Astor Place Riot

Alternative title

Episode 96

Synopsis

How did the staging of two simultaneous productions of Macbeth result in a riot that killed almost 30 people on May 10 1849? To shed light on this extraordinary event, Barbara Bogaev interviews two leading experts on 19th-century American theatre: the writer Heather Nathans and the Associate Professor in the Department of the Performing Arts at the American University in Washington, Karl Kippola.

Series

Shakespeare Unlimited

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Audio

Notes

Episode 95 of Shakespeare Unlimited

Subjects

Shakespeare

Keywords

New York; riots; Macbeth, King of Scots (b? -1057)

Online availability

URI

https://soundcloud.com/folgershakespearelibrary/astor-place-riot

Delivery

Streamed

Credits

Producer

Esther French; Richard Paul

Editor

Esther Ferington; Gail Kern Paster

Contributor

Barbara Bogaev; Heather Nathans; Karl Kippola; Michael Witmore

Production Company

Name

Folger Shakespeare Library

Email

reference@folger.edu

Web

http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window

Phone

(202) 544 4600

Fax

(202) 544 4623

Address

201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA