Forrest of Philadelphia, Part One

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 amazing and overwhelming success. We also share some final thoughts about the nature of that success and  contrast it to the very different career path of another young American-born actor of the early 19th Century, Ira Aldridge.(The original 2021 sound file for this episode was revised, re-edited and re-scored in July 2026. All additional sound editing by Peter Schmitz.)To 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/Support the show"Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now! For a link, go to our website: www.aithpodcast.comOur email address is [email protected] us on social media:Bluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ Support our work and get BONUS EPISODES on Patreon! GO HERE© Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved.℗ All original voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz.℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.