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Sir Henry Irving as Alfred Jingle in "Jingle"

Kate Josephine Bateman as Leah in "Leah, the Forsaken"

Portrait of David Belasco

Portrait of John Blake

Portrait of Charles Kemble

Portrait of Frances Anne ("Fanny") Kemble

Caricature of John Lawrence Toole entitled "A Spelling Bee"

Portrait of Camilla Urso

Portrait of Kate Egerton

Henry James Finn as Paul Pry and Thomas Kilner as Colonel Hardy in a scene from "Paul Pry"

William Augustus Barnes as Noucum in the pantomime "The Back Raven of the Tombs"

Portrait of Edwin Forrest

Edwin Forrest as Spartacus in "The Gladiator"

Portrait of Annie Clarke

Portrait of Jane Burton (nee Jane Hill)

Portrait of Alfred Burnett in character

Alfred Burnett in character

William Evans Burton as Aminadab Sleek in "The Serious Family"

Portrait of Frederick Balsir Chatterton

Portrait of William Dowton

Portrait of John Randolph Scott

Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Sigismunda in "Tancred and Sigismunda"

Emily Soldene as Drogan in "Genevieve de Brabant"

Alfred Burnett in character

Portrait of Junius Brutus Booth

Portrait of Lionel Brough

John Philip Kemble as Penruddock in "The Wheel of Fortune"

Portrait of Jennie Lee

Portrait of Eliza O'Neill

Portrait of Alice Oates (nee Merritt)

Portrait of Barney Williams

Portrait of Marie Litton (nee Lowe)

Charles Mathews as the Old Scotch Lady in "At Home"

Charles Mathews in character playing a horn

Charles Mathews as eleven characters in his entertainment "Invitations"

Portrait of Lotta Crabtree on sheet music cover

Portrait of Henry Compton

John Sleeper Clarke as Paul Pry in "Paul Pry"

Sir Henry Irving as Alfred Jingle in "Jingle"
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait, seated, wearing top hat tipped to side.
Kate Josephine Bateman as Leah in "Leah, the Forsaken"
Image | 1864 | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length. Long hair, hands clasped at throat.
Portrait of David Belasco
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust.
Portrait of John Blake
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust. With text: "Treasurer of the old Park Theatre, N. Y. City."
Portrait of Charles Kemble
Image | 1830 | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, head only, profile.
Portrait of Frances Anne ("Fanny") Kemble
Image | 1829 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, hair in braid on top of head.
Caricature of John Lawrence Toole entitled "A Spelling Bee"
Image | 1876 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, eyeglasses in right hand, left thumb in armhole of vest. In color.
Portrait of Camilla Urso
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust.
Portrait of Kate Egerton
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust portrait. Wearing earrings, flowers in hair.
Henry James Finn as Paul Pry and Thomas Kilner as Colonel Hardy in a scene from "Paul Pry"
Image | 1872 | Portraits of ActorsScene with two characters standing looking at a sheet of paper.
William Augustus Barnes as Noucum in the pantomime "The Back Raven of the Tombs"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Outdoor scene with Barnes and two other male figures.
Portrait of Edwin Forrest
Image | 1857 | Portraits of Actorsside whiskers, moustache and imperial. Facsimilie autograph. Paper in ochre tint. Facsimilie signature.
Edwin Forrest as Spartacus in "The Gladiator"
Image | Portraits of Actorsspectators in rear.
Portrait of Annie Clarke
Image | Portraits of ActorsAlmost half-length. Wearing evening dress, earrings, velvet band around her throat. With text: "Our Favorite - Annie Clarke". Music sheet trimmed and mounted.
Portrait of Jane Burton (nee Jane Hill)
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust, to left. Wearing lace cap on hair and lace collar with brooch. Touch up in white ink.
Portrait of Alfred Burnett in character
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Wearing scarf around neck and hat. Print in color.
Alfred Burnett in character
Image | Portraits of Actorsholding long stem pipe with right hand. Print in color.
William Evans Burton as Aminadab Sleek in "The Serious Family"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Hat in left hand, umbrella in right. With text: "Played 250 nights at his theatre."
Portrait of Frederick Balsir Chatterton
Image | 1879 | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length. Seated, arms folded, leaning on desk. Facsimilie autograph.
Portrait of William Dowton
Image | 1840 | Portraits of ActorsNearly half-length. Facsimilie signature.
Portrait of John Randolph Scott
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Sigismunda in "Tancred and Sigismunda"
Image | 1830 | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait.
Emily Soldene as Drogan in "Genevieve de Brabant"
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait, standing. Facsimile signature.
Alfred Burnett in character
Image | Portraits of Actorsholding book. Print in color.
Portrait of Junius Brutus Booth
Image | 1869 | Portraits of ActorsBust. With text: "Born May 1st 1796. Died November 30th 1852". When Booth was about 55.
Portrait of Lionel Brough
Image | Portraits of Actorsroses in right buttonhole. Facsimilie autograph.
John Philip Kemble as Penruddock in "The Wheel of Fortune"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding open letter.
Portrait of Jennie Lee
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust.
Portrait of Eliza O'Neill
Image | Portraits of ActorsNearly half-length portrait, wearing veil.
Portrait of Alice Oates (nee Merritt)
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust.
Portrait of Barney Williams
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust.
Portrait of Marie Litton (nee Lowe)
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust. Facsimile autograph.
Charles Mathews as the Old Scotch Lady in "At Home"
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust, in women's attire. With text: "it's just a leetle Anecdote."
Charles Mathews in character playing a horn
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length, wearing a hat with flowers. One of six pages from "Nine Portraits Forming a Series of Characters, Illustrative of Mathews." With text: "A boy from the mountains as sweet as a dove, Sings a song about Cows milking and Love
Charles Mathews as eleven characters in his entertainment "Invitations"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portraits, two seated, rest standing, in various costumes.
Portrait of Lotta Crabtree on sheet music cover
Image | 1870 | Portraits of ActorsBust, to front. Wearing earrings, velvet band around throat. "Lotta's Favorite Songs".
Portrait of Lotta Crabtree on sheet music cover
Image | 1879 | Portraits of ActorsBust. Oval in decorated page with view of ship at sea. Music sheet, "'Guess Who?' Beautiful song and chorus, words by M. Thomas Watts, music by Frank Howard."
Portrait of Lotta Crabtree on sheet music cover
Image | 1884 | Portraits of ActorsBust, looking down at the head of an African American baby crying. Music sheet, "Hush, Little Baby, Don't You Cry! Or you'll be an angel bye and bye." Words and music by F. Belasco.
Portrait of Henry Compton
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust.
John Sleeper Clarke as Paul Pry in "Paul Pry"
Image | Portraits of Actorswearing tall boots and hat.

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