By
Tara Callinan

26 May 2016 - 4:50 PM  UPDATED 26 May 2016 - 4:51 PM
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01 / 06
Ira Aldridge (Carl Lumbly) arrives at the Covent Garden theatre to become the first black man to play Othello on a British stage.
San Francisco Playhouse/Ken Levin
02 / 06
Ira Aldridge meets Covent Garden theatre company members Pierre LaPorte (Patrick Russell) and Henry Forester (Devin O’Brien) after arriving to play the role.
San Francisco Playhouse/Ken Levin
03 / 06
Ira Aldridge (Carl Lumbly) and Ellen Tree (Susi Damilano) perform as Othello and Desdemona at the Covent Garden theatre.
San Francisco Playhouse/Ken Levin
04 / 06
Company members at Covent Garden react to the reviews of their production of Othello. From left: Richard Louis James, Devin O’Brien, Tim Kniffin,Susi Damilano
San Francisco Playhouse/Ken Levin
05 / 06
Carl Lumbly as Ira Aldridge, the first black actor to play Othello on a British stage
San Francisco Playhouse/Ken Levin
06 / 06
The cast of Red Velvet
San Francisco Playhouse/Ken Levin
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