Playbill for Ira Aldridge in Othello and The Slave at the Theatre Royal: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A large letterpress playbill for the Theatre Royal in Newcastle featuring the performances of the black Shakespearean actor, Ira Aldridge in "Othello" and "The Slave". Printed on very thin paper in black ink.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1857
• Published by: Theatre Royal, Newcastle, British, founded 1837
• Subject of: Ira Aldridge, American, 1807 - 1867
• Type: playbills
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 30 x 10 in. (76.2 x 25.4 cm)
• Place depicted: Theatre Royal, Newcastle, England, Europe
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Drama (Theatre)
• Object number: 2011.57.44
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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