IRA Aldridge: The African Roscius

(Part of the Ira Aldridge Series and Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Series)

by Bernth Lindfors

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Diverse essays on the life and career of one of the greatest tragic actors of the nineteenth century.

Ira Aldridge -- a black New Yorker -- was one of nineteenth-century Europe's greatest actors. He performed abroad for forty-three years, winning more awards, honors, and official decorations than any of his professional peers. Billed as the "African Roscius," Aldridge developed a repertoire initially consisting of Shakespeare's Othello, melodramas...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1580463746

ISBN13:9781580463744

Release Date:December 2010

Publisher:University of Rochester Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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IRA Aldridge: The African Roscius

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