Episodes
Episode 18: The Duchess of Arch Street, Part One
Louisa Lane Drew was known for her management of Philadelphia's "Mrs. John Drew's Arch Street Theatre". We begin the story of her…
2021 Walking Tour of Philadelphia Theater History Announcement
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Episode 17: Fanny Kemble, Part Two
Fanny Kemble feels trapped in her new marriage, and learns the stark truth about American slavery and how she herself has become …
Episode 16: Fanny Kemble, Part One
Fanny Kemble and her father Charles Kemble, representatives of the most famous English theatrical family of their day, appeared a…
Episode 15: Forrest of Philadelphia, Part Three
The tragedian Edwin Forrest returns to his home city in the final decades of his life. He keeps performing on the city's stages, …
Episode 14: Forrest of Philadelphia, Part Two
In this episode we cover the period from 1829 to 1836, when Edwin Forrest was building the repertoire of roles that would shape h…
Special Episode: Interview by "The Theatre History Podcast"
This is an edited version of the interview with Peter Schmitz by Mike Lueger of "The Theatre History Podcast". In the interview, …
Episode 13: Forrest of Philadelphia, Part One
Part One of our story of Philadelphia's own Edwin Forrest, the first great star of the American Stage! We follow him from birth, …
Episode 12: The Stages of Fire
An exploration of Philadelphia's theater fires in the 1800s, and how efforts to prevent fires affect the physical environment of …
Episode 11: The Theatrical Commonwealth
Wars, fires, melodramas, circuses, balloons, and ice cream . . . as we complete our multi-episode exploration of Philadelphia The…
Episode 10: George Frederick Cooke Heads to Philadelphia
George Frederick Cooke, one of the greatest actors of the English stage, came to town in 1811 while on a barnstorming tour of Ame…
Episode 9: Chaos Comes to Walnut Street
The hurricanes of World History blow a French equestrian circus company all the way to Philadelphia. The Walnut Street Theatre is…
Episode 8: New Year's Day at the New Theatre, 1800
Philadelphia's premiere theater company rings in the New Year of 1800 with their production of the spectacular Romance entitled "…
Episode 7: Two Paintings at The Met
An examination of two works by artist John Lewis Krimmel, as they relate to the history of theater and public performance in earl…
Episode 6: Ricketts' Circus in the Capital City, Part Four
The final installment of our story about John Bill Ricketts, with more adventures about his equestrian circus and theatrical trou…
Episode 5: Ricketts' Circus in the Capital City, Part Three
The third in our four-part Adventure about John Bill Ricketts and his circus in Philadelphia, the temporary capital city of the n…
Episode 4: Ricketts' Circus in the Capital City, Part Two
The second of our four-part Adventure about John Bill Ricketts, the equestrian and showman, famous for being the originator of th…
Episode 3: Ricketts' Circus in the Capital City, Part One
This is first section of our first deep dive, the initial Adventure in Theater History that the title of the show promises. John …
Episode 2: Early Philadelphia Theater in the 18th Century
In this episode, we do a broad overview of Philadelphia theater and its contribution to American drama - from the founding of Pen…
Episode 1: Welcome to Adventures in Theater History
This is the Introduction to entire Adventures in Theater History podcast. In this episode, we explain why we're here, and what we…