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Charles Dubellamy as Young Meadows and Anne Brown Cargill as Rosetta in a scene from "Love in a Village"

William H. Crane as Falstaff

Thomas King as Perez in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"

Charles Walter Couldock as Cardinal Wolsey in "Henry VIII"

Joseph Leathley Cowell (a.k.a. Hawkins Witchett) as Crack in "Turnpike Gate"

Mary Mannering as Pauline in "The Lady of Lyons"

John Cooper as Captain Mouth in "The Bride of Ludgate"

Francis Huntley as Balfour of Burley

Richard Yates as Lovegold in "The Miser"

Mary Ann Yates (nee Graham) as Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth"

Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as St. Cecelia

John Issac as Hawthorn in "Love in a Village"

Joseph Vernon as Macheath in "The Beggar's Opera"

Sir Henry Irving as Alfred Jingle in "Jingle"

Lady Mary Catherine Thurlow, when Mary Bolton, as Ophelia in "Hamlet"

Ann Maria Tree (married name Bradshaw) as Maid Marian in "Maid Marian"

Thomas Weston as Scrub in the prologue "Scrub's Trip to The Jubilee"

Mary Stephens Wells (nee Davies) as Anne Lovely in "A Bold Stroke For a Wife"

Sir Henry Irving as Louis XI in "Louis XI"

Sir Henry Irving as Robert Macaire in "Robert Macaire"

Robert Bensley as Mahomet in "Mahomet"

Portrait of James William Wallack in character

Thomas King as Captain Bobadil in "Every Man in His Humour"

Edward Knight as Sim in "Wild Oats"

William Thomas Lewis as the Copper Captain in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"

Charlotte Cushman as Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth"

Charlotte Cushman as Romeo and Susan Cushman as Juliet in a scene from "Romeo & Juliet"

John Philip Kemble as Jaffier in "Venice Preserved"

William Thomas Lewis as Hippolitus in "Phaedra and Hippolitus"

Ann Brunton Merry as Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet"

James Middleton as Artaxerxes in "The Ambitious Stepmother"

Charles Murray as Lusignon, Sarah Smith (Bartley) as Zara, and Charles Kemble as Nerestan in a scene from "Zara"

John Quick as Isaac Mendoza in "The Duenna"

Harriet Cawse as Wilhelmina and Joseph Wood as Tom Tug in "The Waterman"

John Quick as Tony Lumpkin, Edward Shuter as Hardcastle and Jane Hippisley Green as Mrs. Hardcastle in a scene from "She Stoops to Conquer"

Isabella Mattocks (nee Hallam) as Dame Dunckley, John Phillip Kemble as Penruddock, and Richard Suett as Weazel in a scene from "The Wheel of Fortune"

Harriet Faucit as Ellen MacGregor

William Powell as Cyrus in "Cyrus"

Celine Celeste as Miami in "The Green Bushes"

Portrait of Adelaide Neilson in character

Charles Dubellamy as Young Meadows and Anne Brown Cargill as Rosetta in a scene from "Love in a Village"
Image | 1784 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait. Standing in forest. Scene from Act I, Scene 3.
William H. Crane as Falstaff
Image | 1889 | Portraits of Actorsstanding in woods, cane in right hand.
Thomas King as Perez in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Image | 1776 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, seated at table with candle. With text: "Never return to mine own House again. We're lodged here in the miserablest dog-hole. The Inhabitants we have are two starved Rats". Act III, Scene 1.
Charles Walter Couldock as Cardinal Wolsey in "Henry VIII"
Image | 1855 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length, to left, standing. With text: "So farewell to the little good you bear me, farewell a long farewell to all my greatness." Act III, Scene 2.
Joseph Leathley Cowell (a.k.a. Hawkins Witchett) as Crack in "Turnpike Gate"
Image | 1826 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length.
Mary Mannering as Pauline in "The Lady of Lyons"
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust, wearing large much-trimmed hat.
John Cooper as Captain Mouth in "The Bride of Ludgate"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing breeches, doublet, gloves, jockey boots.
Francis Huntley as Balfour of Burley
Image | 1827 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, in armor, holding a book and sword.
Richard Yates as Lovegold in "The Miser"
Image | 1806 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length, standing. With text: "In short Lappet I must touch, touch, touch something real."
Mary Ann Yates (nee Graham) as Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, holding a dagger in each hand. Caption in German.
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as St. Cecelia
Image | 1838 | Portraits of Actorsholding open music score in hands. Singing cherubs in background.
John Issac as Hawthorn in "Love in a Village"
Image | 1818 | Portraits of Actorsholding gun in left hand. With text: "Song: 'There was a Jolly Miller & c'". Act I, Scene 3.
Joseph Vernon as Macheath in "The Beggar's Opera"
Image | 1776 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, glass in hand. With text: "This best friend a brimmer."
Sir Henry Irving as Alfred Jingle in "Jingle"
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait, seated, wearing top hat tipped to side.
Lady Mary Catherine Thurlow, when Mary Bolton, as Ophelia in "Hamlet"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, basket of flowers in right hand, daisy in left. With text: "there's a daisy: I would give some Violets, but they wither'd all when my poor father died."
Ann Maria Tree (married name Bradshaw) as Maid Marian in "Maid Marian"
Image | 1824 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, wearing high lace collar.
Thomas Weston as Scrub in the prologue "Scrub's Trip to The Jubilee"
Image | 1780 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing. With text: "The procession 'twas said wou'd have been a fine Train, But could not move forward. _ oh, la! for the Rain."
Mary Stephens Wells (nee Davies) as Anne Lovely in "A Bold Stroke For a Wife"
Image | 1791 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, wearing bonnet. With text: "I greatly fear the flesh and the weakness thereof _hum."
Sir Henry Irving as Louis XI in "Louis XI"
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait, rosary in hands, seated. In color.
Sir Henry Irving as Robert Macaire in "Robert Macaire"
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, standing, profile. In color.
Robert Bensley as Mahomet in "Mahomet"
Image | 1778 | Portraits of Actorsholding scimitar. With text: "Such be the fate of all who braves our Law." Act V, Scene 5.
Portrait of James William Wallack in character
Image | Portraits of Actorswearing hat with wide brim, small moustache and beard. In sepia.
Thomas King as Captain Bobadil in "Every Man in His Humour"
Image | 1780 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, sword in outstretched right hand. With text: "Challenge twenty more, kill them". Act IV, Scene 2.
Edward Knight as Sim in "Wild Oats"
Image | 1820 | Portraits of Actorsholding apple.
William Thomas Lewis as the Copper Captain in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Image | 1805 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding large hat. With text "Alas I am a fellow of no reckoning. Nor worth a Lady's eye."
Charlotte Cushman as Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Holding daggers.
Charlotte Cushman as Romeo and Susan Cushman as Juliet in a scene from "Romeo & Juliet"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Standing together on a balcony, Juliet's head resting on Romeo's shoulder. Process print of engraving.
John Philip Kemble as Jaffier in "Venice Preserved"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding dagger
William Thomas Lewis as Hippolitus in "Phaedra and Hippolitus"
Image | 1776 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing doublet with embroidery and hat. With text "Ha! Amazement strikes me: Where will this end!"
Ann Brunton Merry as Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet"
Image | Portraits of ActorsLine drawing printed in bistre.
James Middleton as Artaxerxes in "The Ambitious Stepmother"
Image | 1795 | Portraits of Actorsholding sword. With text: " and see, this weapon shall shield me from it."
Charles Murray as Lusignon, Sarah Smith (Bartley) as Zara, and Charles Kemble as Nerestan in a scene from "Zara"
Image | 1807 | Portraits of ActorsScene with Zara and Nerestan gathered around Lusignon. With text: Lusignon: "My son! My daughter!"
John Quick as Isaac Mendoza in "The Duenna"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing jacket, cape, breeches with elaborate fabric design.
Harriet Cawse as Wilhelmina and Joseph Wood as Tom Tug in "The Waterman"
Image | 1829 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wilhelmina standing to left of Tom.
John Quick as Tony Lumpkin, Edward Shuter as Hardcastle and Jane Hippisley Green as Mrs. Hardcastle in a scene from "She Stoops to Conquer"
Image | Portraits of ActorsScene from the play with Lumpkin facing the other two, holding out whip.
Isabella Mattocks (nee Hallam) as Dame Dunckley, John Phillip Kemble as Penruddock, and Richard Suett as Weazel in a scene from "The Wheel of Fortune"
Image | 1806 | Portraits of ActorsThree characters in an outdoor scene. With text: Weazel -- "With your leave, I want a few words with you." Act 1, Scene 1.
Harriet Faucit as Ellen MacGregor
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait. Outdoors, holding shield.
William Powell as Cyrus in "Cyrus"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait.
Celine Celeste as Miami in "The Green Bushes"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait. Seated on ground wearing Indian costume, lake and mountains in rear. With text: "Oh I could not bear to think you ever loved another."
Portrait of Adelaide Neilson in character
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust.

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