An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber, Comedian and Late Patentee of the Theatre-Royal - Cibber, Colley 1671-1757 (London Dodsley, 1756)
For the first edition (1740), see 03K23
frontispiece engraving by John S. Miller (1715–c.1792) a German engraver and botanist active in London, after Charles-André van Loo (1705-1765)
Colley Cibber was an English actor-manager, playwright and Poet Laureate. His colourful memoir describes his life in a personal, anecdotal and even rambling style. His importance in British theatre history rests on his being one of the first in a long line of actor-managers, on the interest of two of his comedies as documents of evolving early 18th-century taste and ideology, and on the value of his autobiography as a historical source.
Includes 2 indexes
Originally published in 1740
With an Historical View of the Stage During His Own Time. With an account of the rise and the progress of the English stage: A dialogue on old plays, and old players: and a list of dramatic authors and their works.
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