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Catalogue of the library of Edwin Forrest

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Forrest, Edwin

born March 9, 1806, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.
died Dec. 12, 1872, Philadelphia

U.S. actor.

He made his stage debut in Philadelphia in 1820. He played Othello in New York (1826) to great acclaim and became known for his Shakespearean roles. His feud with the English actor William Macready sparked the so-called Astor Place riot (1849), in which Forrest's supporters mobbed the theatre where Macready was appearing. The militia was called out, the rioters attacked, and the militia fired, killing 22 and wounding 36. Forrest's reputation never fully recovered; it was further damaged when he filed a divorce suit on grounds of adultery.

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▪ American actor
born March 9, 1806, Philadelphia
died Dec. 12, 1872, Philadelphia

      American actor who was the centre of two major scandals of the mid-19th century.

      In 1820 he made his stage debut as Young Norval in John Home's tragedy Douglas at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. In 1825 he played in support of Edmund Kean, and his maturity as an actor dated from this experience. During 1826 he played Othello in New York City to great critical acclaim. On offering cash prizes for plays by American authors, Forrest received several suited to his talents, including John Augustus Stone's Metamora and Robert Montgomery Bird's Gladiator; this has been considered the beginning of native American drama. Among his outstanding roles were Shakespeare's Macbeth, Hamlet, Lear, and Mark Antony.

      Forrest was initially successful in his first engagement in England in 1836, when he introduced the American acting style, but a misunderstanding led him to publicly hiss a performance by William Macready (Macready, William Charles), arousing great indignation in England. His disagreement with the English actor culminated in the so-called Astor Place riot in New York City in May 1849. While Macready was playing at the Astor Place Opera House, a mob of Forrest supporters stormed the theatre. The militia was called out, the rioters fought the militia, and the militia fired on the mob. Twenty-two persons were killed and 36 wounded. Forrest's reputation never quite recovered from this catastrophe, and only two years later he caused another national sensation when he instituted a divorce suit against his wife, the actress Catherine Sinclair, for adultery. Although he lost the verdict, he appealed the decision for 18 years. After 1852 Forrest acted only sporadically, spending much time alone in his gloomy Philadelphia mansion. He left most of his money for the establishment of a home for aged actors.

      Opinions on Forrest as an actor varied. Although many critics considered him first-rate, he was described by the New York Tribune dramatic critic William Winter as “a vast animal, bewildered by a grain of genius.”

Additional Reading
Richard Moody, Edwin Forrest, First Star of the American Stage (1960).

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