Johann Heinrich Andreas Vohs (probably 16 March 1763 in

Kleve Kleve (; traditional en, Cleves ; nl, Kleef; french: Clèves; es, Cléveris; la, Clivia; Low Rhenish: ''Kleff'') is a town in the Lower Rhine region of northwestern Germany near the Dutch border and the River Rhine. From the 11th century ...

– 16 July 1804 in Stuttgart) was a German actor and singer.

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From 1787 Vohs belonged to the touring troupe of Christian Wilhelm Klos, who played in the Rhineland, and from 1789 to February 1790 to the

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, where the young

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played in the orchestra. He then joined Peter Matthias Rheinberg's touring troupe. On 30 May 1792 Vohs made his debut in

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, where he met great success in the role of Carl Moor in Schiller's drama ''

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'' on 9 June.

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soon entrusted him with the direction. On 29 June 1793 he married the 14 years younger actress Friederike Porth with whom he had five children. Other important roles included Max Piccolomini in '' Die Piccolomini'' (premiere on 30 January 1799) and '' Wallenstein's Death'' (premiere on 20 April 1799) as well as the title role in ''

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'' in Schiller's arrangement (premiere on 14 May 1800). In the world premiere of Schiller's ''Mary Stuart'' on 14 June 1800 he impersonated Mortimer, and his wife the title role. In September 1802 he went with his wife to Stuttgart and took over the post of artistic director at the Hoftheater. He died there at the age of 41.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vohs, Heinrich German male stage actors 18th-century German male singers 1763 births 1804 deaths People from Kleve

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