6 JANUARY 1855, Page 14

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From many of the lively comedies by Mr. Bourcicault we may assume that he is a gentleman who loves his joke; and on this hypothesis we may further surmise that a wretched little piece called Eugenie, which was brought out at Drury Lane on Monday and is attributed to him in the bills, was intended as a practical joke on the British public. Never was seen a duller bit of obscure sentimentality; never was a work more visibly impressed with the stamp of unpopularity. The public have re- torted on the joke by hissing the piece out of the programme.