Othello Slide Show

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MOOR OR LESS? Othello Under Surveillance, Calcutta, 1848 Sudipto Chatterjee

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The London Lyceum

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Late 18th Century Calcutta

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The Old Playhouse The first British theatre in the city Late 18th Century Calcutta

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The Chowringhee Theatre

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The Chowringhee Theatre, Interior

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Black Faced “Native” in a late 19th century production

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Physiognomy and the Facial Line. Calcutta Journal, 1821.

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On Thursday Evening, August 10th, 1848, will be acted Shakespeare’s Tragedy of ‘Othello’ The Moor of Venice... By a Native Gentleman

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On Thursday Evening, August 10th, 1848, will be acted Shakespeare’s Tragedy of ‘Othello’ The Moor of Venice... By a Native Gentleman

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Ira Aldridge as Othello

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Ira Aldridge as Othello

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Ira Aldridge as Aaron

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On Thursday Evening, August 10th, 1848, will be acted Shakespeare’s Tragedy of ‘Othello’ The Moor of Venice... By a Native Gentleman

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The First National Theatre, 1873

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Othello’s Voice: Utpal Dutt Desdemona’s Voice: Jennifer Kendall

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Slide 17 Site of the second National Theatre, 1874

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The Minerva Theatre, where the first National once stood

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Inside the Minerva, 1996

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The Balcony

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The 2nd Floor Foyer

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…to where?