Mrs Siddons' working copy of Othello
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Pages 50 to 51 from Mrs Siddons working copy of Othello showing her crossings out.
The handwritten inscription reads:
"The play which I am to have the honour of reading to you this evening, Ladies and Gentlemen is the tragedy of Othello. It will be considerably shortened by the omission of several exceptionable passages and I shall rely on your often experienced indulgence to excuse any defects which your taste and judgement may discern either in the arrangement or the execution of so arduous an attempt. The characters of this tragedy are …. "
