" Necessity is the mother of Invention ;" and her
offspring are often very lively and vigorous. JAMES RUSSELL having had the ports shut against his bark, has been compelled to run ashore and pay off his crew. The Strand-ed Actor, however, has determined to venture another voyage ; and has fitted 'out a smart little craft manned only by himself, which he launches on Monday, at the Strand Theatre. To drop metaphor, RUSSELL has got up a mo- nodramatic entertainment sui generis, consisting of songs, anec- dotes, imitations, and oddities. RUSSELL it, or used to be, a very capital mimic ; and his singing is unrivalled among comedian, for power of voice, taste, and expression. We should not.be sur prised if what at first seemed an " untoward event," turns out at last a lucky chance. He performs this time under the Chamber- lain's protection.
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