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John Bannister as Gregory and George Bland as James in a scene from "The Mock Doctor"

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

Lawrence Barrett as Cassius in "Julius Caesar"

Lawrence Barrett as Count Lanciotto in "Francesca da Rimini"

Lawrence Barrett as James Harebell in "The Man O' Airlie"

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

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

Mary Anderson, possibly as Hermione in "The Winter's Tale"

Portait of Mary Anderson in Albanian costume

Mary Anderson as Juliet and Mrs. Stirling as Nurse

Mary Anderson as Galatea in "Pygmalion and Galatea"

Mary Anderson as Pauline in "The Lady of Lyons"

Robert Armin on title page of "The History of the Two Maids of Moorclack"

Charles Bannister as Steady in "The Quaker"

John Bannister as Captain Bobadil in "Every Man In His Humour"

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

John Bannister as Echo in "The World"

John Bannister as Gradus in "Who's the Duke?"

Amadeo Bassi as Alfredo in "La Traviata"

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

Robert Bensley as Mahomet in "Mahomet"

Robert Bensley as Oakly in "The Jealous Wife"

John Bernard as Jack Meggot in "The Suspicious Husband"

William Henry West Betty as Achmet in "Barbarossa"

William Henry West Betty as Selim in "Barbarossa"

William Henry West Betty as Norval Douglas in "Douglas"

William Henry West Betty as Osman in "Zara"

Robert Baddeley as Sir Harry Gubbin in "The Tender Husband"

Charles Bannister as Merlin in "Cymon"

Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Olivia in "Twelfth Night"

Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Widow Bellmour in "The Way to Keep Him"

George Alexander as Faust in "Faust"

Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Sir Harry Wildair in "The Constant Couple"

Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) when Mrs. Crawford as Mariamne in "Mariamne"

Samuel Simmons as Abel in "The Honest Thieves"

Samuel Simmons as Baron Munchausen in "Harlequin Munchausen"

Samuel Simmons as Mordecai in "Love a la Mode"

John Sinclair as Apollo in "Midas"

John Bannister as Gregory and George Bland as James in a scene from "The Mock Doctor"
Image | 1794 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Scene outdoors with three male figures.
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.
Lawrence Barrett as Cassius in "Julius Caesar"
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Wearing armor.
Lawrence Barrett as Count Lanciotto in "Francesca da Rimini"
Image | 1887 | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length. Wearing elaborate robe, hat, jewelry.
Lawrence Barrett as James Harebell in "The Man O' Airlie"
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust. Wearing plaid scarf.
Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Almida in "Almida"
Image | 1771 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing hat and long braids.
Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Sophonisba in "Sophonisba"
Image | 1788 | Portraits of Actorsfeathers and crown on head. Colored print. With text: "Assure him that I drank it, drank it all, with an unalter'd smile." Act V, Scene 7.
Mary Anderson, possibly as Hermione in "The Winter's Tale"
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Probably shows the acress as Hermione.
Portait of Mary Anderson in Albanian costume
Image | 1888 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. With text: "Mary Anderson (in Albanian Costume) 1888".
Mary Anderson as Juliet and Mrs. Stirling as Nurse
Image | 1887 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length, standing together.
Mary Anderson as Galatea in "Pygmalion and Galatea"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Statue. Wearing sleeveless gown.
Mary Anderson as Pauline in "The Lady of Lyons"
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length. Wearing dress with beaded embellishments, necklace, hat.
Robert Armin on title page of "The History of the Two Maids of Moorclack"
Image | 1790 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Engraved reprint of the original woodblock print, hand-lettered. With additional text: "Rober Armin was an Actor in Shakespeares' Plays"...
Charles Bannister as Steady in "The Quaker"
Image | 1804 | Portraits of Actorshands clasped in front.
John Bannister as Captain Bobadil in "Every Man In His Humour"
Image | 1806 | Portraits of Actorsholding sword point upwards over right shoulder. With text: "Oh, Lord sir! by St. George, I was the first man that enter'd the breach", Act I, Scene 4.
John Bannister as Colonel Feignwell in "A Bold Stroke for a Wife"
Image | 1802 | Portraits of ActorsBust. Arms folded.
John Bannister as Colonel Feignwell in "A Bold Stroke for a Wife"
Image | 1819 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Arms folded.
John Bannister as Echo in "The World"
Image | 1808 | Portraits of Actorspointing to papers in left hand. With text: "I have a collection of trifles here, but I don't know whether I shall publish them."
John Bannister as Gradus in "Who's the Duke?"
Image | 1820 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Holding tricorne hat. Published originally by J. Bell, 1794.
Amadeo Bassi as Alfredo in "La Traviata"
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length. Wearing cockade, white vest, white flower in buttonhole.
Kate Josephine Bateman as Leah in "Leah, the Forsaken"
Image | 1864 | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length. Long hair, hands clasped at throat.
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.
Robert Bensley as Oakly in "The Jealous Wife"
Image | 1792 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing breeches, coat, waistcoat. With text: "Lord this is the strangest Misapprehension! I am quite astonished." Act II, Scene 2.
John Bernard as Jack Meggot in "The Suspicious Husband"
Image | 1794 | Portraits of Actorsholding hat under arm, snuff box in hand. Ribbon and a monkey on decorated oval frame.
William Henry West Betty as Achmet in "Barbarossa"
Image | 1804 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Holding sword in right hand upraised. With text: "Now! Barbarossa, let my arm meet thine. 'Tis all I ask of Heaven."
William Henry West Betty as Selim in "Barbarossa"
Image | 1804 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Colored print. With text: "In the Character of Selim on his first appearance at Covent Garden Theatre on Sat. Dec. 1, 1804. If thou dar'st, Now view me..Hear me, Tyrant! While with voice more terrible than Thunder, I proclaim that he who aim'd the Dagger at thy Heart is Selim! Vide Barbarossa Act 4, Scene 1."
William Henry West Betty as Norval Douglas in "Douglas"
Image | Portraits of Actorsdrawing claymore sword from scabbard.
William Henry West Betty as Norval Douglas in "Douglas"
Image | 1805 | Portraits of ActorsBust. Wearing hat with high, thick plume.
William Henry West Betty as Osman in "Zara"
Image | 1805 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing turban with plume, cape with ermine trim, holding dagger. With text: "Revenge, stand firm, and intercept his wishes."
Robert Baddeley as Sir Harry Gubbin in "The Tender Husband"
Image | 1791 | Portraits of Actorsholding tricorne hat and cane.
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.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Olivia in "Twelfth Night"
Image | 1779 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing long veil. With text: "Look you, Sir, such a one I wear." Act I, Scene 9
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Widow Bellmour in "The Way to Keep Him"
Image | 1792 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length, standing in interior setting. Wearing dress with ribbon ornaments and headdress with plumes. With text: "Oh! blest with temper, whose unclouded ray, Can make tomorrow chearful as to-day" Act III, Scene 1.
George Alexander as Faust in "Faust"
Image | Portraits of Actorspouch, dagger, and sword.
Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Sir Harry Wildair in "The Constant Couple"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of ActorsSmall, whole-length. With text: "Here is a nest of the prettiest goldfinches that ever chirp'd in a cage." Act II, Scene 2.
Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) when Mrs. Crawford as Mariamne in "Mariamne"
Image | 1794 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing flowing gown, headdress. With text: "I wish my Innocence." Act I, Scene 6.
Samuel Simmons as Abel in "The Honest Thieves"
Image | 1831 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Samuel Simmons as Baron Munchausen in "Harlequin Munchausen"
Image | 1822 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, in uniform with tall boots with spurs, bicorne hat, sword, gloves.
Samuel Simmons as Mordecai in "Love a la Mode"
Image | 1808 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length, standing, taking a pinch of snuff. Caption: "Mr. Simmonds as Jew Mordecai."
John Sinclair as Apollo in "Midas"
Image | 1814 | Portraits of Actorsholding hat.

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