5 MAY 1849, Page 10

Two French pieces of intrigue, Les Dames de St. Cyr

by Dumas, and Un Mari Anomyme, the scene of both of which lies in Spain, have been produced with success at the Haymarket and the Lyceum, under the re- spective titles of Runaway Husbands and The Husband of my Wife. These short comedies, in which the personages wear an obsolete but picturesque costume, and which are marked by the distinctive ingenuity of Frenclt dramatists, have generally the effect of an agreeable tale while they last, but seldom make a permanent impression.