Ira Aldridge was the first non-white actor to portray Othello in England. Now his legacy will play a key role in the city's bid to be the capital of cultureWhen Ira Aldridge stepped on stage as the first black actor to play Othello, the Moor of Venice, he had an insight into the role shared by no other performer of the day. Arriving in England from America in the early 1820s, he had been met with prejudice and suspic…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54PM on November 12, 2016