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Norrie Epstein recounts in her book The Friendly Shakespeare: "During one production in the Old West, a member of the audience took out his pistol and shot the actor who was playing Iago. On his tombstone were the words 'Here lies the greatest actor.'"

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Q: Did an actor playing Iago in Shakespeare's Othello possibly in Chicago in the 19th Century once get shot on stage by an audience member?
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