Caroline Schuch (1739–1787), was a German actor and theater director. She was married to the actor and theater director
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(1741–1771) and managed the
Stadttheater Königsberg
For over 200 years, the Stadttheater Königsberg (Königsberg municipal theatre) in Königsberg was one of the most respected theatres in Prussia and in the German Empire.
History Forerunner
The Königsberg theatre began with carnival games and sc ...
after him in 1771–1787, while touring
East Prussia
East Prussia ; german: Ostpreißen, label=Low Prussian; pl, Prusy Wschodnie; lt, Rytų Prūsija was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1773 to 1829 and again from 1878 (with the Kingdom itself being part of the German Empire from 187 ...
during the summers. Alongside her spouse, she dominated the theater stage of East Prussia in the second half of the 18th-century and with him referred to as one of the most noted actors of her time.
References
* Hugo Rasmus: Lebensbilder westpreußischer Frauen in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart. Nicolaus-Copernicus-Verlag, Münster 1984, .
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1739 births
1787 deaths
18th-century German actresses
German theatre directors
German women theatre directors
18th-century Prussian women
18th-century Prussian people
18th-century theatre managers