Account of the Terrific and Fatal Riot at the New-York Astor Place Opera House
Great Riot at the Astor Place Opera House, New York.
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At the Forrest & McCready row, Astor Place.
The Old Astor Place Opera House.
Italian opera at Astor Place. 18th subscription night. Mlle. Celeste
Monday evening, November 24, 1851, will be performed Verdi's grand opera in four acts, of "Ernani"
Astor Place [Amsterdam to Battery Place.]
Edwin Forrest as King Lear
Third subscription night, "Lucrezia Borgia", Friday evening, November 7, 1851
Astor Place Theatre.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine. A Century of Hamlet. William Charles Macready, with Mr. Stuart as Ghost.
Born in the City of Philadelphia, PA, March 9th 1806. Just to Opposers and to Friends Sincere. [I. W. Drummond House, 436 West 22nd Street.]
E. Forrest as Metamora.
Last night of the season. Benefit of Mr. Macready and last appearance. Mr. Macready as Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice", Wednesday, October 25
Last night of the season but five, "I Puritani", Monday, December 8, 1851
First time, "Robert le Diable"
Mr. Macready as Iago. Wednesday evening, October 18, 1848, Shakespeare's tragedy of "Othello, Moor of Venice"
