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1749
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1841
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1867
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Role
King Richard III
52
Hamlet
38
Isabella
19
Rosetta
17
Peggy
15
Sir Giles Overreach
15
Belvidera
14
Bob Acres
12
Calista
12
Euphrasia
11
Euphrosyne
11
Norval
11
Rip Van Winkle
11
Virginius
11
Macbeth
10
Cato
9
Horatia
9
Jane Shore
9
Juliet
9
Orestes
9
Apollo
8
Beverley
8
Falstaff
8
Archer
7
Caleb Quotem
7
Captain Bobadil
7
Iago
7
Lady Macbeth
7
Mandane
7
Polly
7
Rosina
7
Sir Peter Teazle
7
Alexander
6
Bajazet
6
Captain Macheath
6
Dominick
6
Frederick
6
George Barnwell
6
Monimia
6
Rosalind
6
Scrub
6
Selim
6
Sir Harry Wildair
6
Teague
6
Belinda
5
Ben
5
Clara
5
Cleopatra
5
Constance
5
Doctor Pangloss
5
Don Felix
5
Dr. Last
5
Elvira
5
Hermione
5
Lucius Junius Brutus
5
Rolla
5
Rose
5
Stranger
5
Tyke
5
Zara
5
Artaxerxes
4
Brutus
4
Captain Cuttle
4
Colonel Feignwell
4
Colonel Oldboy
4
Cordelia
4
Coriolanus
4
Cymon
4
Don John
4
Douglas
4
Earl of Essex
4
Edgar
4
Estifania
4
Justice Woodcock
4
Lady Teazle
4
Lord Ogleby
4
Lovegold
4
Miss Hoyden
4
Olivia
4
Phaedra
4
Phocyas
4
Puff
4
Queen Elizabeth
4
Richelieu
4
Shylock
4
Sir John Brute
4
Sir Pertinax Macsycophant
4
Tancred
4
Tom Coffin
4
Tragic Muse
4
Amelia
3
Amina
3
Aminadab Sleek
3
Ancient Pistol
3
Andromache
3
Angelica
3
Audrey
3
Aurelia
3
Beatrice
3
Biron
3
Subject
Theater
3346
Actors
3318
Costume
2095
Women in the theater
1343
Theatrical managers
600
Performing arts
484
Singers
469
Dramatists
350
Women in the performing arts
293
Composers
78
Authors
69
Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833
68
Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
64
Entertainers
61
Dancers
60
Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823
57
Child actors
55
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893
50
Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872
47
Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835
46
Betty, William Hen. West (William Henry West), b. 1791
45
Breeches parts
40
Jordan, Dorothy, 1761-1816
40
Rehan, Ada, 1857-1916
39
Abington, Mrs., (Frances Barton), 1737-1815
38
Cooke, George Frederick, 1756-1812
35
Jefferson, Joseph, 1829-1905
35
Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873
35
Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777
33
Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905
33
Bannister, John, 1760-1836
31
Yates, Mrs. (Mary Ann), 1728-1784
31
Musicians
28
Pope, Elizabeth, ca. 1740-1797
28
Brunton, Anne, 1768-1808
27
Quick, John, 1748-1831
26
Palmer, John, 1742?-1798
24
Billington, Elizabeth, 1768-1818
23
Kemble, Charles, 1775-1854
23
Lewis, William Thomas, 1749-1811
23
Munden, Joseph Shepherd, 1758-1832
22
Elliston, Robert William, 1774-1831
21
Fawcett, John, 1768 or 9-1837
21
Mattocks, Isabella, 1746-1826
21
Theater
20
Booth, Junius Brutus, 1796-1852
20
Burton, William Evans, 1802-1860
20
Hartley, Elizabeth, 1750?-1824
20
Parsons, William, 1736-1795
20
Woffington, Margaret, d. 1760
20
Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893
19
King, Thomas, 1730-1805
19
Liston, John, 1776-1846
19
Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi, 1797-1856
19
Woodward, Henry, 1714-1777
18
Barry, Ann, 1734-1801
17
Pope, Alexander, 1763-1835
17
Artists
16
Blackface entertainers
16
Smith, William, 1730-1819
16
Clowns
15
Henderson, John, 1747-1785
15
Crabtree, Lotta, 1847-1924
14
Holman, J. G. (Joseph George), 1764-1817
14
Comedians
13
Crouch, Anna Maria, 1763-1805
13
Minstrels
13
O'Neill, Eliza, 1791-1872
13
Young, Charles Mayne, 1777-1856
13
Performing arts
12
Catley, Ann, 1745-1789
12
Cooke, Thomas Potter, 1786-1864
12
Cushman, Charlotte, 1816-1876
12
Dowton, William, 1764-1851
12
Editors
12
Foote, Maria, 1797?-1867
12
Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868
12
Mathews, Charles James, 1803-1878
12
Mellon, Harriot, Duchess of St. Albans, 1777?-1837
12
Theatrical producers and directors
12
Anderson, Mary, 1859-1940
11
Buckstone, John Baldwin, 1802-1879
11
Bunn, Margaret Agnes, 1799-1883
11
Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814
11
Farren, Elizabeth, 1762-1829
11
Farren, William, 1786-1861
11
Female impersonators
11
Glover, Julia, 1779-1850
11
Humorists
11
Inchbald, Mrs., 1753-1821
11
Martyr, Margaret, d. 1807
11
Pope, Jane, 1742-1818
11
Reeve, John, 1799-1838
11
Wallack, James William, 1791?-1864
11
Clowns
10
Bensley, Robert, 1742-1817
10
Davison, Maria Rebecca, 1783-1858
10
Fox, George Lafayette, 1825-1877
10
Kean, Ellen, 1805-1880
10
Kemble, Marie Therese, 1774-1838
10
Technique
Etching
2331
Engraving
2191
Stippling
1259
Photomechanical processes
433
Lithography
274
Photogravure
124
Wood engraving
87
Mezzotint
63
Photography
45
Etched daguerreotype process
42
Aquatint
20
Woodcut
17
Block printing (relief printing process)
16
Drawing (image-making)
16
Photolithography
13
Printing
11
Woodburytype (process)
8
Letterpress printing
2
Collotype
1
ETching
1
Creator
Wilde, S.
152
Wageman, T.
101
Roberts, J.
97
Rogers, J.
94
Thornthwaite
81
Ridley, W.
74
Wilde
61
Sarony
51
Alais
47
Wageman
45
Hollyer, S.
43
Gebbie & Husson
40
Woolnoth, T.
39
Page, R.
36
Singleton
35
Drummond, Rose E.
33
Cooper, R.
32
Cook, H.R.
30
Heath, C.
27
Kennerley
27
Audinet, P.
26
Dodd, D.
26
Kennerley, J.
23
Walker
23
Meyer, H.
22
Thomson
22
Thomson, J.
22
Drummond, S.
21
Hopwood, J.
21
Woolnoth
21
Cruikshank
20
Leney, W.
20
Roberts
20
Ridley
19
Dighton, R.
18
Terry
18
Wright, T.
18
Conde, J.
17
Lawrence, T.
17
Paine
17
Cook
16
Page
16
Adcock, G.
15
Craig, G.
15
Harlow, G.H.
15
Neagle, J.
15
Reynolds, J.
15
Clint, G.
13
Dodd
13
Howard
13
Cruikshank, G.
12
Gebbie
12
Heath, J.
12
Lane, R.J.
12
Mackenzie
12
Stothard, T.
12
Hall, H.B.
11
Alais, J.
10
Angus
10
Cardon, A.
10
Freeman
10
Freeman, S.
10
Graf, J.
10
Harding, S.
10
Hopwood
10
Mayall
10
Blood, T.
9
Cruikshank, R.
9
Goldar, J.
9
Grignion, C.
9
Leney
9
Reading, B.
9
Reynolds, S.W.
9
Shee, M.A.
9
Audinet
8
Collyer, J.
8
Drummond
8
Edwin, D.
8
Heath
8
Hollis
8
Laurie, R.
8
Pound, D.J.
8
Rogers
8
Scriven, E.
8
Beechey, W.
7
Bierstadt, E.
7
Cheesman, T.
7
Clater
7
Cook, T.
7
Dunlap, W.
7
Durand, A.B.
7
Greatbach, W.
7
Hullmandel, C.
7
Jackman, W.G.
7
Meadows
7
Moses, H.
7
Picart, C.
7
Wivell, A.
7
Armytage, J.C.
6
Baker, J.E.
6
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William Henry West Betty as Zanga in "The Revenge"
William Henry West Betty as Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet"
William Henry West Betty as Norval Douglas and Harriet Litchfield (nee Hay) as Lady Randolph in a scene from "Douglas"
Monsieur Bihin as Al Heirib in the "The Giant of Palestine"
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Clara in "The Peruvian"
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Coraly in "The Peruvian"
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Mandane in "Artaxerxes"
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Mandane in "Artaxerxes"
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village"
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village"
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village"
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village"
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village"
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village"
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as St. Cecilia
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as St. Cecilia
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as St. Cecelia
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village" and Margaret Martyr (nee Thornton) as Euphosyne in "Comus"
Emily Coote Bindon (married name Talbot) as Miss Hoyden in "A Trip to Scarborough"
Portrait of Anna Bishop (nee Riviere)
Portrait of Anna Bishop (nee Riviere)
Miss Bishop as Rosina in "Rosina"
Portrait of John Blake
Portrait of William Rufus Blake
Portrait of William Rufus Blake
Portrait of William Rufus Blake
Portrait of William Rufus Blake
Charles Blakes as Jenkins, Richard Yates as Sir Gregory Gazette, and Mr. Costello as Tim in a scene from "The Knights"
Portrait of Elizabeth Walker Blanchard (married names Charles, Hamblin)
Portrait of William Blanchard
William Henry West Betty as Zanga in "The Revenge"
Image | 1805
Whole-length. Wearing turban. With text: "Zanga: 'That dagger found will cause her to enquire.'"
William Henry West Betty as Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet"
Image | 1812
Whole-length. Interior scene. From edition of the play "as performed at...Drury Lane and Covent Garden...from the prompt books." With text: "Thus I enforce thy rotten jaws to open." Act V, Scene 4. Cast list "Dramatis Personae"
William Henry West Betty as Norval Douglas and Harriet Litchfield (nee Hay) as Lady Randolph in a scene from "Douglas"
Image | 1806
Lady Randolph supporting the wounded Young Norval Douglas. With text: "Douglas: 'Do not despair, I feel a little faintness! I hope it will not last.'" Act V, Scene 1.
Monsieur Bihin as Al Heirib in the "The Giant of Palestine"
Image
shield on left arm.
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Image | 1838
Half-length. Short hair. With text: "From a Miniature by Pope in the possession of the Garrick Club."
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Image
hair in tight curls hanging over shoulders.
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Image | 1801
Half-length. Wearing headdress with plumes.
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Image | 1807
Half-length. Wearing headdress with plumes. Printed in sepia.
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Image | 1802
Bust.
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Image | 1802
Bust. In color.
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Image
Bust. Profile.
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Image
Bust. In medallion irradiated frame, hanging on base with two small figures of the muses. Name in scroll below.
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Image | 1792
Bust. Veil hanging from head down back.
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Clara in "The Peruvian"
Image
holding flowers.
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Coraly in "The Peruvian"
Image | 1801
long, curly hair.
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Image | 1790
long, curly hair. With text: "Mrs. Billington in 1790"
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Mandane in "Artaxerxes"
Image | 1788
Whole-length. Wearing large headdress with plumes. With text: "Let not rage, thy Bosom firing, Pity's softer claim remove." Act III, Scene 2.
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Mandane in "Artaxerxes"
Image | 1801
Whole-length. In outdoor setting. Wearing headdress with plumes.
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village"
Image | 1801
Whole-length. Standing in outdoor setting holding bouquet of flowers. Oval in rectangle.
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village"
Image | 1790
Whole-length. Standing in outdoor setting holding fan.
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village"
Image | 1790
Whole-length. Standing in outdoor setting holding fan.
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village"
Image | 1809
Whole-length. Standing in outdoor setting holding fan.
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village"
Image
Whole-length. Wearing hat. With text: "My heart's my own."
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village"
Image | 1802
Half-length. Wearing necklace, feathers in headdress.
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as St. Cecilia
Image | 1812
holding open music score with both hands.
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as St. Cecilia
Image | 1825
holding open music score with both hands.
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as St. Cecelia
Image | 1838
holding open music score in hands. Singing cherubs in background.
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village" and Margaret Martyr (nee Thornton) as Euphosyne in "Comus"
Image
Whole-length. Line drawings printed in maroon ink.
Emily Coote Bindon (married name Talbot) as Miss Hoyden in "A Trip to Scarborough"
Image
Whole-length. Wearing hat tied under chin and long sash at waist.
Portrait of Anna Bishop (nee Riviere)
Image
Three-quarter-length. Wearing lace collar, shawl top to dress, fringe.
Portrait of Anna Bishop (nee Riviere)
Image | 1882
Bust. Wearing lace collar, earrings, hair tied up in braids.
Miss Bishop as Rosina in "Rosina"
Image | 1810
wearing straw bonnet with flowers, long gown. With text: "If I have done wrong, Sir, I will put what I have gleaned down again."
Portrait of John Blake
Image
Bust. With text: "Treasurer of the old Park Theatre, N. Y. City."
Portrait of William Rufus Blake
Image | 1870
Bust. Wearing high collar, pin on cravat. Signed in pencil: "William Rufus Blake.Private Plate, only 15 impressions printed."
Portrait of William Rufus Blake
Image | 1870
Bust. Wearing high collar, pin on cravat.
Portrait of William Rufus Blake
Image
Three-quarter-length. Seated holding cane.
Portrait of William Rufus Blake
Image
Bust.
Charles Blakes as Jenkins, Richard Yates as Sir Gregory Gazette, and Mr. Costello as Tim in a scene from "The Knights"
Image | 1793
Whole-length. Five characters in scene from "The Knights" showing Act II, Scene 1. As performed c. 1754.
Portrait of Elizabeth Walker Blanchard (married names Charles, Hamblin)
Image | 1818
Half-length. Hair in long curls to shoulders, satin or silk dress with low neck.
Portrait of William Blanchard
Image | 1817
Bust.
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