THAT WAS NEW YORK about the Astor Opera House riot, and about Edward Z. C. Judson who was found guilty of leading the attack on the theatre. Robert … ...

At times, the narrative drifts away from the Astor family itself, with a chapter on a riot that happened at the Astor Opera House and another on a second person named John Jacob Astor who may or ...

On this day, May 10, in 1849, a riot broke out at the Astor Opera House in New York City over a dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William C. Macready, killing at least 22.

"Astor: The Rise and Fall ... with a chapter on a riot that happened at the Astor Opera House and another on a second person named John Jacob Astor who may or may not have been related to the family.

It’s hard to escape the name Astor when you are in New York: from Astor Place downtown to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and even the neighborhood of Astoria, Queens, the family’s legacy is everywhere.