Memorial

Credit for this entry to:
Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

Plaque: Ira Aldridge

Inscription

Ira Aldridge, 1807 - 1867, Shakespearian actor, 'The African Roscius', lived here.
English Heritage

Quintus Roscius Gallus was a Roman actor c.100 BC.

SE19, Hamlet Road, 5

We can't answer the obvious question - did he ever play Hamlet?

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Ira Aldridge

Actor. Born Ira Frederick Aldridge in New York City (his date of birth is app...

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Ira Aldridge

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