The Emperor Jones ; Diff'rent ; The straw inscribed by Paul Robeson

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O’Neill, Eugene. 1920. The Emperor Jones ; Diff’rent ; The Straw Inscribed by Paul Robeson. eOneill.Com: An Electronic Eugene O’Neill Archive. Boni and Liveright, The Assembled Playwright: Harley Hammerman's Eugene O'Neill Collection, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/assembled-playwright/item/48541

Title: The Emperor Jones ; Diff'rent ; The straw inscribed by Paul Robeson
Description: Inscribed by Paul Robeson, who was the Provincetown Players’ first choice to play the title role in the premiere of The Emperor Jones in 1920 but turned it down. In 1924 however, he starred in the revival and in All God’s Chillun Got Wings
Creator: O'Neill, Eugene
Date: 1921
Subject: O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953 Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones
Place: New York
Publisher: Boni and Liveright
Source: Harley Hammerman Collection on Eugene O’Neill; PS3529 N5 E5 1921 c.2
Format: Book
Identifier: oneill-emperorjones-c2-2618976-001; oneill-emperorjones-c2-2618976-002; oneill-emperorjones-c2-2618976-005; oneill-emperorjones-c2-2618976-006; oneill-emperorjones-c2-2618976-007; oneill-emperorjones-c2-2618976-008
Relation: eOneill.com: An Electronic Eugene O’Neill Archive