"TONIGHT ONLY: The MARVEL of Poland. From the mysterious lands of the East comes ADAMSKI, Man of a Thousand Voices!" - Banner Headline, London Nightclub, 1928.
Completely bald, with a jovial smile and hawkish features, Wladislaw Adamski is a mid-level vaudeville performer who has been making a round the world circuit, from cruise liners to night clubs, since 1921. Publicly, he is known as "Adamski: Man of a Thousand Voices," and is well regarded for his talent of "throwing the voice" and "ventriloquism," with a wide variety of props, including a handcrafted assortment of ventriloquist "dummies." He recently completed a six week engagement in Hong Kong, and has come to Shanghai as a regular performer on the Bund. He has recently been seen performing at Pop's and Club Lao.
Very little is known about Adamski's early life. As his promotional materials tell it, he was a simple Polish peasant who joined a travelling band of performers to escape his every day life, and had soon perfected an act of his own. He was able to escape the chaos of the Russian Civil War, and has been in the public spotlight ever since.
The truth is that Adamski is one of the criminal underworld's most highly sought after free lance operatives. Above reproach, and scrupulous to the smallest detail of a contract, Adamski is, in the parlance of his associates, a "solver of problems." His mid-level status allows him to access to the inner circles of certain elites, while not being so great a star that it strips him of the necessary anonymity that his second career requires.
It is darkly rumored that, as a man skilled in intimidation and elimination, Adamski uses his show-business skills (ventriloquism, and the manipulation of the human voice) to great effect. It is muttered, not without a tinge of dark humor, that some of Adamski's favorite weapons are his puppets themselves.
Adamski's true origins are a total mystery. Rumors run wild regarding alleged connections with the Chekka, Polish Guerillas, and even a major mental institution located in Arkham, Massachusettes. Adamski is a freelance operator in both public and private life. He is generally considered to be one of the most reliable, discreet operators "in the business," and he has allies throughot organized crime, worldwide, though he is not strongly associated with any of them. As a mid-level night club/vaudeville star, Adamski has friends and allies in many elite circles, including the circles that run Shanghai itself. He is a favorite of many Chinese warlords, movie stars, and businessmen alike. Chiang Kai Shek is reputedly a big fan...
Pictures coming soon....;)
-Doc
-- Edited by Doc Twilight on Saturday 19th of December 2009 04:12:06 AM
