Rare copy of Othello shows a cast list involved in real-life murder drama
A 1655 edition of Shakespeare's tragedy names members of an acting troupe, one of whom was slain in an eerie echo of the play In December 1692, the actor William Mountfort was walking home in London when he stumbled across two young men trying to abduct a famous stage actress, who was also a close associate. The young thespian gallantly attempted to intervene but was brutally run through with a sword and died. The ki…
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