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John Bannister as the Mayor in a scene from "The Mayor of Garratt"

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

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

Robert Baddeley as Trincalo in "The Tempest"

Portrait of Charles Bannister

Charles Bannister as Steady in "The Quaker"

Charles Bannister as Steady in "The Quaker"

Portrait of Elizabeth Bannister (nee Harper)

Portrait of John Bannister

John Bannister as Ben in "Love for Love"

Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)

Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Aurelia in "The Twin Rivals"

Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Lady Harriet in "The Funeral"

Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Thalia

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

James Aickin as Phocion in "The Grecian Daughter"

Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Phaedra in "Phaedra & Hippolitus"

Edward Berry as Dominick in "The Spanish Fryar"

Henry Angelo as Mrs. Cole in "The Minor"

Charles Blakes as Jenkins, Richard Yates as Sir Gregory Gazette, and Mr. Costello as Tim in a scene from "The Knights"

Portrait of George Bland

George Bland as James in "The Mock Doctor"

William Brereton as Arnold and Elizabeth Kemble (Whitlock) as Mariana in a scene from "Edward the Black Prince"

Mrs. Brooks (nee Watson) as Leonora in "The Revenge"

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

Portrait of William Bullock

Miss Margaret Cheer (later Margaret Long) as Rosalind in "As You Like It"

Susannah Maria Cibber (nee Arne) as Cordelia in a scene from "King Lear"

Caricature of Theophilus Cibber discovering William Sloper with Susannah Maria Cibber (nee Arne)

Miss Chapman as Augusta Aubrey in "The Fashionable Lovers"

Portrait of Alicia Cooke (nee Daniels)

Portrait of George Frederick Cooke

Portrait of George Frederick Cooke

Portrait of George Frederick Cooke

Portrait of George Frederick Cooke

George Frederick Cooke as Richard III

George Frederick Cooke as Richard III

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

George Frederick Cooke as Sir Pertinax Macsycophant in "The Man of the World"

Anne Catley (married name Lascelles) as Rachel in "The Jovial Crew"

John Bannister as the Mayor in a scene from "The Mayor of Garratt"
Image | 1794 | Portraits of ActorsScene from the play, standing in a room with another male figure.
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.
Robert Baddeley as Sir Harry Gubbin in "The Tender Husband"
Image | 1791 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Standing in interior setting. Wearing coat, waistcoat, breeches, shoes with buckles
Robert Baddeley as Trincalo in "The Tempest"
Image | 1778 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing coat, waistcoat, breeches.
Portrait of Charles Bannister
Image | 1794 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Wearing pendant and ruffled collar.
Charles Bannister as Steady in "The Quaker"
Image | 1804 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Wearing tricorne hat
Charles Bannister as Steady in "The Quaker"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing hat, wig, coat, waistcoat, breeches
Portrait of Elizabeth Bannister (nee Harper)
Image | 1793 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length.
Portrait of John Bannister
Image | 1794 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length.
John Bannister as Ben in "Love for Love"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length seated. Wearing hat, coat waistcoat, trousers
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Image | 1779 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Hands clasped, wearing dress with rose embellishments and ruffles. With text: "Oh that dear Sparta! Their Women had a Noble Magna Charta."
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Aurelia in "The Twin Rivals"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing dress with ornaments and headdress with plumes, holding a fan. With text: "No, no, I'm resolved against a man that disappears all the summer like a Woodcock." Act II, Scene 1.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Lady Harriet in "The Funeral"
Image | 1780 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length standing, head lowered. Wearing headdress with plumes
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Thalia
Image | 1834 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length standing to left of draped pedestal, mask in right hand.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Widow Bellmour in "The Way to Keep Him"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length, standing in interior setting. Wearing dress with ribbon ornaments and headdress with plumes
James Aickin as Phocion in "The Grecian Daughter"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length, standing in interior setting. Wearing breeches and coat with flowing sleeves lined with fur. With text: "Ha!__the gaping tomb Invites my steps__ now be propitious Heaven." Act IV, Scene 2.
Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Phaedra in "Phaedra & Hippolitus"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing crown and feathers, long hair, dress with tassles
Edward Berry as Dominick in "The Spanish Fryar"
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Hood of his mantle back, beads in left hand, bald pate.
Henry Angelo as Mrs. Cole in "The Minor"
Image | 1792 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length, seated. Wearing bonnet, shawl, and women's dress.
Charles Blakes as Jenkins, Richard Yates as Sir Gregory Gazette, and Mr. Costello as Tim in a scene from "The Knights"
Image | 1793 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Five characters in scene from "The Knights" showing Act II, Scene 1. As performed c. 1754.
Portrait of George Bland
Image | 1794 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length.
George Bland as James in "The Mock Doctor"
Image | 1794 | Portraits of ActorsScene with two other male figures. Act. I, Scene 2.
William Brereton as Arnold and Elizabeth Kemble (Whitlock) as Mariana in a scene from "Edward the Black Prince"
Image | 1806 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Outdoor scene with another male figure
Mrs. Brooks (nee Watson) as Leonora in "The Revenge"
Image | 1793 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing long veil fastened to hair. With text: "Your sighs are mine, my Lord and I shall feel them all" Act IV.
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village"
Image | 1790 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Standing in outdoor setting holding fan.
Portrait of William Bullock
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Wearing long wig, coat with embroidery, muslin neckcloth. In sepia. Copy of mezzotint by T. Johnson, original 10 x 13 inches.
Miss Margaret Cheer (later Margaret Long) as Rosalind in "As You Like It"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Standing with spear.
Susannah Maria Cibber (nee Arne) as Cordelia in a scene from "King Lear"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Walking across the heath in a storm, facing and looking to left
Caricature of Theophilus Cibber discovering William Sloper with Susannah Maria Cibber (nee Arne)
Image | Portraits of ActorsScene with several figures. (A satire on the Theophilus Cibber vs. William Sloper plot, arranged to blackmail Sloper.) With caption: "A Late Unfortunate Adventure at York."
Miss Chapman as Augusta Aubrey in "The Fashionable Lovers"
Image | 1793 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing hat
Portrait of Alicia Cooke (nee Daniels)
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length.
Portrait of George Frederick Cooke
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length.
Portrait of George Frederick Cooke
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Sketch treatment.
Portrait of George Frederick Cooke
Image | 1813 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Holding book.
Portrait of George Frederick Cooke
Image | 1811 | Portraits of ActorsBust. Wearing wide lace collar.
George Frederick Cooke as Richard III
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing cap with ermine trim, medallion on ribbon around neck.
George Frederick Cooke as Richard III
Image | 1888 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing robe with fur trim, tunic, hat with feather, jockey boots.
George Frederick Cooke as Sir Archy Macsarcasm in "Love a la Mode"
Image | 1806 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing wig, embroidered coat, waistcoat.
George Frederick Cooke as Sir Pertinax Macsycophant in "The Man of the World"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing wig, embroidered coat, waistcoat. With text: "Conscience! Sir it is an unparliamentary word."
Anne Catley (married name Lascelles) as Rachel in "The Jovial Crew"
Image | 1780 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. With text: "I mean, stark, errant, downright Beggars." Act I, Scene 3.