Colley Cibber changed the course of the English-speaking theater. One of the most complete theater men in the history of the stage, he fostered the change from drama as the handmaiden of literature to theater as an independent and lively art. In the process, Cibber became one of London's brightest stars, one of its most popular playwrights and, for thirty years, manager of the most important theater in England, Drury Lane.Yet above all, Cibber was an actor, and this fact governed h...

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Originally collated and published in 1980, this volume contains the plays of Colley Cibber, edited and with an introduction by Rodney L. Hayley. The book contains The Lady's Last Stake, The Rival Fools, Ximena, The Non-Juror and The Refusal.

This book explores the multiple portrayals of the actor and theatre manager Colley Cibber, king of the dunces, professional fop, defacer of Shakespeare and the cruel and unforgiving father of Charlotte Charke. But these portraits of Cibber are doubly partial, exposing even as they paper over gaps and biases in the archive while reflecting back modern desires and methodologies. The Colley Cibber ‘everybody knows’ has been variously constructed through the rise of English literature as both ...

Cibber defends himself with humor, describing Pope as vain, bitter, and overly sensitive to criticism. Cibber recounts personal anecdotes, clever insults, and humorous descriptions to undermine Pope’s attacks, casting himself as a humble, down-to-earth artist in contrast to Pope’s self-seriousness. Cibber suggests that Pope’s obsession with him stems from jealousy and frustration, as Cibber was popular with the public despite Pope’s disdain.With a mix of sarcasm and wit, Cibber emphasizes ...