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Ira Aldridge: The Early Years; 1807-1833 chronicles the rise of one of the modern worlds first black classical actors; as he ascended from an impoverished childhood in New York City to a career as a celebrated thespian on the British stage. After a successful debut in London in 1825; Aldridge began touring the British provinces; billing himself grandiloquently as the "African Roscius;" and attracting crowds with his powerful presence and style. He received accolades not only as a tragedian in classic roles such as Othello and Oroonoko but also as a comic actor in popular farces and musicals. In 1833; when a bill to abolish slavery was being debated in Parliament; he was called back to London to perform at one of the citys most prestigious theaters; where his appearance; now under his own name but also billed as "a native of Senegal;" created a great deal of controversy. In dealing with Aldridges emergence as a professional actor in the United Kingdom; Lindfors hererecords in detail the ups and downs of his itinerant existence in a world where no theatergoer had ever seen anyone like him on stage before. Aldridge was genuinely a unique phenomenon in Britain at apivotal point in history. Bernth Lindfors is Professor Emeritus of English and African Literatures; University of Texas at Austin; and editor of Ira Aldridge: The African Roscius (University of Rochester Press; 2007).