The Most Dangerous Man in the World

Damien Blade Has Run-ins With Nails, a Screwdriver, Broken Glass, Swords, etc.; Survives

By Bob Morrison

Midnight at the Scientarium, the CapFringe-built homage to an Anatomical Theater of the Enlightenment, housed in a former hardware store at 709 D Street N.W. Lithe young Damien Blade, who bills himself as The Most Dangerous Man in the World, greets the audience and proceeds to pound a screwdriver up his nose. Do Blonds really have more fun?


Is this actually theater? Yes--the sideshow variety, and Damien gives us a palatable mini-history of the genre as he wreaks mayhem on his body. Not content with simply lying on a bed of rusty nails, he invites a member of the audience first to stand on his chest . . .



. . . and then to shatter a plate on his stomach by dropping a bowling ball as he lies on the nails.




This got my attention.

Audience reactions provided a diverting sideshow to Damien's adventurous acts.


Not content with swallowing one sword, Damien downed three--All Together and At a Single Time-- for his grand finale.


Just a sampling of about the shortest 45 minutes of drama and suspense I've ever seen. For sheer entertainment value, this is tops. To see more photos, including sequence shots of Damien Blade getting his daily ration of iron, check out my Bonnnie Briar Productions web site.

Cheers.
Bob