, 1875-05-28

At last llAs boon found tho modern Iarnasaus,
Home Of tho MusoB, up whcao steep sidos, over
daosyl md spondoo, iambna and trochee, the
weary school-boy has toilcd. upheld by gradus
and lexicon. It has been unjustly given to
rhocis. Il IL not In Europe a all. It ia tho
prido Of this great American Con.incn., md
aorves the City Of Chicago III clty-lIall. Was
there ever another city whose officers divided
their tlme betwoon poetry and plundcr; between
tragedy and tax-collectiug; who, while cugroBh-
ing city ordinances, wero themselves cngrosHed
In historical research. aud luld BY tho task Of
mapping Bouess only to take up that OF
measuring sounets7 Whcfo in the world
Is 10 10 found such MI admfxturo Of
public works aud poetical woulcrs7 The
roll-call Is largo one. l'nt = few days
nEo a royiew was made Of comedy written By
George Von HoIIen, Tax Collector. Joe Forrest,
fsw months ago, onnob!cl Tho City Clork's
olllco with " History Of Philosophy," and still
more recently broke forth In gong. Brock Nc
Vick2r, III tho Water Department, Inns written
poenr for yeArH over tho nom dc plumo of Wild
EdBetton md IL oven por n,oldlng into shape
domestic drama III four acts; Sullivan. Secro-
tary Of tho Hoard. al Al csHayist haa gathered
rcnown through the columns Of daily nouB-
paper, and ia struggling now with romance, In
two volumes. Or Mayor C0lviufH spcectcs, thu
whole country knows.
Hut tho most Eeraatlo gonila of al Is Otto
peltzcr, in tho Depart ment of Public Works. A
wondering city dctecled In hin = vear or ko ago
genius for map-suakng, and studded bis atlns
Of Chicago with uufelgned admiration. There
asn now III tllts Office tl1eo volumes conkasnlng
tho later works OF Mt. poltzer. Ihey arc "TAo
Fri Kings Daughter" a dramatic ballad from
tlic Swedish Of iNeils Grade - uricl Acosta or
tho Rabbits 1aD." translated from the German.
Actor" from Dumas pere; "Expcricuce,"
comedy in thleo actB; two poems, and ecnRa-
tional drama In three aots, entitled 1.-The Last
II is to this las. peco that It Ia desired to cali
attention /. has huppl.ed wsnt. 1t has taken
up phase Of our modern society hitherto un-
touched by the nIoat sanEuinoous Writess Of dra-
matlo horrors. Whom overy ctlno aud n,tBde-
apparently exhausted. save QUO, Otto Peltzsr haa
aa!zcd upon that one. It il \ devics which
will doyeop the most Atroclous piracy, II no. ill.,
1uodiatoly copyrighted. There has been much
mourning and growing ovor tho dogono1acy OF
romantic occupation Of botly-snatrhing. Rob-
boEa Of al kiuda haYo paced the boArtla, but
mover stt tile rohbar Of tic graveyard. Mr.
Foltzer now introduces tho world at largo to this
vampire. He presents upon the stage not only
tho 1eaurEochonist himself, but ahoWs 10 tho
audlcnce ceuetcr5, curIae, resurrection
i1t, diAserting room aud medical student,
with startling illuntratlon Of the horrors Of
bong buried alite. The student loves 8 maiden
tho student davotea himself to 4s professional,
lAborb and hlroa = reAurrecsionst to supply
him With fresh curpses. The body-ana.cher
Ea4sea the buried maiden. Tho student prepares
hcr for dissection, whom 10! ho recogu,zes in
her bis departed love. She retuIna the colnpli-
ment by recognizing him. Iloy renew their
loves. aud all ends happily. btn.tling things
hare bean econ nnon tim stage. Shakespeare llsa
takeu u. into tho tomb Of the Capuleta Htotson
Ia aesuAlly hangod In yiux OF the audience;
Lucille Weatorn used 10 thrill us with horror III
tho Eed-ochro blood poured from hsr wounds
and saturated tho 4hoet which covered Nancy
Skies. Hut hero Ia = succession OF scenes now,
horrible, unique. And II u tho work OF city
official. Was ever city no bloaacd7