Caroline Schuch (1739–1787), was a German actress 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 s ...

after him in 1771–1787, while touring

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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, . {{DEFAULTSORT:Schuch, Caroline 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 German theatre managers