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Maria Gibbs as Emily Worthington, Isabella Mattocks (nee Hallam) as Miss Lucretia Mactab, and Charles Murray as Lt. Worthington in a scene from "The Poor Gentleman"
The Poor Gentleman

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Title
Maria Gibbs as Emily Worthington, Isabella Mattocks (nee Hallam) as Miss Lucretia Mactab, and Charles Murray as Lt. Worthington in a scene from "The Poor Gentleman"
Play
The Poor Gentleman
Date
1818  
Role
  • Lieutenant Worthington
  • Lucretia Mactab
  • Emily Worthington
Subject
  • Women in the theater  
  • Theater  
  • Costume  
  • Actors  
  • Murray, Charles, 1754-1821  
  • Mattocks, Isabella, 1746-1826  
  • Gibbs, Maria, b. 1770  
Dimensions
Border 2 7/8 x 4 3/8 in.
Technique
  • Engraving  
  • Stippling  
  • Etching  
Creator
Heath, C.  
Publisher
Longman & Co.  
Description
Scene from the play, interior setting. With text: "Miss L. Mac Tab: 'I'll never speak to that beastly quack again, who left me in a ditch.'" Act V, Scene 2.
Rights
No Copyright - United States
ID Number
G442m-07
Physical Collection
University of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection
Collection Title
Portraits of Actors, 1720-1920
Collection
Portraits of Actors
TitleMaria Gibbs as Emily Worthington, Isabella Mattocks (nee Hallam) as Miss Lucretia Mactab, and Charles Murray as Lt. Worthington in a scene from "The Poor Gentleman"
PlayThe Poor Gentleman
Date1818  
Role
  • Lieutenant Worthington
  • Lucretia Mactab
  • Emily Worthington
Subject
  • Women in the theater  
  • Theater  
  • Costume  
  • Actors  
  • Murray, Charles, 1754-1821  
  • Mattocks, Isabella, 1746-1826  
  • Gibbs, Maria, b. 1770  
DimensionsBorder 2 7/8 x 4 3/8 in.
Technique
  • Engraving  
  • Stippling  
  • Etching  
CreatorHeath, C.  
PublisherLongman & Co.  
DescriptionScene from the play, interior setting. With text: "Miss L. Mac Tab: 'I'll never speak to that beastly quack again, who left me in a ditch.'" Act V, Scene 2.
RightsNo Copyright - United States
ID NumberG442m-07
Physical CollectionUniversity of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection
Collection TitlePortraits of Actors, 1720-1920
CollectionPortraits of Actors

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