Samuel 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.
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