Playbill for Ira Aldridge in Othello and The Slave at the Theatre Royal
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Playbill for Ira Aldridge in Othello and The Slave at the Theatre Royal

Theatre Royal, Newcastle, British, founded 1837 · 1857

ink on paper
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

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.

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