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Thomas Sheridan speaking the prologue to "Cato"

Thomas Sheridan as Cato in "Cato"

David Ross as Essex in "The Earl of Essex"

James Russell as Lingo in "The Agreeable Surprise"

Samuel Thomas Russell as Jerry Sneak in "The Mayor of Garratt"

Ada Rehan in character

Ada Rehan and James Lewis in "A Night Off"

Ada Rehan as Sylvia/Captain Pinch in "The Recruiting Officer"

Ada Rehan as Tony in "Red Letter Nights"

Ada Rehan as Katharine in "The Taming of the Shrew"

Ada Rehan as Lady Teazle in "The School for Scandal"

Ada Rehan as Peggy in "The Country Girl"

John Reeve as Bob Acres in "The Rivals"

Ada Rehan as Rose in "The Prayer"

James Roberts in blackface

Portrait of William Abbot

Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)

Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Estifania in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"

Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Lappet

Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Phillis in "Conscious Lovers"

Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Thalia and Lord Shelburne as Malagrida

James Aickin as Horatio in "The Fair Penitent"

Anthony Aston as one of the four characters in "The Fool's Opera"

Elizabeth Atkins (nee Warrell) as Selima in "Selima and Azor"

Robert Baddeley as Petulant in "The Way of the World"

Maria Theresa Kemble (nee DeCamp) as Foible in "The Way of the World"

Maria Theresa Kemble (nee DeCamp) as Hypolita in a scene from "She Would and She Would Not"

Maria Theresa Kemble (nee DeCamp) as Polly in "The Beggar's Opera"

Priscilla Kemble (nee Hopkins) as Miss Notable in "The Lady's Last Stake"

Anthony Leigh as Dominick in "The Spanish Fryar"

Charles Lee Lewes as Mercury in "A Hospital for Fools"

Charles Lee Lewes as Young Wilding in "The Lyar"

John Philip Kemble as Hamlet in "Hamlet"

John Philip Kemble as King Charles in "King Charles I"

John Philip Kemble as the Prince in "Edward the Black Prince"

John Philip Kemble as Evander in "The Grecian Daughter"

Edward Knight as Jerry Blossom in "Hit or Miss"

James Sheridan Knowles as Master Walter in "The Hunchback"

Thomas Sheridan speaking the prologue to "Cato"
Image | 1780 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait.
Thomas Sheridan as Cato in "Cato"
Image | 1776 | Portraits of Actorsbook and dagger on table. With text: "Eternity! thou pleasing dreadful Thought."
Thomas Sheridan as Cato in "Cato"
Image | 1776 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding book, standing in front of table, dagger. With text: "My Bane and Antidote are both before me."
David Ross as Essex in "The Earl of Essex"
Image | 1776 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing cape. With text: "Am I not your General? and was I not so by Virtue of this Staff?"
James Russell as Lingo in "The Agreeable Surprise"
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, holding cloth.
Samuel Thomas Russell as Jerry Sneak in "The Mayor of Garratt"
Image | 1809 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing striped stockings, breeches. With text: "Don't you think this very pretty?"
Ada Rehan in character
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding flowers.
Ada Rehan and James Lewis in "A Night Off"
Image | Portraits of ActorsScene with Lewis seated, Rehan standing holding picture.
Ada Rehan as Sylvia/Captain Pinch in "The Recruiting Officer"
Image | 1891 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing military uniform.
Ada Rehan as Tony in "Red Letter Nights"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, singing "Miss Jenny O'Jones."
Ada Rehan as Katharine in "The Taming of the Shrew"
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust, wearing beaded choker.
Ada Rehan as Lady Teazle in "The School for Scandal"
Image | Portraits of ActorsNearly whole-length portrait, seated, wearing hat, long gloves, dress with lace and floral pattern.
Ada Rehan as Peggy in "The Country Girl"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, seated at table writing letter.
John Reeve as Bob Acres in "The Rivals"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding gun.
Ada Rehan as Rose in "The Prayer"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait.
James Roberts in blackface
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing military uniform and carrying sword. Caption: "James Roberts in the song 'Mass Washington and Massa Lafayette."
Portrait of William Abbot
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. In Roman dress, wearing short sleeves, toga, and high collar.
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Image | 1772 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Wearing glove only in right hand.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Estifania in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing hat with plumes, holding a pistol.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Estifania in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Image | 1771 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing green dress and holding pistol. Colored print.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Lappet
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Line drawing printed in maroon ink.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Phillis in "Conscious Lovers"
Image | 1776 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length, standing in interior with male figure in background. With text: "Oh here is my Young Mistress. Go ye Liquorish Fool" Act III, Scene 4
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Thalia and Lord Shelburne as Malagrida
Image | 1777 | Portraits of ActorsBusts.
James Aickin as Horatio in "The Fair Penitent"
Image | 1776 | Portraits of Actorsholding sheet of paper. With text: "Hold, let me take a moments' Thought." Act I, Scene 1.
Anthony Aston as one of the four characters in "The Fool's Opera"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWith text: "Anthony Aston. The earliest comedian known to have played in New York (circa 1702)". Lithographic reproduction of woodcut from a title page.
Elizabeth Atkins (nee Warrell) as Selima in "Selima and Azor"
Image | 1806 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing hat with long train, holding flowers.
Robert Baddeley as Petulant in "The Way of the World"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of Actorssword at side. With text: "Carry your Mistress's Monkey a Spider, go flea Dogs and read romances, I'll go to bed to my Maid." Act IV
Maria Theresa Kemble (nee DeCamp) as Foible in "The Way of the World"
Image | 1796 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait. With text: "So mischief has been before-hand with me_". Act III, Scene 1.
Maria Theresa Kemble (nee DeCamp) as Hypolita in a scene from "She Would and She Would Not"
Image | 1806 | Portraits of ActorsScene with an unidentified actor as Rosara. Hypolita in man's attire, right hand on Rosara's shoulder. With text: "Rise Madam, and now receive a Secret I need not charge you to be careful of". Act III, Scene 1.
Maria Theresa Kemble (nee DeCamp) as Polly in "The Beggar's Opera"
Image | 1807 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing in a room. With text: "No pow'r on earth can e'er divide the knot that sacred love hath ty'd". Act II.
Priscilla Kemble (nee Hopkins) as Miss Notable in "The Lady's Last Stake"
Image | 1778 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing bell-shaped petticoat with tassles and bows. With text: "I have been so abused! so affronted!" Act IV, Scene 5.
Anthony Leigh as Dominick in "The Spanish Fryar"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, in monastic robes, taking money from a box.
Charles Lee Lewes as Mercury in "A Hospital for Fools"
Image | 1781 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding Mercury's staff. With text "Ay, say you that, my pretty one?"
Charles Lee Lewes as Young Wilding in "The Lyar"
Image | 1780 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait. With text "And I am now, Papillion, perfectly equipped?
John Philip Kemble as Hamlet in "Hamlet"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding skull in left hand.
John Philip Kemble as King Charles in "King Charles I"
Image | 1793 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, seated in chair, wearing shoes and breeches with rose decorations, holding stick. With text: "By what law have you erected this pretended Court?" Act IV, Scene 2.
John Philip Kemble as the Prince in "Edward the Black Prince"
Image | 1791 | Portraits of Actorstents in background.
John Philip Kemble as Evander in "The Grecian Daughter"
Image | 1806 | Portraits of ActorsScene from the play with Euphrasia holding dagger. With text: "Behold, all Sicily behold! The point glows with the tyrants blood".
Edward Knight as Jerry Blossom in "Hit or Miss"
Image | 1825 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, in garden.
James Sheridan Knowles as Master Walter in "The Hunchback"
Image | 1841 | Portraits of Actorsholding letter.

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