Johanna Bailie
Biographic Data
| ID | 9631445 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Johanna Bailie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Johanna |
| FAMILY NAME | Bailie |
| SIGNATURE | BAILIE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Georgia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Leading Man
In 1833, Ira Aldridge, the first professional actor of African descent in Britain, performed as Othello for London’s Covent Garden theater, marking a significant moment in Aldridge’s career. This article examines how Aldridge presented himself as a qualified Shakespearean actor to British audiences while challenging Victorian racial stereotypes about men of African descent. Examining how audiences responded to his embodiment of Othello, both in L…
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A Leading Man
In 1833, Ira Aldridge, the first professional actor of African descent in Britain, performed as Othello for London’s Covent Garden theater, marking a significant moment in Aldridge’s career. This article examines how Aldridge presented himself as a qualified Shakespearean actor to British audiences while challenging Victorian racial stereotypes about men of African descent. Examining how audiences responded to his embodiment of Othello, both in L…
African descent (1 work) · Black female (1 work) · Black women (1 work) · Celebrity culture (1 work) · HERO (1 work) · Musicology and Musical Analysis (1 work) · Rhetoric and Communication Studies (1 work) · Theater, Performance, and Music History (1 work)