Production photo of Habib Benglia in the 1923 Paris production of The Emperor Jones

Fig. 9. Publicity photo of Habib Benglia, Black Algerian actor, while performing title role in The Emperor Jones at the Odéon, Paris, 1923. Photo by Underwood & Underwood. Randolph Linsly Simpson African-American Collection. James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

From Racing the Great White Way: Black Performance, Eugene O'Neill, and the Transformation of Broadway by Katie N. Johnson

Publicity Photo of Habib Benglia, Black Algerian Actor While Performing Title Role in Emperor Jones at the Odéon, Paris, 1923.
Creator(s)	Underwood & Underwood
Creator Role	photography
Contributor(s)	Benglia, Habib (actor)
Subjects	African American Studies Theater and Performance American Studies Literary Studies:American Literature
Date	1923-11-11
Related Section	Chapter 2
Keywords	Habib Benglia The Emperor Jones L'Empereur Jones Diasporic Performance French theater Eugene O'Neill
Content Type	publicity photo
Language	English
Citable Link	Citable Link

Rightsholder	Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
Copyright Status	public domain
Credit Line	Randolph Linsly Simpson African-American Collection. James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Holding Contact	Randolph Linsly Simpson African-American Collection. James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

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