive than a wax figure in a draper's window, no matter how handsomely you may clothe them in descriptive matter. The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors 2011-07-26T02:00:15.573Z On that afternoon, as she rode up in her closed electric car, dressed in a fawn-colored suit with spotless white gloves and spats, she really looked like a beautiful wax figure in a showcase. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z “Well, I honestly believe that if she were taken there she’d begin making eyes at the wax figures.” One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z The uncle unlocked the casket, showed a wax figure, and said, "It was only her mother." Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z Many people cannot see wax figures without shuddering, and Gustavus was one of them; he took Ottomar's hand, as if to cling to life against so many plays and apings of it.... The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z “The ladies will please follow,” he said with cringing politeness, as he selected a key on the bunch and led the way to the distant chapel where the wax figures were kept. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z A small wax figure made in human shape is put into boiling water, whereupon the witch is bound to present himself and confess his fault. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z Occasionally the viscera, after treatment, were in part or wholly replaced in the body, together with wax figures of the four genii of Amenti. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Then I had to explain, anyhow, I did explain, that Madame Tussaud's had given me a new suit, so that they could put my old one on a wax figure of me. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z Mr. al-Fayed bought the Harrods store in 1985 and immediately put his own mark on the business, including erecting a life-size wax figure of himself inside. Qatar Holding Buys Harrods Department Store 2010-05-09T10:38:00Z She would never open her mouth as well as her eyes again, when she saw a wax figure turning from side to side. Some Little People The physician of the kulam took the small wax figure from the water and approached the new arrival, whom he ordered to undo the charm with which he had troubled the patient. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z The wax figure is brought into a lighted room draped in a sheet, there is feasting, with dancing hand in hand, and singing round Pekko. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn In his speech before the delegates denouncing Ryan, Belmont and Murphy, Bryan solemnly declared that no candidate receiving their votes and the votes of Murphy's "ninety wax figures" could have his support. Labor and Freedom The Florentine held in his hand a small wax figure, very indifferently modelled; it wore a crown and mantle. Marguerite de Valois Still, if it were not attended to immediately it was only a question of a short time when I might be as badly, as the wax figures and charts outside. The Social Gangster But just under a little wax figure of the Virgin and the Christ Child, Jean had set seven in a circle. The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Ranch Girls Series The same may be said of the Australian figurines; others, made of cane, are undoubtedly children’s dolls; excellently moulded wax figures are also found. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" It was a pretty rod, for a wax figure that looked exactly like the councilor sat upon the head of it. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series The woman grew as pale as a wax figure, and stammered, "Who will kill me?" The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries It was a grewsome collection of wax figures and colored charts well calculated to prepare one for the worst. The Social Gangster I knew, of course, that you made wax figures here, but I never heard until this afternoon that Loti was the man who was employed to model them. Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories Peribanu struck the wax figure with her sceptre, it broke, and a hideous knot of poisonous serpents rolled from its bowels, and fled into the clefts of the rocks for fear of her wand. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors A face expressing a genuine Oriental astuteness gave it an appearance of life rarely seen in wax figures, even when they represent the characteristic countenances of talented men. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. She and certain priests and necromancers had, it was said, melted a wax figure of young King Henry before a slow fire, praying that as that figure melted his life might melt also. Old and New London Volume I Certainly, he affirms, a wax figure might have played the bugle with more spirit than that strange dragoon. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers The Japanese also go to their favourite tea gardens where bands play, and wax figures are sold. Threads of Grey and Gold The little laborers went in to dinner flushed with excitement and hard work, but as happy, I dare say, as if they had been to Barnum’s Museum, and seen the wax figures and wild animals. Happy Days for Boys and Girls So she sits beside her husband, a wax work figure of a woman, and he seems to treat her as a wax figure. In the Heart of a Fool Come, sit down here and tell me your little troubles, just as you used to do when you were a child, when you wanted wax-candles to make wax figures. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' She explained that the child's duty would be to point out the wax figures to the visitors and tell their names, while her grandfather could help dust them. Tales from Dickens Wood carvings and wax figures from the hands of intelligent native artists,—for artists they are—come so near to one's ideas of perfection as to be a surprise. Aztec Land Instead of an Aztec or Cave Dweller cast of countenance, he had given the Petrified Man the simpering features of the wax figures seen in cheap clothing stores. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective The tendency of human nature is to idealize such as Bismarck out of all semblance to the original, creating wax figures where once were men of flesh and blood. Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck You would think that those present, with the exception of the two soltadores, were horrible wax figures. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' Nature and the spiritual, without this embodied intelligence, this somatic being, called man or angel or ape, are as ermine on a wax figure. The Book of Khalid Statuettes or wax figures are also made by them, representing the native laboring classes and street scenes to the very life. Aztec Land The dog would never keep still, and I had to keep on moving my wax figure just as it moved. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real His combat with the Indians, after he was shot, gave such a peculiar interest to his fate that a representation of himself and the group surrounding him was exhibited throughout the Union in wax figures. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 It had been her only means of stirring him, and for more than a minute they remained, as two wax figures, glaring into each other's faces. Sunlight Patch The first is an exhibition of wax figures, representing her husband and children as they appeared in death. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 Trying to analyze the queer repugnance that he felt for this handsome, boldly staring fellow, Northwood decided: "He's like a newly-made wax figure endowed with life." Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 A wax figure, fashioned as a king, pierced to the heart by his very hand, has been laid before me. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 There was no mistaking Henry Burns's desire to form a closer acquaintance with the wax figure, for presently he approached closer to the window and stood studying it with undisguised interest. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill There was a show of wax figures in one of the booths, illustrating a terrible murder, and another of figures constructed of flowers, similar to immortelles. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months They seem to him, in a measure, what a fine gown does to the wax figure in the dressmaker’s window. The Girl Wanted And there was also a melting of a wax figure, intended as a love charm; and from all that passed, Bernard could not doubt that the Countess had set her affections on him. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 “Yes, but who was to know which were wax figures and which were not?” asked the Doctor-in-Law. The Wallypug in London "Say—er—Jack, what do you think of that?" inquired Henry Burns, pointing in at the wax figure. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill Lily stirred no more than a wax figure: one might have thought her dead. The Bill-Toppers “You look like a lot of wax figures,” said Pickering pleasantly; “just about as interesting.” Five Little Peppers at School In the Abbey, besides the many splendid statues, there is a set of curious wax figures, only eleven in number, representing Queen Elizabeth, King Charles II., The Children's Book of London But he could get no answer from him, and we found out afterwards that he was only a wax figure.” The Wallypug in London She stormed the painted wax figure in its niche with appeals which were innocently like demands. The Pretty Sister Of José 1889 He saw her as she lay in bed with the two braids of hair on either side of her face, her face itself looking like a wax figure in an old black frame. The Goose Man In one part of the building was a wax figure of Jefferson Davis, wearing over his other garments the dress in which it was reported that he was captured. Behind the Scenes or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House “And him sitting so cool and quiet there on his camel in his robes and turban, looking like one of Madame Tussaud’s wax figures out for the day.” In the Mahdi's Grasp During the whole audience he stood so motionless that he might have been taken for a wax figure, if he had not himself read his speech. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Its proprietor chanced to hear of the boy's gift for modelling, and offered him employment as a modeller of wax figures. American Men of Mind Her pale face in this frame of black hair above it and on both sides of it looked like a wax figure in an old black frame. The Goose Man Exhibitions of wax figures were given and museums were formed. Customs and Fashions in Old New England His grand funeral had been a pretence; a wax figure having been put in his place, while he was spirited away by the condemned woman and the black man. The Little Lame Prince Rewritten for Young Readers by Margaret Waters His wonderful white hair, which made him noticeable without ever making him venerable, was tumbled on his head; he looked from his pillow with the immobility and inexpressiveness of a wax figure. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories The various stuffed animals, the giraffe with his three-story neck, the mermaid, the wax figures, the birds and beasts and serpents, and a model of Paris, of London, and of Jerusalem. A Little Girl in Old New York When he woke up he thought the wax figures was ghosts, and he threw a fit right on the piano. The Music Master Novelized from the Play And, if you come to that, our Mercy is a treasure on the farm, but she is no help in the inn, no more than a wax figure. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 She would have fallen in love with a wax figure at the Eden Musée, if it wore better clothes than she was accustomed to. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes All the Stuart Sovereigns with the exception of James II. are here, but their only memorials are the wax figures of Charles II., Westminster The Fascination of London Longworth, who loved the arts as well as the industries, helped him to go to Florence from Cincinnati, where he had begun by modeling wax figures for a local museum. Stories Of Ohio Yes, I was on the same seat, but not a soul was left in the place—only I—I and the wax figures. Boycotted And Other Stories But wax figures and brain-muddling deceptions were still the value they received for their money. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs Between ourselves and our real natures we interpose that wax figure of idealizations and selections which we call our character. A Preface to Politics Westminster Abbey there was at this time, and probably is now, a wax figure of Lord Nelson in the very dress he wore at Trafalgar. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 Not to give too severe a shock to the superstitious feelings of the people, wax figures, representing human beings, were permitted to be substituted for the living mortals. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales I could no more move, or call out, or take my eyes off him, than if I had been a wax figure myself. Boycotted And Other Stories It consisted chiefly of wax figures of most appalling ugliness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 Abstractions are not cloaks, nor wax figures, nor walls, nor vessels, and life doesn't flow like water. A Preface to Politics His partner's attitude had not varied by a hair's breadth; except for the scarcely perceptible rise and fall of his chest he might have been a wax figure. The Colonel's Dream They were standing about the large round table, on which a small army of wax figures in green and blue uniforms had been placed in neatly-arranged rows. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia Her wax figures were original and pertinent hits on the live issues of the day. Sixty Years of California Song At the Midnight Mass a crèche with a wax figure of the Holy Child was placed in the choir, with tapers burning about it. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan He lifted a heavy curtain and entered the spacious salon, where the people at the other end looked like little wax figures under the dull illumination of the skylights. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) "I felt that I was visiting a storage warehouse filled with old furniture, in the midst of which stood Parr like a wax figure escaped from the Eden Mus�e." The Mayor of Warwick Opposite this army of wax figures a row of small brass cannon was placed, and at their side lay diminutive bows, and arrows furnished with pins. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia They reminded me of Mrs. Jarley's wax figures, standing in a perfect line while the demonstrator illustrates their beauty and natural abilities as "first-class wax figgers." Sixty Years of California Song "But she looks more like a wax figure yet than anything else; don't she, Guy?" Queechy, Volume I He might have been a wax figure, so mechanically did he operate, and the sentinel never for an instant relaxed his scrutiny. My Lady of Doubt Just as by sticking pins into a wax figure you may kill the person represented, so by imitating physical operations of rescue, you may deliver a soul from the furnaces and morasses of hell. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Frith was the giant of the day, and from the wax figures at Madame Tussaud's to pictures such as the "Rake's Progress" the plastic arts had a moral tendency. Secret Bread Just beyond the corner of Broadway and Twenty-ninth Street his attention was attracted by a wax figure in a milliner's window. Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life "Sister Helen" is a ballad in dialogue with a subtly varying repetend, and introduces the popular belief that a witch could kill a man slowly by melting a wax figure. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century After that we visited the wax figures and the sleepy snakes, the learned seal and the glass-blowers. Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature And the sort of gowns she was exclaiming over with delight and ordering put into the heap of possibilities, were horrible enough to have drawn a protest from the wax figures in the windows. The Real Adventure We admire the marble statue and we despise as inartistic the colored wax figures. The Photoplay A Psychological Study Lady Mary is a mere manoeuvrer, that no straightforward person could like; and Miss Nugent is a mere handsome wax figure, with such clever machinery inside, that she can literally say the words, "mamma thaith." Gladys, the Reaper There are also many wax figures representing saints, mostly dressed in the costume of the seventeenth century and enclosed in glass cases. A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State From the store window wax figures of the ideal woman, clad in latest Parisian garb, with golden hair and blue eyes, gazed down benignly into the faces uplifted with envy and admiration. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls When he was about twenty-three years old, a Frenchman named Herview opened in Cincinnati a museum of natural history and wax figures. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made He would have been almost inclined to believe they were wax figures if they had not moved, but they had moved. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl The principal objects in the apartment were two wax figures, life size, representing a man and woman seated at a table apparently dining together. Elsie at the World's Fair This Dorfeuille was the proprietor of a museum, the main and most attractive portion of which was a number of wax figures. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 86, February, 1875 A number of white ribbons and some wax figures of feet and hands and other parts of the body were tied to him. Simon Called Peter They ought to have wax figures on most of these things—make it much more interesting! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, February 27, 1892 As for M——, her wax figure cast a horrible shadow. Marie Bashkirtseff (From Childhood to Girlhood) The Mayor, fortunately, was not one of these; when the smoke cleared away it was found that the injured consisted of some handsome wax figures. The Siege of Kimberley Will he tell us of an auction, or of a lost pocket-book or a show of beautiful wax figures, or of some monstrous beast more horrible than any in the caravan? Twice Told Tales The suppliant has made a wax figure of Apepi, and, by sympathetic magic, imagines that by burning it he is destroying the power of the original. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy A little wax figure that came much too soon;… a little wax figure that must live in lambs' wool…. Pélléas and Mélisande His grandfather, a carpenter, went with the lad on foot through the towns of Catalonia exhibiting a cabinet containing wax figures painted by Mariano and perhaps modelled by him. Promenades of an Impressionist At once the question rose, was it a wax figure or was it not? Stage Confidences The McCall Company's exhibit consisted of life-size wax figures attired in paper patterns, up to date in all the idiosyncracies demanded by fashion, an educational feature in this line of work. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission Such wax figures of the gods made for magical purposes were generally illegal. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy Others seem like wax figures, so perfectly proper are they. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 On the shrugging, simpering French wax figures they were at once very scant and very vivid … strung with beads and shot through with gold thread or spangled with flashing sequins. Broken to the Plow Inside was reclining a wax figure of our Saviour, gaudily dressed in silk and velvet; and there were also representations of the Last Supper, with wax-work figures as large as life. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern The up-to-date paper patterns, wax figures, papier-maché forms, milliners' findings, and sewing machines made the grand whole. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission I afterwards visited the Field Hospital to see a number of wax figures in uniform, cheerfully arranged as wounded men in all the stages of pain and misery. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, August 9, 1890 Madam Tussaud's exhibition of wax figures and relics is both interesting and instructive, and well repays one for the time and expense of a visit. A Trip Abroad Her poor little chin dropped until it disappeared altogether in the folds of her plump neck, and she remained speechless, stricken, immobile as a wax figure in an exhibition. Spanish Doubloons There is a museum there, with a complete set of all these costumes on wax figures, and they range all the way from the grotesque to the lovely. As Seen By Me The Butterick Pattern Company exhibited on life-size wax figures the evolution of dress during the past one hundred years, true to the fashions of each decade in style, color of dress, and bonnet. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission The story deserves repetition: The church of the Petits-Pères had ordered the wax figure of a freshly canonized saint, from Rome. Delsarte System of Oratory This artist has made many life-size studies of children, portraits in marble, plaster, and wax, in all sizes, poetical reliefs, and tiny wax figures. Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. There was only a little grey wax figure lying poised before the face of Christ, and little children flicking away flies. A Tramp's Sketches They make a wax figure representing the infant Jesus, and place it in a small wooden case, with evergreens, which hide all but the figure. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 529, January 14, 1832 Oliver looked closely at a wax figure of a trapeze artist. O+F In the Museum of Madame Tussaud in London there is a wax figure of Loushkin, said to be the tallest man of his time. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine "Why, we mean that you had that wax figure of yours down here and we all thought it was a man." Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motorboat His grand funeral had been a mere pretense: a wax figure having been put in his place, while he himself was spirited away under charge of these two, the condemned woman and the black man. The Little Lame Prince She was facing, with only a tantalizing sheet of glass between, a display of winter underclothes on wax figures. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise We seat it at table with staring wax figures and bid it to join the feast. Redemption and two other plays When he recovered, his error was pointed out to him, and the wax figure was placed in his hand without causing dread, and henceforth the living insect no longer disturbed him. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine "Why, these wax figures that they have in the windows," explained Fred. Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motorboat The woman prepared the bedding and laid upon it Danusia, who had the appearance of a wooden or wax figure; after which she sat down near the fireplace fearing to go out. The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy My friend, the Madre—-, has promised to dress a number of wax figures for me, in the exact costume of all the different nuns in Mexico, beginning with that of her own convent. Life in Mexico The painted wax figures that seem to be alive, and before which we stand astonished in the museums where such things are shown, do not give aesthetic intuitions. Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic Will he tell us of an auction, or of a lost pocketbook, or a show of beautiful wax figures, or of some monstrous beast more horrible than any in the caravan? Little Annie's Ramble (From "Twice Told Tales") "But she looks more like a wax figure yet than anything else, don't she, Guy?" Queechy She stood motionless like a wax figure in a church. The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy A valuable present was sent lately by a gentleman here, to the Count de ——- in Spain; twelve cases, each case containing twelve wax figures; each figure representing some Mexican trade, or profession or employment. Life in Mexico I beg you not to speak so satirically," he replied, "Sir, these are not Madam Tussaud's wax figures, all covered with gilt and tinsel and imitation diamonds, and copied from engravings and photographs. Art of Money Getting Or, Golden Rules for Making Money On the other hand, a wax figure produces a sort of terror in us; its frozen life-likeness makes a deathlike impression on us, and we say, "It is a ghost!" Amiel's Journal It is probably very effective with the torpid sensibilities of the class who look upon wax figures as works of art. Among My Books Second Series The wax figure was put into his hand without causing dread, and shortly the living insect no longer disturbed him. Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 On going out we stopped to look at a wax figure of Yturbide on horseback, which he considers a good resemblance, and which was sent me as a present some time ago. Life in Mexico He finally begged to call our attention to some wax statuary, and showed us a lot of the dirtiest and filthiest wax figures imaginable. Art of Money Getting Or, Golden Rules for Making Money She said, looking at the wax figure of herself and speaking with deliberation: "In the last hour you have made out of a rather commonplace study an entirely spontaneous and charming creation." Between Friends A very realistic wax figure that will toddle, shoot a line and play almost any sort of game until you might easily believe it to be genuinely alive. Young People's Pride A Novel The group was exceedingly lifelike, more so, Darrow thought, than any wax figures the Eden Musee had ever placed for the mystification of its country visitors. The Sign at Six They have sent me some wax figures, dressed in the costumes of the different orders, beginning with their own. Life in Mexico I dropped in the other day to see New York's great congress of wax figures and soft statuary carnival. Remarks It turned out that this dumb wax figure could act after a fashion of his own, if he could not talk. The Possessed (The Devils) The door from the sitting-room swings to the left, and behind it is a table, while a glass case, to the right, contains a wax figure of the infant Saviour, with several sheep. Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published For Christophe's birthday she made a cake, on which were twenty candles and in the middle a little wax figure in Greek costume which was supposed to represent Iphigenia holding a bouquet. Jean-Christophe, Volume I The invitation being printed on blue satin, with gold lace and tassels, seems worthy of a place in a box of wax figures, which will be sent by the next packet. Life in Mexico Every day a wax figure is taken for a live man, and live people are mistaken for wax. Remarks He positively had the look of a lifeless wax figure. The Possessed (The Devils) There are also wax figures of Joseph sawing wood, and Jesus as a child, picking up the chips. Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published What are you made of, I wonder—are you merely a wax figure and not a human being at all? Fan : the story of a young girl's life The old Jew sat under his tree where he announced his fiftieth park jubilee: here a student ate flax, there another exhibited a bear; Polignac stood as a wax figure outside a cabinet. O. T. a Danish Romance The people have a most extravagant passion for wax figures, and the two museums vie with each other in displaying specimens of this barbarous branch of art. Domestic Manners of the Americans The creature was exactly like a wax figure, one of the sort you meet in corridors of cheap museums and for a moment mistake for living beings. The Mystery The aged Schmicks were sitting side by side on a window ledge, with the rigid reticence of wax figures. A Fool and His Money You know what I mean," persisted Kennedy, "the mumbo-jumbo—just as the Haitian obi man sticks pins in a doll or melts a wax figure of his enemy. The War Terror She was as motionless as a wax figure. Strong as Death Then he flew close to the wax figure and breathed twice upon its forehead. American Fairy Tales And we were right about that, because it hadn't anything in it but a wax figure, and any other coffin-bearers would have found fault with the weight. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories Lord, it's all so juvenile! so artificial, so shoddy; and such wax figures and skeletons and spectres. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906) The unhappy girl fell back on her criminal's seat, speechless, tearless, white as a wax figure. Notre-Dame De Paris They were quietly dropping melted wax into snow and looking at the shadows the wax figures would throw on the wall, when they heard the steps and voices of new arrivals in the vestibule. War and Peace One of the nuns had a wax figure of the infant Jesus, which she discovered to have been a doll formerly dressed to represent the Spanish fashions to Anne of Austria. The Women of the French Salons But when I lost all hope of ever seeing you again I took my little wax figure, and I began to work at it in quite another way. The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard You don't suppose that he is a creature who has those odious, simpering wax figures in his window, that are called by the vulgar dummies? Men's Wives He admitted having given to La Mole a wax figure representing the king, which was pierced through the heart by two needles. Catherine De Medici Numerous other incidents of a similar kind occurred; but some of the most amusing were in connection with the wax figures. The Life of Phineas T. Barnum No. The fact is I almost tumbled into a lot of 'em—standing like wax figures—the other side of the park lodge, the other day—and got away as soon as I could. Selected Stories of Bret Harte Alas, it was stamped on the faces of mother and daughter that they had so overdanced themselves at balls that they had become almost wax figures. Taras Bulba and Other Tales They sat rather like a very superior lot of waxworks, with the fixed but indetermined facial expression and with that odd air wax figures have of being aware of their existence being but a sham. The Arrow of Gold A Story Between Two Notes There were thousands of valuable articles which might have been saved if there had been less of solicitude displayed for the miserable effigies which are usually exhibited under the appellation of 'wax figures.' The Life of Phineas T. Barnum |
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