Blacking Up

Today's little gem is a theatrical one. This image of David Kemp playing the title role in "Othello" at Wilkie House Theatre in 1964 illustrates the now less-than-PC practice of blacking up to play the famous Moor of Venice.

"David Kemp as Othello"

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