Forrest of Philadelphia, Part Three

Edwin Forrest returned to his home city in the final decades of his life. He kept performing on the city's stages, and left behind a long-term legacy in Philadelphia. (NOTE: This is an updated and re-edited version of the sound file originally released under this title. This new version was done in July 2026)For photographs and additional commentary about this topic, see our website's blog post! https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/Episode-15-See-The-Players-Well-Bestowed/By the way, if you're looking . .. . there is not much in this episode about Edwin Forrest and the Astor Place Riots, which (as I always point out) took place in New York, not Philadelphia. And despite popular lore, Forrest actually had little to do with causing them. For a fuller examination, see Nigel Cliff's book, The Shakespeare Riots.I also highly recommend this episode by New York history podcasters The Bowery Boys!https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2019/05/the-astor-place-riot-massacre-at-busy.htmlSupport 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.