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Cibber accurately chronicles the plays, playwrights, and actors of the day in unstinting detail, affording theater lovers and historians an incomparable glimpse of the beginnings of modern theater. As an actor, manager, and playwright, Colley Cibber was among the most influential members of the London theater in the 18th century.
Love's Last Shift. Richard III. The Careless Husband. Other plays. Manager. Poet. Dunce. Pamphlet wars. King of Dunces. Plays. Notes. References. Further reading. External links. Colley Cibber (6 November 1671 – 11 December 1757 [1]) was an English actor-manager, playwright and Poet Laureate.
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Colley Cibber Poems. 1. The Blind Boy. O say what is that thing call'd Light, Which I must ne'er enjoy; What are the blessings of the sight, O tell your poor blind boy! ... Read Poem. Colley Cibber Biography. Colley Cibber was an English actor-manager, playwright and Poet Laureate.
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Colley Cibber, as can probably be deduced from his portrait shown here, was a flamboyant, often eccentric character whose lifetime ambition was to be a great actor/manager in the London theatres as well as being a well-regarded poet and playwright.
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.
Colley Cibber was an English actor-manager, playwright and Poet Laureate. His colourful memoir Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber describes his life in a personal, anecdotal and even rambling style.
