Theatre poster featuring Ira Aldridge performing in Lovers of Bourbon
date: label: Date
content: 1856
name: label: Printed by
content: Theatre Royal, Halifax, British, 1789 - 1933
label: Subject of
content: Ira Aldridge, American, 1807 - 1867
notes: label: Description
content: Poster advertising the play "Lovers of Bourbon" featuring Ira Aldridge as the character Three Finger'd Jack. The poster is narrow and printed on thin paper. The text is black and in a variety of sizes and fonts. The poster lists other actors in the play, a synopsis, the theater location and prices of admission. The top third of the poster reads “LAST NIGHT / OF PERFORMING UNTIL THE FAIR. / THEATRE ROYAL / HALIFAX. / THE CELEBRATED / AFRICAN TRAGEDIAN / MR. / IRA ALDRIDGE! / AS FABIAN & THREE FINGER'D JACK / AND LAST NIGHT OF HIS PERFORMING IN HALIFAX.”
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place printed
content: Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Drama (Theatre)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.151.1
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on newsprint
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 19 3/4 × 9 15/16 in. (50.2 × 25.2 cm)