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Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Clara in "The Peruvian"

Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Mandane in "Artaxerxes"

Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village"

William Henry West Betty as Norval Douglas in "Douglas"

William Henry West Betty as Orestes in "The Distrest Mother"

William Henry West Betty as Tancred in "Tancred and Sigismunda"

John Bernard as Jack Meggot in "The Suspicious Husband"

Edward Berry as Dominick in "The Spanish Fryar"

William Henry West Betty as Selim in "Barbarossa"

William Henry West Betty as Flash in "Miss in Her Teens"

William Henry West Betty as Eumenes

William Henry West Betty as Norval Douglas in "Douglas"

Junius Brutus Booth as Posthumus in "Cymbeline"

Junius Brutus Booth as Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts"

George Bland as James in "The Mock Doctor"

Edwin Booth as Hamlet in "Hamlet"

Edwin Booth as Iago in "Othello"

Edwin Booth as Pescara in "The Apostate"

Edwin Booth as Richelieu

Maria Theresa Bland (nee Romanzini) as Sally in "The Shipwreck"

Francis Blissett and Mr. Jefferson as Dr. Smugface and Dr. Dablancour in "The Budget of Blunders"

Charlotte Melmoth as Queen Elizabeth in "The Earl of Essex"

Mr. Melrose as Francis Osbaldeston

Ann Brunton Merry as Euphrasia in "The Grecian Daughter"

Ann Brunton Merry as Horatia in "The Roman Father"

Henry J. Montague as Captain Molineux in "The Shaughraun"

John Moody as Commodore Flip in "The Fair Quaker of Deal"

John Moody as Teague and William Parsons as Obadiah in a scene from "The Committee"

Clara Morris as Odette in "Odette"

Ann Brunton Merry as Sophia in a scene from "The Road to Ruin"

James Middleton as Eumenes in "Merope"

James Middleton as Salisbury in "The Countess of Salisbury"

Joseph Miller as Teague in "The Committee"

Charles Mathews as Mons. Jeu-Singe in his entertainment "Air, Earth and Water"

Charles Mathews as Monsieur Morbleu in "Monsieur Tonson"

Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Clara in "The Peruvian"
Image | Portraits of Actorsholding flowers.
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Mandane in "Artaxerxes"
Image | 1788 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-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 Rosetta in "Love in a Village"
Image | 1790 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Standing in outdoor setting holding fan.
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village"
Image | 1809 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Standing in outdoor setting holding fan.
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing hat. With text: "My heart's my own."
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village"
Image | 1802 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Wearing necklace, feathers in headdress.
William Henry West Betty as Norval Douglas in "Douglas"
Image | 1804 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Standing swordsman's stance, left arm rasied, right arm with sword extended. Wearing hat with plume, armor, cape, sandals. Titles in German. With text: "Villian no more! Draw and defend thy life." Act IV, Scene 2.
William Henry West Betty as Orestes in "The Distrest Mother"
Image | 1805 | Portraits of Actorsyour orders are obey'd: The tyrant lies expiring at the alter." Act IV, Scene 1.
William Henry West Betty as Tancred in "Tancred and Sigismunda"
Image | 1805 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing cape with fur lining, sword at side. With text: "Ha! The prince you mean, is he not Manfred's son?"
William Henry West Betty as Tancred in "Tancred and Sigismunda"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing hat with plume, breeches, cape, wide belt.
John Bernard as Jack Meggot in "The Suspicious Husband"
Image | 1794 | Portraits of Actorsholding hat under arm, snuff box in hand. With text: "Bel: Dead! pray who was the gentleman? J. Meg: This gentleman was my monkey Sir." Act I, Scene 3.
Edward Berry as Dominick in "The Spanish Fryar"
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Hood of his mantle back, beads in left hand, bald pate.
William Henry West Betty as Selim in "Barbarossa"
Image | 1804 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. In chains, wearing turban. With text: "Curse on this Servile Chain that binds me fast."
William Henry West Betty as Flash in "Miss in Her Teens"
Image | 1806 | Portraits of ActorsWhat have you to say to that, Sir?"
William Henry West Betty as Eumenes
Image | 1806 | Portraits of Actorsarms in chains. With text: "Heavens did I hear that rightly!"
William Henry West Betty as Norval Douglas in "Douglas"
Image | 1805 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Blue tartan cloth across left shoulder. Colored print. With text: "Has he indeed then let you false Glenalvon beware of me."
Junius Brutus Booth as Posthumus in "Cymbeline"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-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 Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing breeches, doublet, cape
George Bland as James in "The Mock Doctor"
Image | 1794 | Portraits of ActorsScene with two other male figures. Act. I, Scene 2.
Edwin Booth as Hamlet in "Hamlet"
Image | 1870 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Left hand clutching chain at breast. In sepia.
Edwin Booth as Iago in "Othello"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Standing in front of arched window, right hand holding belt, left hand at side on sword hilt.
Edwin Booth as Pescara in "The Apostate"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing mantle from left shoulder covering most of body, hat with plume.
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.
Maria Theresa Bland (nee Romanzini) as Sally in "The Shipwreck"
Image | 1807 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Holding basket on right arm, cloth in left hand. With text: "Come buy Poor Sally's wooden ware."
Francis Blissett and Mr. Jefferson as Dr. Smugface and Dr. Dablancour in "The Budget of Blunders"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Blissett fending Jefferson's sword with a cane, standing on one leg.
Charlotte Melmoth as Queen Elizabeth in "The Earl of Essex"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, wearing a dress with a very high standing collar, in interior setting. With text: "Essex a Traitor! it can never be."
Mr. Melrose as Francis Osbaldeston
Image | 1826 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, wearing round hat, drawing sword from scabbard.
Ann Brunton Merry as Euphrasia in "The Grecian Daughter"
Image | 1785 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, with mass of hair and crown of feathers.
Ann Brunton Merry as Horatia in "The Roman Father"
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, pointing to cloth. With text: "By this we'll swear everlasting love."
Ann Brunton Merry as Horatia in "The Roman Father"
Image | 1785 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, 3 stars on belt. Printed in bistre.
Henry J. Montague as Captain Molineux in "The Shaughraun"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, in military uniform, saluting.
John Moody as Commodore Flip in "The Fair Quaker of Deal"
Image | 1792 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait. With text: "This lady is dispos'd of, and her inclinations are moor'd to my affections."
John Moody as Teague and William Parsons as Obadiah in a scene from "The Committee"
Image | 1776 | Portraits of ActorsScene from the play, in a room with Teague supporting Obadiah. With text: Obad: "Good Mr. Teague give me some more sack."
Clara Morris as Odette in "Odette"
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust.
Ann Brunton Merry as Sophia in a scene from "The Road to Ruin"
Image | 1806 | Portraits of ActorsScene with another female figure, in a room with mantle and picture in background. With text: Sophia: "I would not give you this tiny bit of paper. No not for a diamond as big as, as big as the whole world."
James Middleton as Eumenes in "Merope"
Image | 1795 | Portraits of Actorsin chains. With text: "Heavens did I hear that rightly!"
James Middleton as Salisbury in "The Countess of Salisbury"
Image | 1793 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing breeches and doublet with slashes, drawing sword.
Joseph Miller as Teague in "The Committee"
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait. From a mezzotint by A. Miller.
Charles Mathews as Mons. Jeu-Singe in his entertainment "Air, Earth and Water"
Image | Portraits of ActorsScene with Mathews looking down at crate containing several small dogs. With text: "Ogh! Mr. Steward - Mr. Steward I am very ?, ogh!! I am very not well, - Steward, I must be brought to bed, ugh! where is my hat of de night - adieu, my pretty bow wow adieu!"
Charles Mathews as Monsieur Morbleu in "Monsieur Tonson"
Image | 1827 | Portraits of Actorsholding a candle.

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