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on to volume 2, this is prob the best biography of anyone ive ever read~
good bit re casting of 'the emperor jones'
"Are you Charles Gilpin?" a deputized Provincetowner inquired as he got on the elevator. "Yes. Corsets, ladies' underthings--second floor." "Are you an experienced actor?" "Yes. Glassware, silverware, household furnishings." "We have a good part for you in a play by Eugene O'Neill." "How good? Draperies, upholsteries, linens." "The leading part. Would you like to act again?" "Yes, what's the pay?" Furniture, bedclothing, bathroom supplies--fifth floor." "The best we can pay is fifty dollars." "It's a deal. Going down. Where do I go?"
He had read but a few lines at the Provincetown when all present felt that he was the man for the role; in fact the selection of Gilpin as Brutus Jones--the first Negro ever cast by a white American company for a major role--was to prove one of the ideal combinations of actor and part in American theater history.
― johnny crunch, Monday, 17 August 2020 18:35 (three years ago) link