Astor Place Riots -- America's Deadly Theatrical Rivalry at New York Adventure Club
Dates: 5/10/2022
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Peculiar Works Project
595 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
Phone: 12123341223
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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 much more than a fight between the two biggest stars of their day: the riots represent a national tragedy unlike anything beforethe first time in U.S. history that our government shot and killed its own innocent citizens. You'll hear verbatim reenactments from contemporaneous descriptions and see how it all unfolded with dozens of rare images. It's not only a requisite for all theater-lovers, it's a prescient story that every American should know.Please join us from your homeor whereverand get the inside scoop on this incredible moment in NYC history.
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