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Colley Cibber (6 November 1671 – 11 Desember 1757) adalah seorang pemeran-manajer, pengarang drama dan Poet Laureate asal Inggris. Memoir berwarnanya Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber (1740) mengisahkan kehidupannya dalam gaya personal, anekdotal dan bahkan rambling .
9 de feb. de 2022 · 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. His response to his critics, An Apology for the Life of Mr Colley Cibber, is often described as the ...
45 Copy quote. Prithee don't screw your wit beyond the compass of good manners. Colley Cibber. Good Man, Screw You, Compass. Colley Cibber, Charles Bathurst (1777). “Love's last shift; Woman's wit; Love makes a man; She would and she would not”, p.49. 15 Copy quote. Old houses mended, Cost little less than new before they're ended. Colley ...
Colley Cibber’s son, Theophilus Cibber (1703–1758), also an actor and playwright, was born on the 26th of November 1703. In 1734 he was acting-manager at the Haymarket, and he subsequently played at Drury Lane, Lincoln’s Inn Fields and Covent Garden.
30 de jun. de 2022 · An Apology for the Life of Mr Colley Cibber, Comedian and Late Patentee of the Theatre Royal - July 2022 Skip to main content Accessibility help We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites.
All the time he was writing poetry and was made Poet Laureate in 1730, an appointment that was not popular. Another famous poet, Alexander Pope, wrote a satirical poem called Dunciad and Cibber was openly cited as “the Head Dunce” in the poem. His own poetry was simple, uncomplicated verse as seen in the following example called The Blind Boy:
EQUIVOCATION IN CIBBER'S LOVE'S LAST SHIFT By PAUL E. PARNELL Colley Cibber's Love's Last Shift (Drury Lane, January, 1696) has been recognized as a landmark in the development of the senti-mental drama since the first audience enjoyed their honest tears. But appraisal of the play has been subject to some fluctuation.
