Podcast appearances and mentions of edwin forrest

El 10 de mayo de 1849 tuvieron lugar los disturbios del Teatro Astor Place, en Nueva York. Todo esto por una disputa entre los actores William Macready, el actor británico más grande de su generación, y Edwin Forrest, la primera estrella estadounidense.

ABC #063 - Part 2 Robert Montgomery Bird was a physician who wrote a play for Edwin Forrest that became the basis for plays and movies into the 21st century.  Forrest became rich, while Bird became an embittered man.

ABC #063 - Part 3 Robert Taylor Conrad was a polymath whose writing was praised by Edgar Allen Poe and whose play Aylmere, or Jack Cade became another favorite of Edwin Forrest's.  He also served as Mayor of Philadelphia at the time of consolidation.

Americans struggled to establish their own identity as they separated from the British in the early 19th century.  It was a time of blossoming for American theater and its playwrights, despite their receiving little honor and even less compensation.   Richard Penn Smith wrote more than 20 plays but is best remembered today for inventing much of what we know as the legend of Davy Crockett.   Robert Montgomery Bird was a physician who wrote a play for Edwin Forrest that became the basis for plays and movies into the 21st century; Forrest became rich, while Bird became an embittered man.   Robert Taylor Conrad was a polymath whose writing was praised by Edgar Allen Poe and whose play Aylmere, or Jack Cade became another favorite of Edwin Forrest's.  He also served as Mayor of Philadelphia at the time of consolidation.   George Henry Boker was one of Philadelphia's most accomplished men – poet, playwright, politician, and co-founder of the Union League.  He also solidified copyright laws in the United States so creators could be fairly paid.  Oh – he was also minister to Turkey and Russia.   All four of these men are interred at Laurel Hill East and are little remembered today except by admirers and historians.  I tell their stories in this episode of “All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories – Curtain Up!  Four Philadelphia Playwrights”.

On May 10, 1849, wealthy New Yorkers set out for a night at the Astor Place Opera House to enjoy English actor William Macready's performance in "Macbeth". A few streets away, however, fans of rival American actor Edwin Forrest were preparing to 'express their opinion' at the urging of inflammatory press pieces and Tammany Hall. Before the night was out, Astor Place would be the scene of chaos, rioting, and the deaths and injuries of dozens of New Yorkers, police, and soldiers. On this episode, we're discussing theater hooliganism, William Shakespeare, English vs. American acting styles, and how the New York State militia came to be firing cannons at unarmed American citizens in the middle of Manhattan. Sources: "Account of the terrific and fatal riot at the New-York Astor Place Opera House, on the night of May 10th, 1849; with the quarrels of Forrest and Macready, including all the causes which led to that awful tragedy! Wherein an infuriated mob was quelled by the public authorities and military, with its mournful termination in the sudden death or mutilation of more than fifty citizens, with full and authentic particulars" by H.M. Ranney, 1849 "Remembering New York City's Opera Riots", S. Simon (host), Weekend Edition, 2006 "When New York City Rioted Over Hamlet Being Too British", by B. G. Kellem for Smithsonian Magazine, 2017

Es sind die Wochen der Unruhen bei „Geschichten aus der Geschichte“! In dieser Folge sprechen wir über Ausschreitungen in New York, die am 10. Mai 1849 mehr als 20 Menschen das Leben gekostet haben. Ausgelöst wurde der Aufstand durch den Streit zweier Schauspieler, die an diesem Abend, nur wenige Straßen voneinander entfernt, auf der Bühne standen und die Hauptrolle in einer der berühmtesten Tragödien der Theatergeschichte spielten: Macbeth von William Shakespeare. Der eine, Edwin Forrest, war der erste US-amerikanische Star, der andere, William Macready, einer der bekanntesten britischen Schauspieler seiner Zeit. Wir sprechen darüber, wie es kam, dass dieser Streit mehr als 10.000 Menschen mobilisiert hat und warum es eigentlich um viel mehr ging: Nämlich um einen sozialen Konflikt zwischen Upperclass und Working Class und die Frage nach einer eigenständigen US-amerikanischen Kultur. Das in der Folge erwähnte Buch heißt „The Shakespeare Riots“ von Nigel Cliff. **AUS UNSERER WERBUNG** Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? [**Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte!**](https://linktr.ee/GeschichtenausderGeschichte) **NEU: Wer unsere Folgen lieber ohne Werbung anhören will, kann das über eine kleine Unterstützung auf [Steady](https://steadyhq.com/geschichtefm) tun.** **Wir freuen uns, wenn ihr den Podcast bei [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/geschichten-aus-der-geschichte/id1044844618) rezensiert oder bewertet. Für alle jene, die kein iTunes verwenden, gibt's die Podcastplattform [Panoptikum](http://panoptikum.io/), auch dort könnt ihr [uns](https://panoptikum.io/podcasts/84) empfehlen, bewerten aber auch euer ganz eigenes PodcasthörerInnenprofil erstellen.** **Wir freuen uns auch immer, wenn ihr euren Freundinnen und Freunden, Kolleginnen und Kollegen oder sogar Nachbarinnen und Nachbarn von uns erzählt!**

Shakespeare's Macbeth is a fascinating figure- resourceful, brave, insightful, reflective, but it's his inordinate ambition that leads to his downfall. Can the same be said of Scotland's real Macbeth? Here in Episode 29, we unpack the characters in Shakespeare's play Macbeth alongside their historical (or mythical) counterparts including Banquo, Malcolm, McDuff, even the witches. We also let you in on a few theatre traditions involving “The Scottish Play” as well as why you can never say the word Macbeth in a theatre. Episode Notes:The word Bard means poet and because William Shakespeare was from the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, he was known as the Bard of Avon. Even though the title was never officially bestowed, in 1769 the Shakespearean actor David Garrick is credited with organizing the Shakespeare Jubilee for which he wrote a song referring to Shakespeare as the Warwickshire Bard which seems to have eventually morphed into The Bard of Avon. Here is a link to Garrick's original song, https://www.bartleby.com/333/77.htmlSir Laurence Olivier played the title role in Macbeth at the Old Vic Theatre in London in 1937.Books:Macbeth by William ShakespeareHolinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland by Raphael HolinshedScotland: The Story of a Nation by Magnus MagnussonThe Reign of Elizabeth 1556-1603 by J.B. BlackThe History of Scotland by Sir Walter ScottFilm:Macbeth (1948) Directed by and starring Orson WellesThe Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) Directed by Roman Polanski, starring John FinchThe Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) Directed by Joel Cohen, starring Denzel Washington 

Edwin Forrest returns to his home city in the final decades of his life. He keeps performing on the city's stages, and creates his long-term legacy in Philadelphia.For photographs and additional commentary about this topic, see our website's blog post! https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/episode-10-George-Frederick-Cooke/For more about Edwin Forrest and the Astor Place Riots, which took place in New York, I highly recommend that truly excellent team of New York history podcasters, The Bowery Boys!https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2019/05/the-astor-place-riot-massacre-at-busy.htmlWe post daily stories from all periods of Philadelphia Theater History on our Facebook page and our Twitter feed. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/schmeterpitzTo email us: AITHpodcast@gmail.comWant to become a patron of the podcast, and to get Bonus Episodes and Blog Posts? https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcastWant to buy me a coffee? Why thank you! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AITHpodcastThinking of starting your own podcast? Use Buzzsprout as your host! It's what we use, and we highly recommend it. Use this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1699353Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast)

The second installment of the story of Philadelphia's own Edwin Forrest, the first great star of the American Stage! In this episode we cover the period from 1829 to 1836, when he was building the repertoire of roles that would shape his career: Metamora, Spartacus, and Jack Cade. You can learn more about our podcast, find additional episodes and blog posts, and leave a review of the show at our website: www.AITHpodcast.comTo view a blog post and bibliography about today's episode, go to: www.aithpodcast.com/blog/forrest-of-philadelphia-part-two-blog/We post daily stories from all periods of Philadelphia Theater History on our Facebook page and our Twitter feed. Check them out!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/schmeterpitzTo email us: AITHpodcast@gmail.comTo see additional blog posts and become a supporter of the show:https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcastTo Buy Me a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AITHpodcastSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast)

We begin to explore the story of Philadelphia's own Edwin Forrest, the first great star of the American Stage! We follow him from birth, through his early years, to his initial success. You can learn more about our podcast, find additional episodes and blog posts, and leave a review of the show at our website: www.AITHpodcast.comTo view a blog post and bibliography about today's episode, go to: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/returning-home-in-triumph-blog-post-and-bibliography-for-episode-13/In today's episode I mention "All Bones Considered",  Joe Lex's great podcast about Philadelphia history. For the episode that includes actor and manager William B. Wood, go to:https://jrlexjr.podbean.com/e/encore-william-wood-mary-ann-lee-frank-mayo-and-wedgwood-nowell/The episode about Three Great Philadelphia Theatrical Impresarios is worth a listen too:https://jrlexjr.podbean.com/e/on-with-the-show-edward-fry-adam-forepaugh-and-j-fred-zimmerman/To see additional blog posts and become a supporter of the show:https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcastTo Buy Me a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AITHpodcastSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast)

Kristy, Amber, and Scot talk about when New York City rioted over Shakespeare.  For more old timey crimey content, check out the Patreon and see what extras you can get for a few bucks a months! Or check out our Amazon Wishlist to buy us a book--making the episode topic YOUR CHOICE! Don't forget to follow the show FB, Insta, or Twitter. WE HAVE MERCH! https://www.redbubble.com/people/oldtimeycrimey/shop Other Shows: Short Story, Short Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3q2moJE65wLBf0zFjqhMhu?si=3zbTwhkIQnOYVqbd_TmZYQ Detectives by the Decade: https://linktr.ee/detectivesbythedecade Sources: Shakespeare and Beyond, Folger Library. https://shakespeareandbeyond.folger.edu/2017/05/09/astor-place-riot-macbeth-new-york/ James Cook. Shakespeare in American Life.  http://wayback.archive-it.org/2873/20151218215425/http://www.shakespeareinamericanlife.org/transcripts/cook3.cfm Robert McNamara. https://www.thoughtco.com/astor-place-riot-1773778 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Forrest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Norton_Sinclair NY Herald. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030313/1849-05-08/ed-1/seq-4/#date1=1849&sort=date&rows=20&words=Edwin+Forrest&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=14&state=&date2=1850&proxtext=edwin+forrest&y=11&x=10&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 Betsy Golden Kellem. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-new-york-rivalry-over-shakespeare-boiled-over-deadly-melee-180964102/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/astor-place-riot https://theoutline.com/post/8659/the-astor-place-opera-house-riot-of-1849-was-lit?zd=1&zi=6cyjmvga https://www.thoughtco.com/astor-place-riot-1773778 Music: Music: Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

A mediados del siglo XIX los dos mejores actores que interpretaban obras de Shakespeare eran el inglés William Mcready y el estadounidense Edwin Forrest. Existía una gran rivalidad entre ambos que llegó hasta tal punto que sus respectivos seguidores se enfrentaron en una batalla campal en las calles de Nueva York en 1849. "Cuaderno de Historias" es un podcast sobre curiosidades y anécdotas históricas de todos los tiempos. Presentado por Alfred López, escritor, divulgador y bloguero. Fondo músical: Alexander Klein - Morning Sun https://www.jamendo.com/track/1669511/morning-sun-solo-piano

The second-bloodiest riot in the history of New York was touched off by a dispute between two Shakespearean actors. Their supporters started a brawl that killed as many as 30 people and changed the institution of theater in American society. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll tell the story of the Astor Place riot, "one of the strangest episodes in dramatic history." We'll also fertilize a forest and puzzle over some left-handed light bulbs. Intro: In 1968, mathematician Dietrich Braess found that installing a traffic shortcut can actually lengthen the average journey. What key is "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" written in? Sources for our feature on the Astor Place riot: Nigel Cliff, The Shakespeare Riots: Revenge, Drama, and Death in Nineteenth-Century America, 2007. Richard Moody, The Astor Place Riot, 1958. Lawrence Barrett, Edwin Forrest, 1881. Joel Tyler Headley, Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Great Riots, 1873. H.M. Ranney, Account of the Terrific and Fatal Riot at the New-York Astor Place Opera House, 1849. Leo Hershkowitz, "An Anatomy of a Riot: Astor Place Opera House, 1849," New York History 87:3 (Summer 2006), 277-311. Bill Kauffman, "New York's Opera House Brawl," American Enterprise 13:4 (June 2002), 51. M. Alison Kibler, "'Freedom of the Theatre' and 'Practical Censorship': Two Theater Riots in the Early Twentieth Century," OAH Magazine of History 24:2 (April 2010), 15-19. Edgar Scott, "Edwin Forrest, First Star of the American Stage," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 84 (1960), 495-497. Adam I.P. Smith, "The Politics of Theatrical Reform in Victorian America," American Nineteenth Century History 13:3, 321-346. Daniel J. Walkowitz, "'The Gangs of New York': The Mean Streets in History," History Workshop Journal 56 (Autumn 2003), 204-209. Gretchen Sween, "Rituals, Riots, Rules, and Rights: The Astor Place Theater Riot of 1849 and the Evolving Limits of Free Speech," Texas Law Review 81:2 (December 2002), 679-713. Michael J. Collins, "'The Rule of Men Entirely Great': Republicanism, Ritual, and Richelieu in Melville's 'The Two Temples,'" Comparative American Studies 10:4 (December 2012), 304-317. Loren Kruger, "Our Theater? Stages in an American Cultural History," American Literary History 8:4 (Winter 1996), 699-714. Dennis Berthold, "Class Acts: The Astor Place Riots and Melville's 'The Two Temples,'" American Literature 71:3 (September 1999), 429-461. Cary M. Mazer, "Shakespearean Scraps," American Literary History 21:2 (Summer 2009), 316-323. Barbara Foley, "From Wall Street to Astor Place: Historicizing Melville's 'Bartleby,'" American Literature 72:1 (March 2000), 87-116. Neil Smith, "Imperial Errantry," Geographical Review 102:4 (October 2012), 553-555. 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Nearly 30 people were killed in May 1849 when fans of American actor Edwin Forrest rioted inside and outside New York’s Astor Place Opera House during a performance by Forrest’s rival, the British actor William Charles Macready. Barbara Bogaev interviews Heather Nathans and Karl Kippola about the riot. From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast series. Published May 1, 2018. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This podcast episode, His Headstrong Riot Hath No Curb, was produced by Richard Paul. Garland Scott is the associate producer.

Comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds examine the rivalry of actors Edwin Forrest and William Macready SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH

"I will assume thy part in some disguise And tell fair Hero I am Claudio" —MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING(1.1.316) The actress Charlotte Cushman was a theatrical icon in 19th century America, known to the press by her first name, like Beyonce today. Her fame was not, however, for conventionally Victorian feminine portrayals. Cushman specialized in playing male roles, principally Romeo and Hamlet, competing on equal terms with leading actors like Edwin Forrest and Edwin Booth. She was not the only actress of her time to attempt these parts, but Cushman’s style was uniquely assertive and athletic. When Queen Victoria saw Cushman as Romeo, she said she couldn’t believe it was a woman playing the part. Rebecca Sheir, host of the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast series, interviews Lisa Merrill, professor in the Department of Performance Studies at Hofstra University and author of "When Romeo Was a Woman," about Cushman’s professional and personal life, including her off-stage romantic partnerships with women and her changing public image after death. ----------------- From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast series. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. Written and produced for the Folger Shakespeare Library by Richard Paul. Garland Scott is associate producer. Edited by Esther Ferington and Gail Kern Paster. With help from Larry Josephson and Robert Auld.

England's great thespian William Macready mounted the stage of the Astor Place Opera House on May 10, 1849, to perform Shakespeare's Macbeth, just as he had done hundreds of times before. But this performance would become infamous in later years as the trigger for one of New York City's most violent events -- the Astor Place Riot.  The theater, being America's prime form of public entertainment in the early 19th century, was often home to great disturbances and riots. It was still seen as a British import and often suffered the anti-British sentiments that often vexed early New Yorkers.  Macready, known as one of the world's greatest Shakespearean stars, was soon rivaled by American actor Edwin Forrest, whose brawny, ragged style of performance endeared the audiences of the Bowery. To many, these two actors embodied many of America's deepest divides -- rich vs. poor, British vs. American, Whig vs. Democrat.  On May 10th, these emotions overflowed into an evening of stark, horrifying violence as armed militia shot indiscriminately into an angry mob gathering outside the Astor Place theater. By the end of this story, over two dozen New Yorkers would be murdered, dozens more wounded, and the culture of the city irrevocably changed.   www.boweryboyshistory.com Support the show.