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THE FIRST MAJOR ROLE FOR A BLACK PERFORMER GILPIN, CHARLES. Portrait Photograph Inscribed and Signed in white ink. Silver print in 8x10 inch format;
THE FIRST MAJOR ROLE FOR A BLACK PERFORMER GILPIN, CHARLES. Portrait Photograph Inscribed and Signed in white ink. Silver print in 8x10 inch format; pin-holes in corners, some oxidization; Charles Gilpin's address in pencil as well as the photographer's stamp on the verso, "Mary Dale Clarke, Charles James Fox, 665 Fifth Avenue, New York City." [New York], nd
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Notes: Inscribed "Yours Truly, Charles S. Gilpin, Emperor Jones Company, Season 1921-22."
This was the first major role given to a black performer in an American play. Though Gilpin had been acclaimed by New York critics for his performance in the "Emperor Jones," playwright Eugene O'Neill decided to use Paul Robeson for the lead in the London opening.
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