Poster
Poster
1848 (printed)
1848 (printed)
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By June 1848 when he was appearing at the Queen's Theatre Hull, Ira Aldridge (1807-1867) was a celebrated actor and manager, having performed and toured in the UK since his first appearance on the London stage aged 17. This playbill would have been one of several that would have been printed for every night of his appearance that week. It advertised his Benefit night on Friday 23rd June, when as Beneficiary he would have been entitled to a share of the evening's profits. He played what is described on the playbill as 'as three of his most popular characters', Bertram the Pirate in The Sicilian Mariner; Ginger Blue in The Virginian Mummy, and Man Friday in Robinson Crusoe. The playbill includes a note of the programme for the following evening, Saturday June 24th, his last appearance at the theatre that week, when he was to appear in The African's Last Revenge, and Obi, or three-Fingered Jack.
Object details
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| Title | Poster (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed ink on paper. |
| Brief description | Poster advertising the Benefit of Ira Aldridge 'the celebrated African Roscius' (1807-1867) and the last nights of the engagement at the Queen's Theatre Hull, appearing in The Sicilian Mariner, The Virginian Mummy and Robinson Crusoe, Friday 23rd June 1848. Letterpress and woodcut printed by J. Howe, Hull |
| Physical description | Pictorial and typographic poster advertising Sicilian Mariner [and] The Virginian Mummy [and] Robinson Crusoe at Queen's Theatre, Hull, 1848. |
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| Object history | Associated Production: The Sicilian Mariner (drama by Rev. Maturin), The Virginian Mummy (farce), Robinson Crusoe (drama). Actors: Ira Aldridge (called the 'African Roscius'), Mr. Nunn (Sicilian and Virginian), Emily Lovegrove (Sicilian and Virginian), Mrs. Nunn (Sicilian and Robinson). Queen's Theatre, Hull. 23.6.1848. |
| Production | Old Corn Exchange, 50 Market Place |
| Summary | By June 1848 when he was appearing at the Queen's Theatre Hull, Ira Aldridge (1807-1867) was a celebrated actor and manager, having performed and toured in the UK since his first appearance on the London stage aged 17. This playbill would have been one of several that would have been printed for every night of his appearance that week. It advertised his Benefit night on Friday 23rd June, when as Beneficiary he would have been entitled to a share of the evening's profits. He played what is described on the playbill as 'as three of his most popular characters', Bertram the Pirate in The Sicilian Mariner; Ginger Blue in The Virginian Mummy, and Man Friday in Robinson Crusoe. The playbill includes a note of the programme for the following evening, Saturday June 24th, his last appearance at the theatre that week, when he was to appear in The African's Last Revenge, and Obi, or three-Fingered Jack. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.2582-1995 |
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| Record created | July 30, 2010 |
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