13 FEBRUARY 1841, Page 12

Another "magician," Mr. Jacons, who is a ventriloquist and impro-

visatore to boot, is performing wonderful tricks of voice and hand at the New Strand Theatre, to admiring audiences. Any attempt to de- scribe the feats of legerdemain which Mr. JACOBS so adroitly executes, would be to contrast the clumsiness of the narrator with the neatness of the performer, whose brilliant display needs no such foil. Mr. JACOBS maintains a conversation with several imaginary characters, behind a a screen, up the chimney, in the cellar below, in the room above, and outside the door, in such a manner as to deceive the audience as to the whereabout of the voice. The improvisation we were not curious enough to witness, but Mr. Jecons sings an extempore song on any subject to any tune.