3 FEBRUARY 1844, Page 11

Judith of Geneva, the last new tissue of crime and

horrors produced at the Adelphi, is enough to satiate the strongest appetite for the dis- agreeable, and relax the most rigid muscles with sardonic laughter. The drama is from the French, of course ; and it is equally effective and un- pleasant. The heroine is an abandoned criminal, who, having obtained rank and wealth by marriage, affects a life of virtue and benevolence in order to mature a scheme of revenge—the union of her daughter with the son of the man who had degraded her. This she accomplishes; but, being foiled in a projected robbery of jewels, she is denounced, and drowns herself. The outrageous absurdity of the incidents is matched by the viciousness of the moral tone ; and but that the plot is too far- fetched and improbable to please even the unreflecting, the piece would be a dramatic nuisance reciniring to be put down. As it is, Mrs. YATES'S clever acting, combined with WRIGHT'S amusing drollery, and supported by the talents of 0. SMITH and LYON, will scarcely make it popular. A version of Mr. DICKENS'S Christmas Carol is promised next Mon- day; a wholesome English entertainment, that we shall be glad to see superseding the French dish of highly-seasoned horrors.