Samuel Phelps
British actor (1804–1878) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the English actor. For the American politician, see Samuel S. Phelps.
Samuel Phelps (born 13 February 1804, Plymouth Dock (now Devonport), Plymouth, Devon, died 6 November 1878, Anson's Farm, Coopersale, near Epping, Essex) was an English actor and theatre manager. He is known for his productions of William Shakespeare's plays which were faithful to their original versions, after the derived works by Nahum Tate, Colley Cibber and David Garrick had dominated the stage for over a century.[1]
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