Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: Despite its grandeur, the "fireproof" Iroquois Theatre was a conflagration waiting to happen, as safety measures were overlooked in the rush to build ...

1903: The matinee performance of "Mr. Bluebeard" at Chicago's Iroquois Theatre, on Randolph Street between State and Dearborn streets, was packed with an estimated 2,000 schoolchildren and families.

Despite its grandeur, the “fireproof” Iroquois Theatre was a conflagration waiting to happen, as safety measures were overlooked in the rush to build it. When an overheated stage light came into ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: There was something about the early 20th century that ushered in a short-lived era of superlative claims that seemed almost too extraordinary to be ...