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Colley Cibber (6 November 1671 – 11 December 1757) 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.
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.
Actor, playwright, theatre manager and Poet Laureate, Colley Cibber (pronounced Sibber) is the fall guy of English Literature, a man better known for the mockery he incurred than for his real achievements.
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.
4 days ago · Colley Cibber was one of the most derided men in eighteenth-century London. Mocked for his work in the theatre and as Poet Laureate, he was nevertheless a prolific actor and playwright, and co-managed the Theatre Royal Drury Lane for 24 years.
Colley Cibber (SIHB-ur) is in the unfortunate position of being remembered mainly as the chief target of ridicule in Alexander Pope’s Dunciad—to be immortalized as the King of Dullness is a ...
Colley Cibber. (1671-1757), Dramatist and actor. Early Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 9 portraits. An actor-manager, dramatist and poet laureate, Cibber produced some thirty plays during his long career.
The English dramatist, poet, and actor Colley Cibber was the author of Love’s Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion (1696). The play established his reputation both as an actor and as a playwright and is generally considered the first sentimental comedy, a dramatic form that dominated the English stage for the next 100 years.
Colley Cibber. Actor-manager, Poet Laureate & dramatist. 1671 - 1757. Colley Cibber was born at Southwark, the son of Caius Gabriel Cibber the Danish sculptor, and his second wife Jane Colley, an heiress.
LATE ON a chill January afternoon in 1696, Colley Cibber stood in the wings of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, shivering with excitement. His first play, Love’s Last Shift, was about to open, and he had one of the leading roles.
