Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-06-28
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New York, June 20.-Clippings re
counting in full the sensational
triumph in Londonof Paul Robson
the part of Shakespeare's "Othel-
TO-" and containing laudatory re-
views of the life of Mr.. Robson
written by his wife, have no reached
the office of the National Associa--
ton for the Advancement of Colored
People, from England.
The space given Mr., Robson in
the English press and the ormth OF
the eulogies are extraordinary. The
Morning Post, one of London's most
influential and conservative dailies,
devotes an entire page to photo
graphs of the production and in adj
dition to a highly laudatory review
of the performance publishes an edi.
torial entitled cole Man Othello,'
which begins as follows: "Last night
Mr.. Paul Robson played Othello and
the occasion was one of considerable
artistic interest. The interest, how
ever, was due to the fact, not that
Mr.. Robson is man of color ara
that Shakespeare gave to Othelio
many characteristics that belong
rather to a Negro than to Moor, buo
to the fact that Mr.. Robson is a
very great artist. His success both
as singer and actor has been remark
able; and the interest lay in some
further discovery of his remarkable
talents" In its review the Morning
Post called Mr.. Robeson's perform
ance a noble one "much finer in many
respects than in ones sincerest mo-
ments of admiration one had eX-
pected," and said it was received
with ''tumultuous applause"
The we'll known dramatist and au-
thor st. John IRVINE, reviewing the
life of Mr.. Robeson,> published as
Paul Robson: Negro" by Eslanda
Goode Robson, says in part: HE
stands for his race. And how well
he stands for it. This tall, magnifi-
cently-made man with the beautiful
singing voice, who is at once man
of distinguished intelligence and a
great athlete, is testimony to the
quality that is in the Negro race
and is likely, in time, to become COM
moner. His story, as told by
his wife, reveals an unaffected man,
unspoiled by his popularity and sue
cess, and it causes the reader to un-
derstand the liking which has been
felt for him by great diversity OF
persons" Other press comments
briefly excepted by the N. A. A. q.
P, are as follows:
Manchester Sunday Chronicle:
"Here is vivid, sweeping and, at
times, almost awe-inspiring picture
of the Moor"
lines have never been uttered with
more force or with a greater sonor-
BUSINESS"
Daily Chronicle: GAS the tragedy
unrolled to it's thunderous climax the
actor seemed to grow in power with
it. In his wrath he was terrific; in
his remorse, most noble"
The Times: "Mr. Robson plays
in the grand style those scenes which
will yield their full effect to no other
STYLE"
Daily Telegraph: "Mr. Robson
has a fine presence, beautiful voice,
which gives the poetry is best quail
ty, and conveys the sense of no
bility."
Morning Advertiser: "The most
emphatic personal triumph that Mr..
Robson has won in this country
and that is saying a great deal-was
his last evening at the Savoy Theatre,
when he made his first appearance
as Othello."
Manchester Guardian: "That Mr..
Robson is a colored actor is neither
here nor there, that he is an actor
of immense emotional strength and
with a voice of beautiful quality as
we'll as of gigantic volume is what
matters"
Maitland Davidson reviewing life
of Mr.. Robson in Daily Telegraph:
"This moving biography seems to
sum up all the pathos, all the de-
lightfully child-like humor, the ge-
MUS End the limitations, the pa
tient submission. and the fierce re-