MOOR OR LESS? Othello Under Surveillance, Calcutta, 1848 Sudipto Chatterjee
The London Lyceum
Late 18th Century Calcutta
The Old Playhouse The first British theatre in the city Late 18th Century Calcutta
The Chowringhee Theatre
The Chowringhee Theatre, Interior
Black Faced “Native” in a late 19th century production
Physiognomy and the Facial Line. Calcutta Journal, 1821.
On Thursday Evening, August 10th, 1848, will be acted Shakespeare’s Tragedy of ‘Othello’ The Moor of Venice... By a Native Gentleman
On Thursday Evening, August 10th, 1848, will be acted Shakespeare’s Tragedy of ‘Othello’ The Moor of Venice... By a Native Gentleman
Ira Aldridge as Othello
Ira Aldridge as Aaron
On Thursday Evening, August 10th, 1848, will be acted Shakespeare’s Tragedy of ‘Othello’ The Moor of Venice... By a Native Gentleman
The First National Theatre, 1873
Othello’s Voice: Utpal Dutt Desdemona’s Voice: Jennifer Kendall
Slide 17 Site of the second National Theatre, 1874
The Minerva Theatre, where the first National once stood
Inside the Minerva, 1996
The Balcony
The 2nd Floor Foyer
…to where?