Ira Aldridge became the first famous African-American actor—but he didn't find fame in the U.S. Here's how he battled prejudice to become the 19th century's "greatest living actor." ...

In 1833, the year the British Parliament abolished slavery in the United Kingdom, an African-American actor named Ira Aldridge — New York-born but married to an Englishwoman from Yorkshire ...

We Need a Movie About Ira Aldridge, the Black Shakespearean Who Fought Racism From the Stage (Podcast) “Gaslit Nation” co-host Andrea Chalupa joins us with a forgotten story of why injustice ...

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His name was Ira Aldridge, and I’m guessing you’ve never heard of him. But almost 100 years before Paul Robeson made history as a black actor playing Othello, Aldridge had done the same ...

If you think you know Jane Austen's England, think again. It was a little more diverse than you might imagine. London's first Indian restaurant opened in 1810. And then in the 1820s, a young American ...

Ira Aldridge is buried in Lodz, Poland, where he died during one of his engagements. Taras Shevchenko died in St. Petersburg, Russia, but he was reburied in Ukraine.

ST. PETERSBURG — Jose Rufino earned a master's degree in theater without hearing of Ira Aldridge, the character he portrays in Red Velvet starting this weekend at Freefall Theatre.

Theater & Dance ‘Red Velvet’ spotlights a pioneering Black actor who played Othello. Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production tells the story of Ira Aldridge, an American actor in 1833 London ...

Ira Aldridge might not be a household name. But if you follow Chicago's annual Black Alliance Theater Awards (which honor the best work by African ...