<p>The Astor Place Riot was one of the strangest riots in history - a quarrel over the best actor to play Macbeth. Or was it more?</p>

The Astor Place Riot was one of the strangest riots in history - a quarrel over the best actor to play Macbeth. Or was it more?

1-2 - The Astor Place Riot

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1-2 - The Astor Place Riot

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