22 MAY 1847, Page 11

Two pieces entirely new to the English public have been

produced at the St. James's. One is Un Coup de Lansquenet, brought out at Paris within the last few months; the other, Oscar, ou is Mari qui trompe sa Femme, is about five years older, and formed the foundation of a three-act play (Mr. Peter Piper) performed some time ago at the Haymarket. They are both pieces of intrigue, ingenious in construction, and lax in moral tone, like many dramas of modern France; and they serve as good vehicles for the nice quiet acting of Mademoiselle Denain, and the finished comicality of Replier. There is always this satisfaction in French dramas, that they are written by people who, however they may differ in point of genius, seem at any rate to understand their business.