Description: Very interesting and hard to find copy of “The Great Chicago Theater Disaster” by Marshall Everett, illustrated, copyright 1904. Good condition. Outside cover shows wear due to age. Inside cover has small mark in pencil. 3 pages have small stains. Binding is tight. The Iroquois Theater Fire occurred in Chicago on December 30, 1903. At least 602 people were killed; many were children. The theater, which had only been open one month, was considered to be architecturally excellent, and advertisements had declared it fireproof. The fire occurred during a sold-out performance of the musical Mr. Bluebeard. The fire began when one of the lights over the stage shorted out and ignited a muslin curtain. The fire quickly spread through the flies to the hanging scenery, and a fireball travelled from the stage to the back of the balconies. The high death toll was the result of a combination of faults in the design, construction, and operation of the theater. Lack of extinguishers and alarms, a malfunctioning asbestos curtain, sealed vents, a confusing layout, locked doors, and locked metal gates that blocked the balcony stairways all contributed to the fire's high death toll.
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: united states
Publisher: publishers union of America
Subject: Chicago Theater Fire
Year Printed: 1904
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: Marshall everett
Region: North America
Topic: Theater
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Character Family: history
