User:LBourne/Richmond Theater Fire Construction Page
Brief summary of the facts of the fire and its historical significance.
Background
Very brief summary of the early theater in Richmond, and some facts about this particular theater. Mention the fact that Edgar Allen Poe's mother played here just weeks before the fire.
The Fire
The Memorial
This might be a subsection under "Aftermath". Brief information about the building of Memorial Church, linking to main Wikipedia article.
Notes
References
External Links
Scratch
Wikipedia articles
George William Smith (politician)
List of accidents and disasters by death toll
- Not mentioned here; add link
- Did Edgar Allen Poe's mother play in this theater before her death?
External Web Pages
- Richmond Then and Now [1]
- Looks like this came from the T-D in 1937; need a more specific reference
- Where did the picture of the fire come from? Is the source in public domain?
- Gynger Cook, 2002 [2]
- Hard copy source citations (general)
- Richard Channing Moore bio (former rector of Monumental Church) [3]
- Contains first person accounts of fire
- Karen Resendes [4]
- Religious impact of the fire (backlash against theater, etc.)
- Virginia Memory (online classroom/LVa) - Gilbert Hunt and the Richmond Theater Fire [5]
- Lesson plans for lesson about Gilbert Hunt, hero of the fire. Only a bare outline, but can the picture of Hunt be used?
- The Edgar A. Poe Calendar [6]
- Play: Volume of Smoke [7]