Word: othello
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Othello (by William Shakespeare; produced by The Theater Guild) gave Broadway its first powerful drama in months, its first Negro Othello in history. Playing the noble, credulous Moor was Paul Robeson, who played him 13 years ago in London, a year ago in Cambridge (Mass.) and Princeton (TIME...
Carrying on Mother Advocate's tradition, the Bow Street editors in conjunction with the Harvard Dramatic Club will entertain Paul Robeson and other principals from the cast of "Othello" at a punch at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon...
...certain aspects the production drops to the mundane. First, there is the question of the almost "Emperor Jones" like musical interludes, especially the drum beats in Othello's moments of rage. Music is necessary, to be sure, for "Othello," unlike most of Shakespeare's tragedies, has very little comedy--even with the addition of an over-ridiculed Roderigo. Therefore, the music provides the needed break in tenseness of the play. It is too bad, however, that there is not an adequate orchestra...
Another criticism is directed toward the "Temptation" scene. The effectiveness of the lines leading up to Othello's conviction that he has been betrayed by jealousy are slightly minimized by the technique of reading from maps. A non-chalance is introduced that turns Othello's capitulation to somewhat of a shock...
Taken in its entirety, "Othello" is even a more brilliant production than its predecessor last summer. And last summer's "Othello" made dramatic history...