29 JANUARY 1848, Page 11

At the St. James's, six acts of French tediousness, called

Diogine, and turning upon a newly-invented love of Diogenes the Cynic for the re- nowned Aspasia, has-been mercilessly inflicted upon the British public. M. Felix Pyat, the author, has defied all history to produce one of the dul- lest and worst-constructed pieces ever seen. Mr. Mitchell, not knowing how to classify the precious work, calla it a " grand play,"—which, we suppose, simply means that it is long; for in no other sense can we find an application for the phrase. Pray, let us have a "mean play" next.