She certainly played Desdemona in the performance of Othello seen by Samuel Pepys on February 6, 1669.
Marshall certainly played Desdemona in later performances.
A year later she played Desdemona to Charles Albert Fechter's Othello.
In 2009, she played Desdemona in a national tour of Othello, opposite Lenny Henry.
Who played Desdemona?
Her only acting experience was playing Desdemona in a five-minute sketch of Othello when she was 13.
She played Desdemona in a production of Othello.
An angry man had threatened to kill her because she was playing Desdemona in "Otello," although she was not Italian.
She plays Desdemona as a regular part.
Peggy played Desdemona with Old Man River.
