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The Stage and Its Stars, Past and Present:
A Gallery of Dramatic Illustration and Critcal Biographies of Distinguished
English and American Actors from the Time of Shakespeare till to-day.
Howard Paul and George Gebbie, editors
Published by Gebbie and Co., Philadelphia
—1889—

Original photogravure plates over 125 years old — NOT modern reproductions!

Sheet size: approx. 11 3/4 x 17 inches • Image size: varies, but most are about 7 x 9.25 inches.

Please click on the thumbnails below for an enlarged view. Please note that the entire sheet is too large to scan, thus only the scannable portion is shown but the margins are full, as issued. All plates have at least some foxing.

Wilson Barrett as Claudian
Wilson Barrett as Claudian
Some foxing in margins,
well outside image area.
$35
John Philip Kemble as Cato
John Philip Kemble as Cato
CATO - ACT V - SCENE I
Some foxing in margins
$35
Robert Downing as Marc Antony
Robert Downing as Marc Antony
JULIUS CAESAR - ACT III - SCENE II
Some foxing in margins,
well outside image area.
$35
James E. Murdoch as The Stranger [Count Waldbourg]
James E. Murdoch
as The Stranger
[Count Waldbourg]
Some foxing in margins,
well outside image area.
$35
W.J. Florence as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
W.J. Florence
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
in "The Rivals"
Some foxing in margins,
well outside image area.
$35
Nat C. Goodwin as Modus
Nat C. Goodwin
as Modus
in "The Hunchback"
Some foxing in margins,
well outside image area.
$35
Julia Marlow as Julia
Julia Marlow
as Julia
in "The Hunchback"
Some foxing in margins,
well outside image area.
$40
Mrs. Agnes Booth as Mrs. Ralston
Mrs. Agnes Booth
as Mrs. Ralston
in "Jim the Penman"
Some foxing in margins as well as light foxing within image
Adelina Patti
Adelina Patti
Some foxing in margins,
well outside image area.
$30
Mr. William Warren as Herr Weigel
Mr. William Warren
as Herr Weigel
in the Comedy of "My Son"
Some foxing in margins
$30
Clara Morris as Miss Multon
Clara Morris as Miss Multon
Some foxing in margins,
well outside image area.
$35
James Lewis and Mrs. G.H. Gilbert
James Lewis and Mrs. G.H. Gilbert as Professor and Mrs. Zantippi Babbit
Some foxing in margins,
well outside image area.
$30
Miss Margaret Mather as Juliana
Miss Margaret Mather as Juliana
IN THE HONEYMOON, ACT I, SCENE II
Some foxing in margins,
well outside image area.
Lawrence Barrett as Count Lanciotto
Lawrence Barrett as
Count Lanciotto
FRANCESCA DA RIMINI, ACT III, SCENE II
Some foxing in margins as well as light foxing within image
$20
Lucille Western as Lucretia Borga
Lucille Western
as Lucretia Borga
ACT II, SCENE III
Some foxing in margins,
well outside image area.
$30
Charles Wyndham as David Garrick
Charles Wyndham
as David Garrick
Some foxing in margins,
outside image area.
$30
Denman Thompson as Joshua Whitcomb
Denman Thompson
as Joshua Whitcomb
in "The Old Homestead"
Some foxing in margins,
well outside image area.
$30
Mr. Squire Bancroft as Triplet
Mr. Squire Bancroft as Triplet
in "Masks and Faces"
Some foxing in margins,
well outside image area.
$35
E.L. Davenport as Sir Giles Overreach
E.L. Davenport
as Sir Giles Overreach
"A New Way to Pay Old Debts"
ACT IV, SCENE II
Some foxing in margins,
well outside image area.
$35
Wm. E. Sheridan as Louis XI
Wm. E. Sheridan as Louis XI
ACT I, SCENE II
Some foxing in margins,
well outside image area.
$35
James W. Wallack
James W. Wallack
Some foxing in margins,
well outside image area.
$35
J. Lester Wallace as Benedick
J. Lester Wallace as Benedick
Some foxing in margins,
well outside image area.
$30
Drop Curtain
Drop Curtain
Presented by F. Fitger for The Thalia Theatre, Hamburg, 1883.
Some foxing in margins,
well outside image area.
$35
Phaedre
Phaedre
Foxed
$20
Charlotte S. Cushman as Meg Merrilies
Charlotte S. Cushman
as Meg Merrilies
"Guy Mannering" ACT II, SCENE IV
ETCHING BY J.R. RICE

Light foxing in margins
$40
Mary Stuart
Mary Stuart
ACT III, SCENE VI
Scene—The Park of Fotheringay Castle
Foxing in margins
$35
John Brougham as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
John Brougham
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
IN SHERIDAN'S "RIVALS",
ACT V, SCENE III
Foxing in margins outside of image
$30
 
(mostly Shakespearean prints) 		 

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