Centenaries Of 1950
... By H. J. Kirby DURING 1950 many important cen tenaries will be observed, but it is safe to say that one of the most popular persons to be remembered will be Madame Tussaud of waxworks fame. As Marie Grosholtz, the daughter of a Swiss army officer, she was left an orphan, and was early taught to model by her uncle, J. A. Curtius, of Paris. During the Revo lution, she modelled many people con ...