(ENTERTAINMENT THEATER) Carte de visite portrait of Ira Ald

Sale 2598 - Lot 266

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(ENTERTAINMENT--THEATER.) Carte-de-visite portrait of Ira Aldridge as Othello. Albumen photograph, 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches, of a lithograph, on period plain mount card; minimal wear. No place, undated

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Ira Frederick Aldridge (1807-1867) was a Black actor who was born in New York but emigrated to England in 1824 in search of greater opportunities. He slowly worked his way up through the regional theaters of the United Kingdom, often billing himself as a native of Africa, and went on to a long career as one of England's leading actors. He is the only actor of African descent to be honored with a plaque at the Shakespeare Memorial Theater.