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John Brougham as Sir Lucius O'Trigger in "The Rivals"

Wilson Barrett as Claudian in "Claudian"

Sir Squire Bancroft as Triplet in "Masks and Faces"

Lily (Lillie) Langtry (nee Le Breton) as Pauline in "The Lady of Lyons"

Portrait of James William Wallack in character

John Sleeper Clarke as Bob Acres in "The Rivals"

George Alexander as Faust in "Faust"

Helena Modjeska as Mary Stuart in "Mary Stuart"

Maggie Mitchell as Fanchon in "Fanchon"

Robert Downing as Marc Antony in "Julius Caesar"

Stuart Robson as Slender in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

Junius Brutus Booth as Richard III

John Lester Wallack as Benedick in "Much Ado About Nothing"

Charles Wyndham as David Garrick in "David Garrick"

Edwin Booth as Richelieu

Ada Rehan as Mrs. Ford and Virginia Dreher (Jennie Cummings) as Mistress Page in a scene from "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

Annie Pixley as M'liss in "M'liss"

Portrait of Adelina Patti

Denman Thompson as Joshua Whitcomb in "The Old Homestead"

Edward Askew Sothern as Lord Dundreary in "Our American Cousin"

Edmund Kean as Richard III in "Richard III"

William J. Florence as Sir Lucius O'Trigger in "The Rivals"

Charles Fisher as Sir Peter Teazle in "The School for Scandal"

James Lewis as Professor Zantippi Babbitt and Mrs. G. H. Gilbert (Ann Hartley) as Mrs. Babbitt in a scene from "A Night Off"

James E. Murdoch as the Stranger in "The Stranger"

Minnie Palmer as Tina in "My Sweetheart"

Elizabeth Bowers (nee Crocker) as Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth"

Sir Henry Irving as Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice"

Joseph Jefferson as Bob Acres in "The Rivals"

Agnes Booth as Mrs. Ralston in "Jim the Penman"

William Warren Jr. as Herr Weigel in "My Son"

John Henderson as Macbeth in "Macbeth"

James Lewis as Professor Zantippi Babbit and Anne Jane Gilbert (nee Hartley) as Mrs. Zantippi Babbit in "A Night Off"

Malvina Florence as Mrs. General Gilfory in "The Mighty Dollar"

William E. Sheridan as King Louis XI in "Louis XI"

Elizabeth Bowers (nee Crocker) as Queen Elizabeth

Adelaide Neilson as Juilet in "Romeo and Juliet"

Margaret Mather as Juliana in "The Honeymoon"

Lotta Crabtree as the Marchioness in "The Old Curiosity Shop"

William H. Crane as Falstaff

John Brougham as Sir Lucius O'Trigger in "The Rivals"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing tall hat, coat and boots with tassles.
Wilson Barrett as Claudian in "Claudian"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of Actorsstanding in ruins.
Sir Squire Bancroft as Triplet in "Masks and Faces"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Standing, face to right, pointing to portrait on a chair, roll of paper under left arm.
Lily (Lillie) Langtry (nee Le Breton) as Pauline in "The Lady of Lyons"
Image | 1887 | Portraits of ActorsNearly three-quarter-length portrait.
Portrait of James William Wallack in character
Image | 1889 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
John Sleeper Clarke as Bob Acres in "The Rivals"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of Actorsin dancing pose.
George Alexander as Faust in "Faust"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length, seated. Wearing ornamented suit with pouch and dagger.
Helena Modjeska as Mary Stuart in "Mary Stuart"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait.
Maggie Mitchell as Fanchon in "Fanchon"
Image | 1890 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, outdoors, wearing apron.
Robert Downing as Marc Antony in "Julius Caesar"
Image | 1889 | Portraits of Actorsholding paper.
Stuart Robson as Slender in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing short breeches, doublet made of heavily textured fabric.
Junius Brutus Booth as Richard III
Image | 1887 | Portraits of Actorsholding hat, fist clenched.
John Lester Wallack as Benedick in "Much Ado About Nothing"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, seated on a bench in a garden.
Charles Wyndham as David Garrick in "David Garrick"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of Actorsholding sword.
Edwin Booth as Richelieu
Image | 1887 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing heavy, long robe. With text: "Act IV, Scene II." From the painting by John Collier.
Ada Rehan as Mrs. Ford and Virginia Dreher (Jennie Cummings) as Mistress Page in a scene from "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of Actorswearing hats with lace. Act II, Scene 1.
Annie Pixley as M'liss in "M'liss"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing patched and torn dress.
Portrait of Adelina Patti
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing petticoat with long train.
Denman Thompson as Joshua Whitcomb in "The Old Homestead"
Image | 1889 | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait, wearing hat, vest, plaid coat.
Edward Askew Sothern as Lord Dundreary in "Our American Cousin"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait, wearing striped cravat and holding handkerchief.
Edmund Kean as Richard III in "Richard III"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of Actorsbaton in right hand.
William J. Florence as Sir Lucius O'Trigger in "The Rivals"
Image | 1889 | Portraits of Actorswearing boots and tall hat.
Charles Fisher as Sir Peter Teazle in "The School for Scandal"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, seated on balustrade, holding snuff-box, wearing coat embroidered with flower design.
James Lewis as Professor Zantippi Babbitt and Mrs. G. H. Gilbert (Ann Hartley) as Mrs. Babbitt in a scene from "A Night Off"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of ActorsScene from the play with Mrs. Babbitt seated holding an open book, Professor Babbitt standing back of her.
James E. Murdoch as the Stranger in "The Stranger"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding book.
Minnie Palmer as Tina in "My Sweetheart"
Image | 1890 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing large hat.
Elizabeth Bowers (nee Crocker) as Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth"
Image | 1887 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing long robe with circular design embroidered on trim.
Sir Henry Irving as Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of Actorsholding stick in right hand.
Joseph Jefferson as Bob Acres in "The Rivals"
Image | 1889 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing in room wearing tall hat, coat, shiny boots.
Agnes Booth as Mrs. Ralston in "Jim the Penman"
Image | 1890 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Seated, hands holding papers in lap.
William Warren Jr. as Herr Weigel in "My Son"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, wearing plaid trousers, short jacket.
John Henderson as Macbeth in "Macbeth"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait, standing, looking at the three witches, hat in right hand, sword under left arm.
James Lewis as Professor Zantippi Babbit and Anne Jane Gilbert (nee Hartley) as Mrs. Zantippi Babbit in "A Night Off"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait, Mrs. Babbit seated in a chair holding an open book, Professor standing behind her.
Malvina Florence as Mrs. General Gilfory in "The Mighty Dollar"
Image | 1887 | Portraits of Actorswearing dress with long, stiff train.
William E. Sheridan as King Louis XI in "Louis XI"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, in a room, wearing cap and short robe with fur trim.
Elizabeth Bowers (nee Crocker) as Queen Elizabeth
Image | 1888 | Portraits of Actorswriting with quill pen.
Adelaide Neilson as Juilet in "Romeo and Juliet"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, view of back of gown.
Margaret Mather as Juliana in "The Honeymoon"
Image | 1887 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing in a room holding a fan.
Lotta Crabtree as the Marchioness in "The Old Curiosity Shop"
Image | 1888 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing bonnet, holding up skirt with both hands.
William H. Crane as Falstaff
Image | 1889 | Portraits of Actorsstanding in woods, cane in right hand.

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