Word: cassio
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Symbolic prison bars recur throughout the film, but never in a blatantly intrusive way like the self-conscious symbols of La Dolce Vita. Othello overhears Iago's baiting of Cassio through a barred casement, he looks in upon Desdemona through her leaded window, and finds out the greatness of his guilt behind a barred gate in the castle. His only escape from the cage of his passion is suicide, and one he has stabbed himself with a dagger, he leaves his prison, free to die in the bedroom beside his wife...
Wolfson also announced part of the cast for Othello, which will be directed by Jan A. Hartman '60. William M. Kelley, Jr. '60 will appear as Othello, Earl Edgerton as Iago, Nathan C. Douthit '60 as Cassio, and Edith Iselin as Emilia...
Richard Waring's dupable Cassio is convincing. But it is a mistake for him to be clean-shaven, since Iago makes a pointed reference to his beard. As the love-sick, not-too-bright Roderigo, Richard Easton indulges in the right amount of humor, even incorporating a few Harpo Marxian mannerisms. He properly appears with clean face at the beginning of the play; but, after Iago tells him to disguise his baby-face and increase the manliness of his appearance with "an usurped beard," he should of course don false whiskers for the rest of the drama...
...Gaydos might have been even better had Ian Cadenhead provided a more forceful Cassio. But, having stepped into the role just last Monday, Cadenhead did well enough, and as director he did a fine job. The pace was right, and the group scene--usually a menace to non-professionals--came off without collision or awkwardness...
Rosenberg, playing the part of Cassio, was dueling with Lan W. Caden head '53, president of the Dramatic Club, when the accident occurred. He was rushed to the Massachusetts General Hospital where the injury was temporarily treated. From there he was taken to the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary...