| 55137: | went to Canada, and also toured through the |
| 55138: | United States. While there he composed |
| 55139: | his first song, Mackay's " Wind of tlie Winter |
| 55140: | Night." On his return to England in 1841 |
| 55141: | he first went on a tour with Beale for six |
| 55142: | months, and March 8, 1842, commenced his |
| 55143: | own vocal entertainment at the Hanover |
| 55144: | Square Rooms. The Gambler's Wife, The |
| 55145: | Ship on Fire, The Maniac, and other of his |
| 55146: | songs soon became as familiar as household |
| 55147: | words. Then followed provincial tours, the |
| 55148: | success of which was unprecedented. Later, |
| 55149: | with Dr. Mackay, he formulated the enter- |
| 55150: | tainment, " The Far West ; or, the Emi- |
| 55151: | grant's Progress from the Old World to the |
| 55152: | New," with scenery painted by Mills. This |
| 55153: | was also universally popular. He retired |
| 55154: | from public life about 1865. His songs |
| 55155: | reached the number of about 800, and Long- |
| 55156: | fellow, Dickens, Eliza Cook, and Charles |
| 55157: | Mackay were the principal writers whose |
| 55158: | lyrics he set. A few may be named : Wreck |
| 55159: | of the Hesperus ; Chieftain's Daughter ; |
| 55160: | Canadian Song ; Ivy Green ; Old Sexton ; |
| 55161: | Old arm chair ; Cheer, boys, cheer ; To the |
| 55162: | West ; Far, far upon the Sea ; Song of the |
| 55163: | Raft ; Signal Gun ; Woodman, spare that |
| 55164: | tree. To these may be added A Series of |
| 55165: | Songs from Scott's "Lady of the Lake;" |
| 55166: | Scripture Melodies ; Dramatic Scenes ; Can- |
| 55167: | tatas, etc., with a Llemoir, London, 1846 ; |
| 55168: | Copyright Songs, 2 vols., 1860 ; L'Amico dei |
| 55169: | Cantanti ; The Singer's Friend, a Treatise on |
| 55170: | the art of Singing. His last composition was |
| 55171: | a Jiibilee song, " Our Empress Queen," for |
| 55172: | 1887. In 1889, by authority of the Admiralty, |
| 55173: | " A Life on the Ocean Wave " was to be used |
| 55174: | by the Royal ]\Iarines as their regimental by the Royal Marines as their regimental |
| 55175: | march. A " Henry Russell " night took place |
| 55176: | at Covent Garden^Theatre, October 12, 1891, |
| 55177: | under the late Sir Aiigustus Harris's manage- |
| 55178: | ment. His songs were sung, and the vener- |
| 55179: | able composer was called upon for a speech. |
| 55180: | " Truly a remarkable occasion, and one not |
| 55181: | unworthy of a remarkable man." In 1895 |
| 55182: | Mr. Russell published Cheer, boys, cheer ; |
| 55183: | Memories of Men and Music, London, Mac- |
| 55184: | queen. |
| 55185: | |
| 55186: | William Clark Russell, born at New |
| 55187: | York, February 24, 1844, whose novels of the |
| 55188: | sea have obtained great popularity, is his son. |
| 55189: | "The Wreck of the Grosvenor," "Mj^ Ship- |
| 55190: | mate Louise," " Marooned," and " Convict |
| 55191: | Ship " are anaong some of his most popular |
| 55192: | tales. He has composed and published a |
| 55193: | few songs. |
| 55194: | |
| 55195: | Russell, Mrs. J., see Huddart, Fanny. |
| 55196: | |
| 55197: | Russell, William 358-L-58 Russell, William, organist and com- |
| 55198: | poser, born at London, October 6, 1777. Son |
| 55199: | of an organ-builder. He studied under |
| 55200: | Shrubsole, Arnold, etc. Deputy organist of |
| 55201: | St. Mary, Aldermanbury, 1789-93 ; Chapel of |
| 55202: | Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, |
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