The story of one of America's most infamous - and influential - performance traditions, as it specifically relates to the history of theater in Philadelphia.

For blog post with images and more thoughts about this topic, go HERE

An additional blog post, with the complete entry from The New York Clipper about the 'Ira Aldridge Troupe' in 1863, can be found HERE

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