Playbill for Ira Aldridge in Othello and The Slave at the Theatre Royal
date: label: Date
content: 1857
name: label: Published by
content: Theatre Royal, Newcastle, British, founded 1837
label: Subject of
content: Ira Aldridge, American, 1807 - 1867
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place depicted
content: Theatre Royal, Newcastle, England, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Drama (Theatre)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
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: 2011.57.44
objectType: label: Type
content: playbills
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 30 x 10 in. (76.2 x 25.4 cm)