[Othello] Kean, Edmund. (1789 - 1833)
Signed Ticket to Othello with Color portrait as Iago
A very rare autograph item from the legendary English actor considered the greatest Shakespearean actor of his day. An original 1819 Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane ticket to a performance of Shakespeare's Othello. Matted together with a fine original hand-colored lithograph portrait of the actor in the title role (drawn by E.F Lambert) Color Portrait: 14" x 11.5"; Signed Ticket: 2" x 4"; overall 18" x 14".Kean's last appearance on the stage was at Covent Garden, on 25 March 1833, when he played Othello to the Iago of his son, Charles Kean, who was also an accomplished actor. At the words “Villain, be sure,” in scene 3 of act iii, he suddenly broke down, and crying in a faltering voice “O God, I am dying. Speak to them, Charles,” fell insensible into his son’s arms. He died shortly thereafter at Richmond, Surrey. (3185)
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