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Colley Cibber (1671-1757)
An apology for the life of Mr Colley Cibber, comedian ... with an historical view of the stage during his own time 1740
RCIN 1091383
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Colley Cibber (1671–1757) was an actor and theatre manager as well as a playwright and poet. He had success writing plays for his own company, and acting 'fop' roles in comedic plays. He also wrote a popular comic memoir of his life in the theatre entitled ' An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber.' An ardent supporter of the Hanoverians, he was appointed poet laureate in 1730.
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An apology for the life of Mr Colley Cibber, comedian ... with an historical view of the stage during his own time / Colley Cibber.
