moor or less? othello under surveillance, calcutta, 1848 sudipto chatterjee
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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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QuickTime™ and aDV/DVCPRO - NTSC decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
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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?
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