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John Sleeper Clarke as Paul Pry in "Paul Pry"

John Henry Johnstone as Apollo in "Midas"

Charles Bannister as Merlin in "Cymon"

Henry Erskine Johnston as Sir Robert Ramble in "Every One Has His Fault"

Henry Woodward as Captain Brazen in "The Recruiting Officer"

John Bannister as Colonel Feignwell in "A Bold Stroke for a Wife"

Joseph Jefferson as Dr. Pangloss in "The Heir at Law"

Mary Ann Yates (nee Graham) as Medea in "Medea"

Joseph Jefferson as Bob Acres in "The Rivals"

Richard Wilson as a Farmer in "The Farmer's Return From London"

James Pimbury Wilkinson as Geoffrey Muffincap in "Amateurs and Actors"

Sir Henry Irving as Dubosc in "The Lyons Mail"

Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Almida in "Almida"

Francis Courtney Wemyss as Rolando

Sarah West (nee Cooke) as Lady Racket in "Three Weeks After Marriage"

Frederick Yates as Cornet Carmine in "Pride Shall Have a Fall"

Mary Amelia Warner (nee Huddart) as Hermoine in "The Winter's Tale"

Elizabeth Inchbald (nee Simpson) as Lady Abbess in "The Comedy of Errors"

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

Henry B. Hunt as Lord William

J. B. Howe as Wallace in "Wallace, the Hero of Scotland"

Margaret ("Peg") Woffington as the Female Volunteer

Priscilla Kemble (nee Hopkins) as Aura in "The Country Lasses"

Thomas Abthorpe Cooper as Leon in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"

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

John Philip Kemble as Cato in "Cato"

William Dowton as Old Mirabel and Charles Kemble as Young Mirabel in a scene from "The Inconstant"

Charlotte Cushman as Mrs. Haller in "The Stranger "

Vincent De Camp as Figaro in "Follies of a Day"

Mr. Denham as Dandie Dinmont in "Guy Mannering"

Benedict De Bar as Falstaff in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

John Drew as Handy Andy

Thomas King as Lord Ogleby in "The Clandestine Marriage"

Thomas Abthorpe Cooper as Pierre in "Venice Preserved"

Charles Lee Lewes speaking a prologue in the character of a Harlequin

Benoit Constant Coquelin as Mascarille in "Precieuses Ridicules"

John Liston as Paul Pry in "Paul Pry"

John Liston as Tony Lumpkin in "She Stoops to Conquer"

William Charles Macready as Orestes in "The Distrest Mother"

George Frederick Cooke as Sir Archy Macsarcasm in "Love a la Mode"

John Sleeper Clarke as Paul Pry in "Paul Pry"
Image | Portraits of Actorswearing tall boots and hat.
John Henry Johnstone as Apollo in "Midas"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, kneeling, mandolin slung over shoulder.
Charles Bannister as Merlin in "Cymon"
Image | 1778 | Portraits of Actorsholding staff in right hand. With text: "If pure are the Springs from the Fountain", Song 358.
Henry Erskine Johnston as Sir Robert Ramble in "Every One Has His Fault"
Image | 1822 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, statue in right background.
Henry Woodward as Captain Brazen in "The Recruiting Officer"
Image | 1776 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing officer's uniform. With text: "Truth to the Touch! faith."
John Bannister as Colonel Feignwell in "A Bold Stroke for a Wife"
Image | 1819 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Arms folded.
Joseph Jefferson as Dr. Pangloss in "The Heir at Law"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, with white bushy hair, holding bundle on end of stick in right hand. From photograph by Falk.
Mary Ann Yates (nee Graham) as Medea in "Medea"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, wearing crown with feathers.
Joseph Jefferson as Bob Acres in "The Rivals"
Image | 1889 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing in room wearing tall hat, coat, shiny boots.
Richard Wilson as a Farmer in "The Farmer's Return From London"
Image | 1779 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, seated, with whip, holding mug.
James Pimbury Wilkinson as Geoffrey Muffincap in "Amateurs and Actors"
Image | 1828 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing cap.
Sir Henry Irving as Dubosc in "The Lyons Mail"
Image | Portraits of Actorsblock print in color.
Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Almida in "Almida"
Image | 1771 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing hat and long braids.
Francis Courtney Wemyss as Rolando
Image | 1826 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, wearing uniform with adornments.
Sarah West (nee Cooke) as Lady Racket in "Three Weeks After Marriage"
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Frederick Yates as Cornet Carmine in "Pride Shall Have a Fall"
Image | 1826 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, holding long pipe.
Mary Amelia Warner (nee Huddart) as Hermoine in "The Winter's Tale"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, hand resting on column.
Elizabeth Inchbald (nee Simpson) as Lady Abbess in "The Comedy of Errors"
Image | 1785 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, arms extended in gesture. With text: "Oh, if thou be'st the same Ageon speak, & speak unto the same Amilia!"
Kate Josephine Bateman as Leah in "Leah, the Forsaken"
Image | 1864 | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length. Long hair, hands clasped at throat.
Henry B. Hunt as Lord William
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, wearing hat, lace collar, gloves.
J. B. Howe as Wallace in "Wallace, the Hero of Scotland"
Image | Portraits of Actorsright hand resting on battle-ax.
Margaret ("Peg") Woffington as the Female Volunteer
Image | 1746 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, in officer's uniform. With title: "The Female Volunteer: or, an Attempt to make our Men Stand. An Epilogue intended to be spoken by Mrs. Woffington in the habit of a volunteer, upon reading the Gazette containing an account of the late action at Falkirk." With copy of the epilogue below. Facsimile of the rare original.
Priscilla Kemble (nee Hopkins) as Aura in "The Country Lasses"
Image | 1778 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding wreath and flowers. With text: "Yes Sir they will tell you what will happen to you. Exactly---good Evening". Act I, Scene 3.
Thomas Abthorpe Cooper as Leon in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. With text: Juan: "Were you neer hurt?" Leon: "not that I well remember, but once I stole a hen and then they beat me."
John Philip Kemble as Penruddock in "The Wheel of Fortune"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding open letter.
John Philip Kemble as Cato in "Cato"
Image | 1822 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
William Dowton as Old Mirabel and Charles Kemble as Young Mirabel in a scene from "The Inconstant"
Image | Portraits of ActorsScene with several figures. With text: "Oriana- 'I cannot! For I must be up and go to church.' Scene III.
Charlotte Cushman as Mrs. Haller in "The Stranger "
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing llace scarf over head, holding a letter in both hands. Process print from a lithograph by G.B. Black.
Vincent De Camp as Figaro in "Follies of a Day"
Image | 1822 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Holding stick over shoulder.
Mr. Denham as Dandie Dinmont in "Guy Mannering"
Image | Portraits of Actorsholding whip in right hand. Printed for James L. Huie.
Benedict De Bar as Falstaff in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Wearing cap, lace collar and cuffs.
John Drew as Handy Andy
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait. Holding hat and cane in left hand, right hand in trousers pocket. Irish character.
Thomas King as Lord Ogleby in "The Clandestine Marriage"
Image | 1792 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding snuff box. With text: "I'll not be lefft among your Sterlings, your Heidelburgs, and Devilburgs". Act IV, Scene II.
Thomas Abthorpe Cooper as Pierre in "Venice Preserved"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Holding chains. With text: "Whence these vile chains?"
Charles Lee Lewes speaking a prologue in the character of a Harlequin
Image | 1780 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait. With text "And shall I mix in this unshallow'd crew? May Rosins lightening blast me if I do."
Benoit Constant Coquelin as Mascarille in "Precieuses Ridicules"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Reclining on chair, wearing long wig, lace.
John Liston as Paul Pry in "Paul Pry"
Image | Portraits of Actorsholding an umbrella.
John Liston as Tony Lumpkin in "She Stoops to Conquer"
Image | Portraits of Actorswearing a riding hat and holding a riding crop.
William Charles Macready as Orestes in "The Distrest Mother"
Image | 1819 | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait, standing, wearing cape, with hand on spear at his side.
George Frederick Cooke as Sir Archy Macsarcasm in "Love a la Mode"
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Wearing wig, embroidered coat.

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