Tinder Box: The Iroquois Theatre Disaster 1903 Zumaya Enigma Union Theological Seminary JoAnne Marie

Union Theological Seminary JoAnne Marie Terrell is Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology at Chicago Theological Seminary

Before his tragically early death from consumption at the age of thirty-five he produced two short volumes of verse

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Tinder Box: The Iroquois Theatre Disaster 1903 Zumaya Enigma Union Theological Seminary JoAnne MarieThe Iroquois Theater in Chicago, boasting every modern convenience, advertised itself proudly as "absolutely fireproof" when it opened in November, 1903. Mr. Bluebeard, a fairy tale musical imported from the Drury Lane Theatre in London was the opening production. And leading the troupe of nearly 400 was one of the most popular comedians of the time, Eddie Foy. None of the many socialites and journalists who flocked to the shows were aware that city