“The Brooklyn Theatre Fire”
Description
A large audience is in the Brooklyn Theatre (to watch a performance of "The Two Orphans"). The scenery catches fire and the crowd panics. The next day the theatre is a charred ruin packed with bodies. A mass funeral is planned
Historical references
- Dec 5, 1876 - 295 people die in a fire at a Brooklyn theatre
References
- Laws G27, "The Brooklyn Theatre Fire"
- Randolph 688, "The Brooklyn Fire" (1 text)
- DT 640, BRKLYNFR*
- Roud #3258
- BI, LG27