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Program for benefit featuring Ira Aldridge at the Queen's Theatre in Hull England

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Ira Aldridge correspondence and programs, 1833 and 1848

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Title
Program for benefit featuring Ira Aldridge at the Queen's Theatre in Hull England
Collection

Ira Aldridge correspondence and programs, 1833 and 1848

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1848-06-23
Place: Old Corn Exchange, 50, Market Place, Hull
Publisher: John Howe
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Cage (Aldridge, Ira)
Topics
Aldridge, Ira Frederick, 1807-1867
Theater -- England -- History -- 19th century
Royal Queen's Theatre (Hull, England)
Genres
Playbills
Prints
Portraits
Physical Description
Extent: 1 sheet ; 5.25 x 10 inches
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20969513
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 25.501.061
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e99e2e60-8e4e-013d-b97b-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1848: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Program for benefit featuring Ira Aldridge at the Queen's Theatre in Hull England" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1848. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e9c3e450-8e4e-013d-5a0c-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Program for benefit featuring Ira Aldridge at the Queen's Theatre in Hull England" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 21, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e9c3e450-8e4e-013d-5a0c-0242ac110003

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1848). Program for benefit featuring Ira Aldridge at the Queen's Theatre in Hull England Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e9c3e450-8e4e-013d-5a0c-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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Program for benefit featuring Ira Aldridge at the Queen's Theatre in Hull England