[PAR] [TLE] Brooklyn Theatre fire [SEP] The Brooklyn Theatre Fire was a catastrophic theatre fire that broke out on the evening of December 5, 1876, in the then-city of Brooklyn (now a borough of New York City).  The conflagration killed at least 278 individuals, with some accounts reporting more than 300 dead.  One hundred and three unidentified victims were interred in a common grave at Green-Wood Cemetery.  An obelisk near the main entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street marks the burial site.  More than two dozen identified victims were interred individually in separate sections at the Cemetery of the Evergreens in Brooklyn. [PAR] [TLE] Sarah Crocker Conway [SEP] Sarah Crocker Conway (b. Ridgefield, Connecticut, 1834; d. Brooklyn, New York, April 28, 1875) was an actress.  She was a sister of Elizabeth Crocker Bowers, also an actress.  She made her debut in Baltimore, Maryland in 1849, playing Parthenia and other leading parts.  In May 1852, she married the actor Frederick B. Conway, and the two thenceforward acted together.  In 1859, they opened Pike's Opera House in Cincinnati, Ohio with a first-class company, but the engagement was not profitable, and they returned to the east.  In 1861, they visited England, and filled a short engagement at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London.  After their return, they became star actors, and made an extensive and profitable tour.  In 1864 Sarah leased the Park Theatre in Brooklyn, and subsequently the new Brooklyn Theatre, in which for nine years her husband played leading parts.  Sarah Conway possessed a tall and graceful figure and an expressive countenance, and was a versatile actress and a popular theatre manager.
[PAR] [TLE] Brooklyn Theatre fire [ SEP ] The Brooklyn Theatre Fire was a catastrophic theatre fire that broke out on the evening of December 5 , 1876 , in the then - city of Brooklyn ( now a borough of New York City ) . The conflagration killed at least 278 individuals , with some accounts reporting more than 300 dead . One hundred and three unidentified victims were interred in a common grave at Green - Wood Cemetery . An obelisk near the main entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street marks the burial site . More than two dozen identified victims were interred individually in separate sections at the Cemetery of the Evergreens in Brooklyn . [PAR] [TLE] Sarah Crocker Conway [ SEP ] Sarah Crocker Conway ( b. Ridgefield , Connecticut , 1834 ; d. Brooklyn , New York , April 28 , 1875 ) was an actress . She was a sister of Elizabeth Crocker Bowers , also an actress . She made her debut in Baltimore , Maryland in 1849 , playing Parthenia and other leading parts . In May 1852 , she married the actor Frederick B. Conway , and the two thenceforward acted together . In 1859 , they opened Pike 's Opera House in Cincinnati , Ohio with a first - class company , but the engagement was not profitable , and they returned to the east . In 1861 , they visited England , and filled a short engagement at Sadler 's Wells Theatre , London . After their return , they became star actors , and made an extensive and profitable tour . In 1864 Sarah leased the Park Theatre in Brooklyn , and subsequently the new Brooklyn Theatre , in which for nine years her husband played leading parts . Sarah Conway possessed a tall and graceful figure and an expressive countenance , and was a versatile actress and a popular theatre manager .
Which venue leased by Sarah Crocker Conway was the site of a theatre fire in 1876?
Which venue leased by Sarah Crocker Conway was the site of a theatre fire in 1876 ?
Brooklyn Theatre
Brooklyn Theatre