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Ira Aldridge
Bernth Lindfors
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Description for Ira Aldridge
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This book describes the "glory years" of Ira Aldridge's first Continental tour, during which he won more awards and honors, often conferred by royalty, than any other actor of his day. 2015 George Freedley Memorial Award (Theatre Library Association) Ira Aldridge: Performing Shakespeare in Europe, 1852-1855, the third volume of Bernth Lindfors's award-winning biography, traces the American-born black classical actor's itinerary on his first Continental tour. Starting inBrussels and following Aldridge up the Rhine to Basel, on to Berlin and Vienna, and cities in Prussia and Hungary, Lindfors recounts the major performances and analyzes audience responses to ... Read more
This book describes the "glory years" of Ira Aldridge's first Continental tour, during which he won more awards and honors, often conferred by royalty, than any other actor of his day. 2015 George Freedley Memorial Award (Theatre Library Association) Ira Aldridge: Performing Shakespeare in Europe, 1852-1855, the third volume of Bernth Lindfors's award-winning biography, traces the American-born black classical actor's itinerary on his first Continental tour. Starting inBrussels and following Aldridge up the Rhine to Basel, on to Berlin and Vienna, and cities in Prussia and Hungary, Lindfors recounts the major performances and analyzes audience responses to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
362
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781580464727
SKU
V9781580464727
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Ref
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Reviews for Ira Aldridge
Winner of the Theatre Library Association's 2015 George Freedley Award Special Jury Prize
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As a meticulously researched study with superb supplementary materials, Lindfor's book is a very valuable historical resource.
THEATRE SURVEY
The third volume of Bernth Lindfor's estimable multi-volume biography of Aldridge provides an in-depth, thoroughly researched account of Alridge's 1852-1855 Continental tour.
... Read more
.
As a meticulously researched study with superb supplementary materials, Lindfor's book is a very valuable historical resource.
THEATRE SURVEY
The third volume of Bernth Lindfor's estimable multi-volume biography of Aldridge provides an in-depth, thoroughly researched account of Alridge's 1852-1855 Continental tour.
... Read more