Paul Robeson stars in Othello on Broadway (1943)

CTL-E-1543 · Event · other · 1940s

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Robeson stars in the title role of Othello on Broadway in 1943; the production runs 296 performances, the longest-running Shakespeare play in Broadway history.

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