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Name
  
Edward Shuter

Role
  
Actor

Died
  
1776


Edward Shuter

Edward Shuter (c. 1728–1776) was an English actor.

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Life

Shuter was born in London to poor parents. He made his first appearance on the London stage in 1745 in Cibber's Schoolboy.

He made a great reputation in old men's parts. He was the original Justice Woodcock in Love in a Village (1762), Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer (1773), and Sir Anthony Absolute in The Rivals (1775).

He was buried in St. Paul's, Covent Garden.

Portraits

His portrait as Scapin is in the Mathews collection in the Garrick Club; another portrait by Zoffany was engraved by Finlayson.

References

Edward Shuter Wikipedia


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