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
- Transmission details
- 1 May 2018
- Duration
- 31:26
Credits
- Producer
- Esther French; Richard Paul
- Editor
- Esther Ferington; Gail Kern Paster
- Contributor
- Barbara Bogaev; Heather Nathans; Karl Kippola; Michael Witmore
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Shakespeare
- Keywords
- New York; riots; Macbeth, King of Scots (b? -1057)
Notes
- Notes
- Episode 95 of Shakespeare Unlimited
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://soundcloud.com/folgershakespearelibrary/astor-place-riot
- Online format
- Streamed
Production Company
- Name
Folger Shakespeare Library
- 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
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Astor Place Riot". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av78204 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)