Actor Edwin Forrest, Cause of the Astor Place Riot, 1864, C. D. Fredericks CDV

Description: Actor Edwin Forrest, Cause of the Astor Place Riot, 1864, C.D. Fredericks CDV In 1860, he appeared at Niblo's Garden, New York, as Hamlet, and played the most successful engagement of his life. Acting as Macbeth, a character unsuitable to his physique and acting style, the audience hissed the performance, and Edwin attributed it to the (imagined) jealousies of his rival, British actor William Macready. A few weeks later, during a performance of Hamlet, being played by Macready, Edwin stood up from his private box, and hissed the performance. Forrest then sent a letter to The Times, which was printed for the public, creating a feud and rift in New York City. An estimated 10,000 people filled the streets outside the theater where Macready was playing Macbeth. The crowd began fighting and running battles with authorities as they tried to set fire to the Astor Opera House. Dozens of rioters were killed, and around 250 civilians, policemen and soldiers were injured. A stroke of paralysis ended his life suddenly and without pain. His servant found him dead in his home in Philadelphia on December 12, 1872. He was buried in Old Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, at Philadelphia.

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Location: Hilliard, Ohio

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