Mr. Edwin Booth as Iago : "Work on, my medicine, work, thus credulous fools are caught."

Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (author); Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (author)

Contributor:

Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893 (actor)

Date:

1869

Identifier:

(FURNESSTHEATER)furness_pbo200_3_ml

Subject:

Theater Biography; Iago (Othello) (character)

Resource Type:

Image

Form/Genre:

engravings (prints)

Physical Description:

38.0 x 28.0 cm.

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Play: Othello; Notes about Edwin Thomas Booth: A successful American tragic actor. Son of the actor Junius Brutus Booth and brother of the infamous John Wilkes Booth. Booth performed as Sir Giles Overreach in 1857 and acted Hamlet during the 1864-65 season for one hundred nights. Other successful Shakespearean roles included Othello, Romeo, and Macbeth. Booth arranged for the publication of acting editions of fifteen plays.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania: Furness, P/Bo200.3 ML, Large Box

Collection:

Furness Theatrical Image Collection (University of Pennsylvania)