Theatre Trivia Tweet: It Was a Riot!

Theatre Trivia Tweet: It Was a Riot!

The 1849 riot was bloody.

In 1849 there was a famous theatre riot that erupted in NYC between the supporters of American actor Edwin Forrest and those who favored English actor William Charles Macready. Both were known for their Shakesperean chops. What was the name of that riot?

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That was the Astor Place Riot. It occured outside the Astor Opera House. At least 25 were killed and over 120 injured when the state militia, which had been called in to keep order, shot into the crowd.