Burning Bluebeard' Revives Story of 1903 Theater Fire
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Comedy and tragedy blend in a theatrical retelling of an infamous event in Chicago history
A local troupe of actors, acrobats and modern day vaudevillians is taking a long look at a tragic event that happened in Chicago in the early 1900s–the notorious Iroquois Theater fire. And though these actors do their share of clowning, they take their history seriously.
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Burning Bluebeard' Revives Story of 1903 Theater Fire
Clip: 12/28/2015 | 4m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
A local troupe of actors, acrobats and modern day vaudevillians is taking a long look at a tragic event that happened in Chicago in the early 1900s–the notorious Iroquois Theater fire. And though these actors do their share of clowning, they take their history seriously.
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