The Poor of New York

The Poor of New York, also known as The Streets of New York, is a melodrama in five acts written by Dion Boucicault, adapted from the French play, Les Pauvres de Paris which was written by Edouard-Louis-Alexandre Brisbarre and Eugene Nus. It premiered at Wallack's Lyceum Theatre, of which Boucicault was the General Director, on December 8, 1857.

The piece revolves around the efforts of a middle-class family, newly impoverished by the financial panic of 1857, to survive against a villainous banker. It was an immediate success and Boucicault went on to present it throughout Europe, changing locations and the title to reflect the locales it was playing. The play has been adapted multiple times into films and musicals under the name The Streets of New York.