Word: robeson
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...history of the Brattle is a rich one. Built by the Cambridge Social Union in 1890, the Brattle housed theatricals, plays and performances throughout the first half of the twentieth century. During the 1930s and 40s, the building was rented by professional theater companies where actors such as Paul Robeson, Uta Hagen, Jessica Tandy and Luise Rainer graced its stage. In 1953, Bryant Haliday and Cyrus Harvey Jr. took over the Brattle and converted it into one of the first repertory cinemas...
...Community theater often showcased Harvard students, including the young T.S. Eliot '14 who appeared as Lord Bantock in The New Lady Bantock; or, Fanny and the Servant Problem. Paul Robeson, appeared at the Brattle in his premiere performance of Othello...