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Ira Aldridge

ISBN-13: 9781592219810

Contributor(s): Sergei N. Durylin (author), Alexei Lalo (translated by)

Subjects: Biography: Arts & Entertainment

Publisher: Africa World Press

Publisher Imprint: Africa World Press

Publication Date: 18-09-2014

Format: Paperback

Availability: Out of stock

£26.99

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About the book

When Sergei N. Durylin, a remarkable Russian scholar, published the first biography of the famous black American actor Ira Aldridge in 1940, it caused shockwaves in the literary and wider world. Concentrating on his Shakespearean performances in Russia from 1858 - 1866, Durylin combed through old newspapers, actors' memoirs and eyewitness reports to see how audiences responded to such a revolutionary performer. The result was a vivid account of the profound impact Aldridge made on Russian theatergoers who had never before seen a black actor so accomplished in the arts.

Ira Aldridge

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