Plaque

Ira Aldridge

Erection date: 2007

Inscription

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

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

Site: Ira Aldridge (1 memorial)

SE19, Hamlet Road, 5

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

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

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