The Shakespeare Riots

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Astor_Place_Riot
gptkbp:causedBy rivalry between American and British actors
gptkbp:depictedIn various historical accounts
The Shakespeare Riots (book by Nigel Cliff)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Shakespeare Riots
gptkbp:involves fans of Edwin Forrest
fans of William Charles Macready
gptkbp:location gptkb:Astor_Place_Opera_House
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Edwin_Forrest
gptkb:William_Charles_Macready
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:New_York_City
May 10, 1849
gptkbp:relatedTo nativism
class tensions
Shakespearean performance
theatrical rivalry
gptkbp:resultedIn over 100 injuries
over 20 deaths
gptkbp:significance highlighted social divisions in 19th-century New York
gptkbp:suppressedBy gptkb:New_York_State_Militia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nigel_Cliff
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7