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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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Junius Brutus Booth as Posthumus in "Cymbeline"
Junius Brutus Booth as Posthumus in "Cymbeline"
Junius Brutus Booth as Richard III
Junius Brutus Booth as Richard III
Junius Brutus Booth as Richard III
Junius Brutus Booth as Richard III
Junius Brutus Booth as Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts"
Junius Brutus Booth as Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts"
Junius Brutus Booth as Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts"
Junius Brutus Booth as Sir Giles Overreach in "New Way to Pay Old Debts"
Portrait of Junius Brutus Booth
Portrait of Mary Devlin Booth
Portrait of Mary Devlin Booth
Portrait of Mary Devlin Booth
Portrait of Sarah Booth
Sarah Booth as Amanthis in "A Child of Nature"
Sarah Booth as Christine in "Love in Humble Life"
Sarah Booth as Ellen
Sarah Booth as Letitia Hardy in "The Belle's Stratagem"
Sarah Booth as Little Pickle in "The Spoiled Child"
Portrait of John Wilkes Booth
Portrait of John Wilkes Booth
Portrait of John Wilkes Booth
Portrait of Hobart Bosworth in costume
Portrait of Agnes Boucicault (nee Robertson)
Portrait of Dion Boucicault
Dion Boucicault as Conn in "The Shaughraun"
Portrait of Wright Bowden
Wright Bowden as Robin Hood in "Robin Hood"
Elizabeth Bowers (nee Crocker) as Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth"
Elizabeth Bowers (nee Crocker) as Queen Elizabeth
Portrait of Earle H. Bowlby
Portrait of Miss Boyce
Portrait of John Braham
Portrait of John Braham
Portrait of John Braham
John Braham as Lord Aimworth in "Maid of the Mill"
John Braham as Count Amaranth in "Philandering"
John Braham as Don Alphonso in "The Castle of Andalusia"
John Braham as Koyan in "The Travellers"
Junius Brutus Booth as Posthumus in "Cymbeline"
Image
Whole-length. Wearing tunic, sandals, mantle draped over shoulder. With text: "Live and deal with others better". Act V, Scene 1. Based on Wageman's line engraving for C. Chapple, 1817, London.
Junius Brutus Booth as Posthumus in "Cymbeline"
Image
Whole-length. Wearing tunic, sandals, mantle over shoulder. With text: "Live and deal with others better". Act V, Scene 1. Based on Wageman's line engraving for C. Chapple, 1817, London.
Junius Brutus Booth as Richard III
Image | 1817
Half-length. Wearing crown with tall plumes, lace collar, gloves, robe with ermine trim. With text: "The North! Why what do they i the North When they should serve their Sovereign in the West" -- " Dedicated by permission to Henry Harris, esq."
Junius Brutus Booth as Richard III
Image
holding hat, fist clenched.
Junius Brutus Booth as Richard III
Image | 1887
holding hat, fist clenched.
Junius Brutus Booth as Richard III
Image | 1887
holding hat, fist clenched.
Junius Brutus Booth as Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts"
Image
Whole-length. Wearing breeches, doublet, cape
Junius Brutus Booth as Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts"
Image
right hand on top of sword hilt, thrusting it back into scabbard which he holds in left hand. Process print taken from the Aquatint by W. Heath.
Junius Brutus Booth as Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts"
Image
left hand holds stick, right hand pulling up glove. May be process treatment of Aquatint by Rowse.
Junius Brutus Booth as Sir Giles Overreach in "New Way to Pay Old Debts"
Image
left hand holds stick, right hand pulling up glove. Process print of original by S.W. Rowse.
Portrait of Junius Brutus Booth
Image
Bust. Wearing heavy overcoat.
Portrait of Mary Devlin Booth
Image | 1893
Three-quarter-length.
Portrait of Mary Devlin Booth
Image
Bust. Wearing wide collar with oval brooch.
Portrait of Mary Devlin Booth
Image
Bust. Wearing small lace collar, cameo brooch.
Portrait of Sarah Booth
Image | 1815
Three-quarter-length. Wearing glove on right hand only, earrings, bracelet.
Sarah Booth as Amanthis in "A Child of Nature"
Image | 1813
Whole-length portrait. Wearing dress with ribbon tied in bow in front, necklace, bracelets, holding sheet of paper in left hand, pointing to it with right hand.
Sarah Booth as Christine in "Love in Humble Life"
Image | 1822
holding letter in right hand, apron in left.
Sarah Booth as Ellen
Image | 1812
Half-length. Holding scarf.
Sarah Booth as Letitia Hardy in "The Belle's Stratagem"
Image | 1826
holding book.
Sarah Booth as Little Pickle in "The Spoiled Child"
Image | 1817
standing and leaning on kite, holding little whip in left hand. Colored print. With text: "I can't help thinking how devilish tough the drumsticks will be".
Portrait of John Wilkes Booth
Image
Bust. Wearing overcoat with fur collar.
Portrait of John Wilkes Booth
Image
Half-length.
Portrait of John Wilkes Booth
Image
Three-quarter-length. Seated, holding cane held in right hand between legs.
Portrait of Hobart Bosworth in costume
Image
Whole-length. Wearing toga and lace-up boots.
Portrait of Agnes Boucicault (nee Robertson)
Image
ribbon choker with jeweled cross pendant. Facsimilie signature.
Portrait of Dion Boucicault
Image | 1895
Half-length. Facsimilie signature "Dion Bourcicault".
Dion Boucicault as Conn in "The Shaughraun"
Image
Whole-length. Standing, back against a rock, wearing hat, jacket, trousers, boots.
Portrait of Wright Bowden
Image | 1823
Bust. With text: "Wright Bowden Esq. formerly of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden & Theatre Royal Manchester. Died April 16, 1823 Aged 71 Years."
Wright Bowden as Robin Hood in "Robin Hood"
Image | 1787
right hand holds bow across chest.
Elizabeth Bowers (nee Crocker) as Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth"
Image | 1887
Whole-length. Wearing long robe with circular design embroidered on trim.
Elizabeth Bowers (nee Crocker) as Queen Elizabeth
Image | 1888
writing with quill pen.
Portrait of Earle H. Bowlby
Image
Half-length.
Portrait of Miss Boyce
Image | 1808
Half-length. Wearing straw hat with hanging chin ribbons.
Portrait of John Braham
Image | 1803
Half-length. Wearing large white frilled cravat.
Portrait of John Braham
Image | 1827
Half-length. Wearing high collar and stock.
Portrait of John Braham
Image | 1800
Half-length. Wearing frilled white cravat. With text: "Mr. Braham in 1800."
John Braham as Lord Aimworth in "Maid of the Mill"
Image | 1818
Half-length. Wearing double-breasted coat, white cravat.
John Braham as Count Amaranth in "Philandering"
Image
tight breeches, doublet, cape, large medallion.
John Braham as Don Alphonso in "The Castle of Andalusia"
Image | 1817
holding letter in left hand. Colored print. With text: "Give him this Letter from me".
John Braham as Koyan in "The Travellers"
Image | 1823
Half-length. Wearing round hat, embroidered collar, flowing sleeves, necklace.
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