New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . d in the Crystal Palace in 1853. In 1849 occurredwhat is known as the Astor Place Riot. Edwin Forresthad been playing in England a few years before and hadmet with a poor reception, as was supposed, because ofhis being an American. When, therefore, the Englishactor Macready appeared in the Astor Place OperaHouse in the role of Macbeth, the populace 20,000strong wrecked the theatre. The Seventh Regimentwas called out, and in the struggle that ensued a largentunber of the police, the mob, and the militia werekilled and wounded
New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . d in the Crystal Palace in 1853. In 1849 occurredwhat is known as the Astor Place Riot. Edwin Forresthad been playing in England a few years before and hadmet with a poor reception, as was supposed, because ofhis being an American. When, therefore, the Englishactor Macready appeared in the Astor Place OperaHouse in the role of Macbeth, the populace 20,000strong wrecked the theatre. The Seventh Regimentwas called out, and in the struggle that ensued a largentunber of the police, the mob, and the militia werekilled and wounded. In this riot was also interjecteda little of the Know-Nothing .spirit that, in 1852, ledto still more bloodshed in the troubles that history-connects with the name of a new and short livedp(jlitical party, sometimes known as the now approaches the dread shadow of a civil warwhich commercial New^ York beheld with fear andtrembling, but which patriotic New York braced itselfto meet in a manner commensurate with its dignity asthe greatest American IARK AND BROADWAY, 1830. JVEIV YORK, THE METROPOLIS. XIX
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