Robeson, Paul. (1898-1976). 1944 Othello Program and Playbill. Two superb unsigned items from one of the most famous productions of Othello in history. A Broadway Theatre Souvenir Program and a Playbill from the performance of Sunday March 26, 1944.
The British Shakespeare critic, John Dover Wilson, called Robeson's performance in the 1943-1944 Broadway production, with Jose Ferrer as Iago and Uta Hagen as Desdemona, "the most notable one in the present century." In a 1971 radio interview, the director of the production, Margaret Webster,said that “Paul brought qualities with him which I never have seen equaled before or since."
The British Shakespeare critic, John Dover Wilson, called Robeson's performance in the 1943-1944 Broadway production, with Jose Ferrer as Iago and Uta Hagen as Desdemona, "the most notable one in the present century." In a 1971 radio interview, the director of the production, Margaret Webster,said that “Paul brought qualities with him which I never have seen equaled before or since."
Robeson, Paul. (1898-1976). 1944 Othello Program and Playbill. Two superb unsigned items from one of the most famous productions of Othello in history. A Broadway Theatre Souvenir Program and a Playbill from the performance of Sunday March 26, 1944.
The British Shakespeare critic, John Dover Wilson, called Robeson's performance in the 1943-1944 Broadway production, with Jose Ferrer as Iago and Uta Hagen as Desdemona, "the most notable one in the present century." In a 1971 radio interview, the director of the production, Margaret Webster,said that “Paul brought qualities with him which I never have seen equaled before or since."
The British Shakespeare critic, John Dover Wilson, called Robeson's performance in the 1943-1944 Broadway production, with Jose Ferrer as Iago and Uta Hagen as Desdemona, "the most notable one in the present century." In a 1971 radio interview, the director of the production, Margaret Webster,said that “Paul brought qualities with him which I never have seen equaled before or since."