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Appointed Poet Laureate in 1730. Colley Cibber (6 November 1671 – 11 December 1757 [1]) was an English actor-manager, playwright and Poet Laureate. His colourful memoir An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber (1740) describes his life in a personal, anecdotal and even rambling style. He wrote 25 plays for his own company at Drury Lane, half ...
Apr 18, 2024 · Colley Cibber was an English actor, theatre manager, playwright, and poet laureate of England, whose play Love’s Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion (1696) is generally considered the first sentimental comedy, a form of drama that dominated the English stage for nearly a century. His autobiography,
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Cibber also wrote poetry, most of which was poorly regarded, in spite of which to the general outrage of the literary community, he was appointed poet laureate in 1730. This was a political rather than a meritocratic decision based on his untiring support for Robert Walpole’s Whig cause, as contemporary poets of the calibre of John Donne and ...
Biography: Colley Cibber was an English actor, playwright, and Poet Laureate known for his work in theater as well as his controversial reputation among his peers. His legacy includes his role as one of the first actor-managers and his autobiography, which offers a glimpse into the theatrical world of the 18th century.
Colley Cibber was an English actor-manager, playwright and Poet Laureate. His colourful memoir Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber (1740) describes his life in a personal, anecdotal and even rambling style. He wrote 25 plays for his own company at Drury Lane, half of which were adapted from various sources, which led Robert Lowe and Alexander ...
We shouldn’t be surprised. Cibber lived in (and for) the public eye. He acted about 150 roles and wrote 26 plays and other entertainments; he spent almost 25 years co-managing the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and 27 as Poet Laureate. Between 1700 and 1800, his work was performed more often than any other playwright’s except Shakespeare.
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Colley Cibber(6 November 1671 – 11 December 1757) Colley Cibber was an English actor-manager, playwright and Poet Laureate. His colourful memoir Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber (1740) describes his life in a personal, anecdotal and even rambling style. He wrote 25 plays for his own
