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© 2020 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Registered Charity Number 209302, Meet the Distinguished Visitors to Shakespeare's Birthplace. His name is inscribed at the Shakespearean Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England. His grave in Lodz is regarded as a national shrine. His parents were free blacks at the time slavery was still in place. Their son Ira Daniel was born in 1848. In 1825, he married Margaret Gill, a white woman from Yorkshire, who was ten years his senior. One Russian critic said that the evenings on which he saw "Aldridge's ‘Othello', ‘King Lear', ‘Shylock' and ‘Macbeth' were undoubtedly the best I have ever spent in the theatre". The Shakespearean actor was born as Ira Frederick Aldridge on the24 July 1807to Reverend Daniel and Lurona Aldridge in New York City. Aldridge worked on a ship and when it docked in North Carolina, a slave dealer offered to buy him for $500. We have a volunteer within ten miles of your requested photo location. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? At the age of 59, he died on tour in the Polish town of Lodz in 1867. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower?
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With the help of the visiting English star Henry Wallack, Ira Aldridge made his way to Britain and in 1825 became probably the first black actor to play Shakespeare in this country, performing Othello in London’s docklands: it was “one of the finest physical representations of bodily anguish we have ever witnessed,” said the Public Ledger review. Also an additional volunteer within fifty miles.
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M’Cune Smith M.D., dated 4 June 1860k he mentions his son’s scholastic success and his wife’s illness. Following his mother’s death and father’s re-marriage, he ran away to sea and had a narrow escape when a slave dealer wanted to purchase him from the ship’s captain. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. His mother later died in 1818 and after his father remarried, he ran away from home. In 1858 he became the first actor to be knighted when he was bestowed the Royal Ernestinischen House Order by Duke Bernhard of Saxe-Meiningen, becoming Chevalier Ira Aldridge, Knight of Saxony.
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Try again later. From 1861 to 1866, he embarked on a lengthy tour, visiting many places no foreign actor had ever been and became an English citizen in 1863. A system error has occurred. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to feedback@findagrave.com and include a link to the page and details about the problem. However, his acting ambitions were thwarted as it was difficult for him to obtain roles on the legitimate stage in the United States due to his race. Red Velvet, Lolita Chakrabarti’s play about the life of Aldridge, is in performance at the Tricycle Theatre 23 January–8 March 2014 with Adrian Lester in the role of Aldridge. Educated at New York's African Free School, he won many oratory contests and later studied at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. Failed to remove flower. To add a flower, click the “Leave a Flower” button.
In 1852, Aldridge, who by this time had married and had children, sailed for Europe. Von Brandt was pregnant with their fourth child at the time of his death.
We have set your language to Oops, something didn't work. Failed to delete memorial. Add to your scrapbook. Make sure that the file is a photo. Please try again later. Please note: You are asking volunteers to find and take a photo of the headstone. Aldridge was among thirty-three actors honoured with bronze plaques at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in 1932. On his first visit, 2 May 1851, he was accompanied by his wife, Margaret, and their son, Daniel, entering his residence as London. For the next 27 years Aldridge honed his craft, traveling and touring theatre circuits in provinces of the British Isles as a star of about 60 roles in melodrama, romantic drama, operetta, comedy and Shakespeare. For Edits select Suggest Edits on the memorial page.
To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click Suggest Edits. Unable to obtain major roles in the United States because of his race, he was forced to emigrate to further his acting career. He returned from his European tours after receiving so many honors that the West End stage could no longer exclude him. To suggest a change to a cemetery page, visit the Cemetery Corrections forum. Honored as African prince and German baron, he remained a man of the people.
Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Oops, we were unable to send the email. At last deemed worthy to perform at London's Lyceum Theatre, he performed "Othello" in Russia and was lionized, earning more money than any Russian actor.
You need a Find a Grave account to add things to this site. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. After another tour of the British provinces in 1859 to 1860, he went to Russia again. His performance had a mixed reception – the "London Times" claimed that it was utterly impossible for him to pronounce English properly "owing to the shape of his lips." In 1858 he became the first actor to be knighted, becoming Chevalier Ira Aldridge, Knight of Saxony, an honour bestowed by Duke Bernhard of Saxe-Meiningen.
Arriving in England in 1824, on October 10, 1825, he debuted as the first black actor at London's Royal Coburg Theatre (now known as the Old Vic) playing the role of ‘Prince Oroonoko of Africa' sold into slavery in melodrama "The Revolt of Surinam, or A Slave's Revenge". After another tour of the English provinces in 1859-1860, he returned to Europe to embark on a lengthy tour, during which he died in the Polish town of Lodz in 1867, at the age of 59. Gustavus Vaughan Brooke: a 'Tragedian' whose life ended in tragedy. We’ve updated the security on the site. Thanks for your help! The independent charity that cares for the world’s greatest Shakespeare heritage sites in Stratford-upon-Avon, and promotes the enjoyment and understanding of his works, life and times all over the world. After 1853, he performed mostly in Europe, receiving honors from the Emperor of Austria, in Switzerland, and in Russia, among others. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional, No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? You can still file a request but no one will be notified. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. We have a volunteer within fifty miles of your requested photo location. The captain refused the offer and Aldridge returned to New York City to work backstage at the Chatham Theatre, where he received acting experience.
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