Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Flyer for Paul Robeson in Othello at the Shubert Theatre
1943
New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
An advertising flier of Paul Robeson in Othello at the Shubert Theatre. The front of the flier has a red background with a black and white photo of Paul Robeson on the left side. In the background of the right side of the flier is the outline of a room with a curved border across the top and an arched doorway. At the bottom center of the flier is a white square with a red and white striped illustration of a curtain across the top. At the center of the flier in black and red ink is [PAUL ROBESON] followed by the name of the production company below it in red. Below that is [OTHELLO] followed by [by William Shakespeare] below it. Across the bottom of the square are the names of other actors in the play and the names of other producers of the play.
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Catalog reference: 2025.17
