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Field name | Value |
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Title | Othello |
Document Type | Rehearsal Copy |
Reference | Oth 46 |
Primary Association | Hoyt, Edward N. |
Associated Names | Hill, Murray; Clarke, Creston; Mantell, Robert B.; Booth, Edwin; Irving, Henry; Barrett, Lawrence; Booth, J. B. |
Date of Production | c. 1880s-1890s |
Description | Checked for the character of Iago. Includes various newspaper clippings, cast lists and photographs relating to different performances of the play from 1886, 1890, 1894 and 1896. Contains quotes from famous actors who played Iago and Desdemona. Note about Henry Irving stating 'On the last night, he rolled up the clothes he had worn as the Moor, dashed the bundle into a corner of the dressing room, and said "Never again!" |
Genre | Tragedy |
Theme(s) | Love and Marriage; War, Empire and Colonialism |
Content Keywords | love, race, jealousy, betrayal, deceit, infidelity, crime, death, justice, soldier |
Context Keywords | script, cues, cuts, characters, actor, |
Visual Content | Illustrations of Edwin Booth as Iago. Newspaper photograph of Mr Mantellas Iago |
Shattuck Code | Not in Shattuck |
Play | Othello |
Library | Folger Shakespeare Library |
Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Folger Shakespeare Library's online catalogue and 'The Shakespeare Prompt books, A Descriptive Catalogue' by Charles H. Shattuck. |