Question
Astor Place Riots
Create
an in depth presentation on the Astor Place Riots. Providing an mini lecture of
sorts on the subject and answering questions like how they related to the
larger societal moment that is happening around them? What is happening in this
particular time period and culture that allows this event to happen? How did
people react to it? What relevance might this area have for theatre studies
overall, or our current cultural moment? (Please do not get too political or
opinionated). What is needed most from this is a script for
the presentation on what to say. Answering these previous questions and
providing vital information on what happened and what caused the Astor Place
Riots. The visual presentation itself could simply be slides with pictures and
labels, just make sure to say what part of the script is for what slide. And
please go into the history of the event, explain the rivalry between the two
men, why it happened, and who they were. Treat the first half like a history
presentation and focus on the questions above in the other half.
Expert Solution
• The Astor
Place Riots were fights between two remarkable figures in acting, Macready and
Forrest about theatre.
• Macready
was a great British actor of his time while Forrest brought American theater to
another level by being the first well-known star.
• The United States and United kingdom have been fighting and working together since 1776 through the Anglo-American connections that contributed to the rise of Astor Place riots (Cliff 7).
• Americans became harsh to British due to the cultural differences portrayed in film by the two great actors, Macready and Forrest.
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