About Edward Shuter
Lived 1728 – 1776 (aged 47–48). Edward Shuter was a stage actor.
Edward Shuter (c. 1728–1776) was an English actor.
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.
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Who was Edward Shuter?
British actor
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Edward Shuter was born in 1728.
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Edward Shuter died in 1776.
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Edward Shuter was a stage actor.
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