COLLECTION NAME:
Theatre Arts
Record
Title:
Ira Aldridge as Aaron
Title.Alternate:
Titus Andronicus
Title.Series:
Dr. Tice Miller Lecture Slides
Collection Title:
Theatre Arts
Notes:
ca. 1852 ; from a daguerreotype by William Paine of Islington. Printed by The London Printing and Publishing Company
Title.Series.Notes:
The images and accompanying notes in this collection are taken from the lecture slides of Dr. Tice Miller, covering the history of theatrical practice from ancient cultures through the 20th century. These files contain depictions of theatrical spaces, scenery, costumes, lighting, practitioners, and theoreticians, augmented by historical artifacts and cultural materials.
Collection Information:
Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402)-472-1193
Description:
Ira Aldridge as Aaron in Titus Andronicus ; Aldridge was an American and later British stage actor who made his career largely on the London stage and in Europe, especially in Shakespearean roles ; he is the only actor of African-American descent among the 33 actors of the English stage honored with bronze plaques at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon. He was especially popular in Prussia and Russia, where he received top honors from heads of state
Subject.Persons:
Aldridge, Ira Frederick, -1867 -- Performances ;Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Titus Andronicus
Subject:
Theater -- History -- 19th century ;African American actors ;Shakespearean actors and actresses
Classification Number:
USA6
Image.Publisher:
University of Nebraska--Lincoln, Libraries
Image.Date:
2014
Source:
Tice Miller, Professor Emeritus UNL ; scan from teaching slides, original source unknown
