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Aldridge, Ira, 31 Aug. 1846 -31 Aug. 1846, Staffordshire

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Event Type

Dramatic

Event Details

Troupe: Aldridge, Ira
Venue Type: Unknown
Location: Wolverhampton
County: Staffordshire
Type: Dramatic

Date

-
Date notes
Monday evening; date approximate

Casting

Event Program

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Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Othello Aldridge, Ira Aldridge, Ira
Casting:
  • Othello - Mr. Aldridge
    		• Play
    Padlock, The Aldridge, Ira Aldridge, Ira
    Casting:
  • Mungo - Mr. Aldridge
    		• Play

    Bibliographic Sources

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    • Theatrical Journal (London) September 5, 1846: 286:1.
      Info in Record:
      • Performance Type: Dramatic
      • Performers Listed: “Mr. Aldridge, the African Roscius” (“as Othello and Mungo”)
      • Days & Times: “on Monday evening” (past)
      • Venue Name: “Wolverhampton”
      • Program Info: Othello, The Padlock
      • Other: audience, description/review (brief), reception
    • Theatrical Journal (London) October 17, 1846: 333:2.
      Info in Record:
      • Performance Type: Dramatic
      • Performers Listed: “the African Roscius, Mr. Aldridge” (“as Othello, Zanga, and Rolla”)
      • Days & Times: “his first appearance here, a few weeks ago”
      • Venue Name: “Wolverhampton”
      • Program Info: Othello, The Revenge, Pizarro (implied, given the character names listed above), “farcical personations of negro peculiarities”, “the broad farce of the ‘Padlock’”, “the ‘American Mummy’”.
      • Other: description/review