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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...
...Robeson is still Robeson, and is tremendous as Othello. His voice, his carriage, his power are all massive in their import and raise the Moor to a height from which his subsequent fall is catastrophic...
...Paul Robeson is acting an extremely difficult role as Othello. At least, in spite of the duality of his character, Iago has a dynamic part in the play. He is the center of all the action; he is the force which is allowed to run freely through the characters in the play, tying them in inextricable knots as his "motiveless malignity" see fit. But Othello must stand as an object great enough for his fall to shock the audience. That is almost calling for the superhuman. And it's debatable whether Robeson is quite such a superman...
...than Robeson's voice. Certainly it is majestic, especially in the fight scenes, and its softness when talking about the "gentle Desdemona" is almost saccharine in its sweetness. Yet there is still the "singing" quality in Robeson's voice that, while it surely months Shakespear's poetry to perfection, detracts from the presentation of the lines by making the audience unsure whether Robeson is singing or speaking...
...grade: The careers of Negro notables such as Contralto Marian Anderson, Bass-Baritone Paul Robeson...