Othello

Synopsis
Phonograph recording of excerpts from Othello spoken by American actor Edwin Thomas Booth (1833-1893).
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Audio
Transmission details
Mar 1890

Credits

Writer
William Shakespeare
Cast
Edwin BoothOthello

Additional Details

Production type
Sound Recordings(Commercial)
Plays
Othello
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
The British Library Sound Archive holds 2 cylinder recordings (excerpts from Act IV scene iii and Act I scene iii) recorded in New York 1890 which can be listened to via electronic access on site at the library.
A 50-second Edison-Phonograph recording from 1892 is held by the German Broadcasting Archive in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
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Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Othello". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68673 (Accessed 29 Nov 2024)