Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Every theater-lover should know the story of the Astor Place Riots, but it's about ...
On this day, May 10, in 1849, a riot broke out at the Astor Opera House in New York City over a dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William C. Macready, killing at least 22. Forrest, the first ...
May 10, 1849, New York City: the bitter theatrical rivalry between two of the world's best Shakespearean actors American Edwin Forrest and British William Charles Macready reached a crescendo.But its ...
I. Character of a city illustrated by riots -- II. The negro riots of 1712-1741 -- III. The stamp-act riot of 1765 -- IV. Doctors' riot, 1788 -- V. Spring election riots of 1834 -- VI. Abolition riots ...
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