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Paul Robeson Sr — Part 21

93 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: May 9, 1947 · Broad topic: Public Figures · Topic: Paul Robeson Sr · 92 pages OCR'd
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. : eet ” coe os g . 4 ot oe _ . . oe “ : OO Eg tna. ann hath hark cm atone tit Pia sahara a . ~ Rr Cs werner cers : " . ~~ rin |Canat Officials Conspicuous By *-_ - ,Absence at Paul Robeson Recital: :. 1 w 4 i Tals a * Ure —_— i=. os ‘ an cara s . Le v zr: An audience of ‘about 10,000 Lawretice Brown, sang with him, "people headed by President En- . Most popular with the: aus iitique Jimémez*frid members of dence were Robeson’s encores. his Cabinet, last night heard They included “Water. Boy,* Paul Robeson, world - famous “Deep River,” “Scandalize My i American Negro baritone, who Name,”:'No Matter What You ‘appeared in Panarma’s Olympic Say, I Still Suit Me.” ‘Let Mi ‘!Stadium. re People Go,” and “The House. | £ Conspicuously absent from Live In.” we us i he performance sponsored by To close his program, Robeson igthe ClO-United Public .Work- recited the dying soliloquy of ‘ , fers were Canal Zone officials, Othello, the play in which he || ;many of whom received com- sroused the enthusiasm of Lone '|¢Plimentary tickets, *. don. in 3930 and in which he ‘| _Robeson’s program began with played for two years in the . :}Old European ballads, then in- United States In New York and cluded & group of the classics: on the road. _ os a “Lord God of Abraham” from Carlos Grant, a Canal Zone ‘i"Elijah” by Mendelssohn and violinist, played during the sen Pitwo Moussorksky selections, an cond intermission of Robeson’s - + jexcerpt from -“Boris Godounoff” program at the request of the 'jand “After the Battle.” . . artist becavee of his, interest-in '! Here his program was inter- young musicians, = 8 -- > ;,Tupted by a shout from the au- ° The expected “propacanda™ ‘ldience calling for “Ol’ Man which was to come with Roe LiRiver? " -* '" beson’s appearance under CIO . | Robeson graciously interrupt- sponsorship was included. but : {ed his scheduled..selections :to not by speech-makirg, . (Sing the popuiar favorite and His ‘selections, particulariy. after a thunderous applause re- “After the Battle,” “Water — fi peated the same song. Boy,” and “The House I Live : His third group of presenta- in,” represented his plea for Litions were Negro folk songs some peace and equality'of human - f which which his accompanist. rights mee te ry : “ t .- aoe . oe. pot ds ALL INFOMATION CONTAINED .
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