The Washington herald., 1911-04-02

for he Is one Of the few, members3of his
profession having the entree to Wash
ington's most exclusive society. No,
that this is an awe-inspirfng distinction.
1t is merely offered as proof of the claim
that the role of your polished gentleman,
in the usual sense of the word. is one no
actor can merely assume. -. -. -.
The writer had the pleasure of a call
last week from . ssocI<ily built, pleasant
hammered young man, who presented a
card bearing the cryptic legend, Cam
eroni-America's Greatest Teeth Descen-
sionist.' A few questions elucidated the
mystery. Cameron Is a dental acrobat
He slides across Niagara Falls and other
cozy abysses on the strength of his mol
ars and bicuspids.. His method is to at
tach his teeth firmly to leather strap,
which in turn is attached to a little troll
ley wheel. which rests upon a cable
stretched at a slant across the chasm
The wheel starts across the wife with
the strap and Cameroni's teeth. Cameroni,
being more devotedly attached to his teeth
than the rest of us poor mortals who nay
huge dentistry bills, follows them across
the yawning gIlf. So far, they have al
Of the wire. Hence the term. teeth
descensionist: Cameron descendsg with
his teeth. Should they ever part COM
pany on the way, he will descend even
more rapidly. in which event the news
papers would have to chronicle the funer-
al Of Cameron. , Americas Greatest
Toothless Descensionist" :-.,
We have the pleasure of announcing
that one Willis Maxwell Goodhue, who,
when not touring the country in, control
Of the destinies Of some theatrical at
traction. resides within our midst, is
about TO launch a new musical play, of
which he is the author and Fred ].
Eustis the composer. The piece is en-
Titled The Campaigner.;." After tour
of ten weeks. the attraction. is expected
to so into Boston. or possibly New York.
for an indefinite engagement. An excel
lent company, headed ~ Harry Blake
more. who will be remembered for his
immensely funny impersonation of the
colored porter in The Travelling Sales
man." has been engaged
Three kinds of magic will be employed
to draw our thestergoers TO the local
playhouses this week. At the Belasco
the magic Of Shakespeare immortal
voice will lure the thoughtfully inclined
to Robert Mantell's impressive. character
izations OF these. greatest Of tragic roles
A: the National the magic of Miss Lii
liam Russeli's perennial beauty will be
the charm, and at the Columbia all the
be exercised by Thurston, successor TO
Hermann and Kellar
Because of its association with Bulwer-
Lytton and the particular interest which
he feels in 'Richelieu.' Mr.. Mantell will
reside this week in that wing Of the Ar
linston Hotel long famous as the home
ican and foreign. which faces in II street
and Vermont avenue, and WHICH was
at one time a private mansion. II was
built by Matthew st Clair Clarke. an
early official of the government. and af-
terward, in the middle ef the nineteenth
century. was the home of the British lega-
ton. In 1s49 it was occupied by Sir Edward
In 1sfe it was occupied by Sir Edward
Bulver-Lytton, Minister. from England.
chief fame, perhaps.
rests upon his authorship of 'Richelieu,"
which: at the time of his mission to
America. was something of a literary
sensation. During his occupancy of the
fine old house he was accompanied by, his
son, Edward Robert Bulwer, afterward
first Earl Lytton, known as owen Mere
dith, the author of Lucille