Photo Title
Preview
Production Title
Othello
Production Date
1945
Photograph Caption
Othello, having murdered his wife, Desdemona, realizes that Iago has deceived him. . (Act V, Scene II) Paul Robeson was the first African-American to play the role of "Othello" in a professional production.
Play Title
Othello
Venue
Stage
Company Name
The Theater Guild
Place of Production
Hanna Theatre (Cleveland, Ohio)
Genre
Tragedy
Character
Othello: Paul Robeson
Iago: Jose Ferrer
Desdemona: Uta Hagen
Other Credits
A Margaret Webster Producation
Object Type
black-and-white photographs
Size of Original
8 x 10 in.
Donor
Cole, Joseph E.
Repository
Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
Format
jpeg
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