Edwin Booth "OTHELLO" Samuel W. Piercy / Bella Pateman 1881 Boston Program

Description

This is a rare oversized December 5th, 1881 programme (playbill) from the engagement of the WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE tragedy "OTHELLO" at the Park Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. (The one week engagement ran through December 10th, 1881.) ..... The play starred the legendary EDWIN BOOTH
as "Othello"
, SAMUEL W. PIERCY (who would die in Boston
one month later
of smallpox on January 9th, 1882) as "Iago" and BELLA PATEMAN as "Desdemona" and featured
W. A. WHITECAR, L. F. BARRETT, D. C. ANDERSON, FRED G. ROSS, NEWTON CHISNELL, ROBERT PATEMAN, MASON MITCHELL, HENRY BRISTOL, JAMES TAYLOR, WILLET CARPENTER and Mrs. CHARLES CALVERT
..... CREDITS: Book by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE; Orchestra conducted by E. N. CATLIN; Produced and Directed by EDWIN BOOTH ..... DETAILS: The oversized four page program measures approx. 10" X 13" inches and includes production credits, cast list and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios
..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are wider than shown
..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) There is considerable edge wear, moderate creasing and several tears. Despite these flaws, this rare program will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.