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Colley Cibber

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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. He wrote 25 plays for his own company at Drury Lane, half of which were adapted from various sources, which led Robert Lowe and Alexander Pope, among others, to criticise his "miserable mutilation" of "crucified Molière [and] hapless Shakespeare". (From Wikipedia)

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An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Written by Himself (new edition with notes and supplement, in 2 volumes; London: J. C. Nimmo, 1889), by Colley Cibber, ed. by Robert William Lowe, illust. by Robert Bowyer Parkes and Adolphe Lalauze

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A Letter From Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope (Augustan Reprint Society publication #158; 1973), by Colley Cibber, contrib. by Helene Koon (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)

11 additional books about Colley Cibber in the extended shelves:

Studies in the work of Colley Cibber. (Lawrence, 1912), by De Witt Clinton Croissant (page images at HathiTrust)
An appreciation of Colley Cibber, actor and dramatist, together with a reprint of his play, 'The careless husband' ... (H. J. Paris, 1928), by Diederikus Marius Elbertus Habbema and Colley Cibber (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
The life and times of Colley Cibber (Constable & co., ltd., 1928), by Dorothy Senior (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Colley Cibber's Tragicomedy "Ximena; or The heroick Daughter" : und ihr Verhältnis zu Corneilles "Cid.". (C. Ehlers, 1908), by Adolf Herrmann (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Cibber's revision of Shakespeare's Richard III (Philadelpha , 1911), by Arthur Cleveland (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Colley Cibber (Athenæum Press, 1888), by Colley Cibber, Anthony Aston, James Wright, and Robert William Lowe (page images at HathiTrust)
Studies in the work of Colley Cibber (The University, 1912), by De Witt Clinton Croissant (page images at HathiTrust)
Life of Mr Cibber (Whittaker, Treacher, and Arnot, 1830), by Colley Cibber (page images at HathiTrust)
Colley Cibbers bühnenbearbeitung von Shakespeares Richard III. (1899), by Richard Dohse (page images at HathiTrust)
Studies in the work of Colley Cibber (The University, 1912), by De Witt Clinton Croissant (page images at HathiTrust)
Colley Cibber. (Athenœum Press, 1900), by Colley Cibber, Anthony Aston, James Wright, and Robert William Lowe (page images at HathiTrust)

Books by Colley Cibber:

Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Written by Himself (new edition with notes and supplement, in 2 volumes; London: J. C. Nimmo, 1889), ed. by Robert William Lowe, illust. by Robert Bowyer Parkes and Adolphe Lalauze
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: A Letter From Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope (Augustan Reprint Society publication #158; 1973), contrib. by Helene Koon (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The Tragical History of King Richard III, As it is Acted at the Theatre Royal (London: Printed for B. Lintott and A. Bettesworth, ca. 1700), also by William Shakespeare (page images here at Pen)

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Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: [British theatre] (J. Bell, 1791), also by John Bell, George Villiers Buckingham, William Whitehead, James Thomson, Richard Steele, John Dryden, Thomas Southerne, Nicholas Rowe, Allan Ramsay, Jean Racine, Ambrose Philips, Thomas Otway, Arthur Murphy, John Milton, James Miller, William Mason, David Mallet, Charles Macklin, George Lillo, Sophia Lee, Hugh Kelly, Dr. Hoadly, Aaron Hill, Mr. Havard, Hall Hartson, Elizabeth Griffith, Oliver Goldsmith, George Farquhar, David Garrick, Richard Cumberland, William Congreve, George Colman, John Vanbrugh, Susanna Centlivre, Henry Brooke, John Brown, John Banks, Michael Arne, and Joseph Addison (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Anthony Aston, stroller and adventurer; to which is appended Aston's Brief supplement to Colley Cribber's Lives; and A sketch of the life of Anthony Aston, written by Himself. (The author, 1920), also by Watson Nicholson (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: An apology for his life (J. M. Dent & sons, ltd.;, 1914), also by William Hazlitt (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: An apology for his life (J. M. Dent & sons, ltd.;, 1930) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: An apology for the life of Colley Cibber, comedian, and late patentee of the Theatre-Royal. With an historical view of the stage during his own time. (Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1756) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: An apology for the life of Mr. Colley Cibber (J. C. Nimmo, 1889), also by Anthony Ashton, James Wright, and Robert William Lowe (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: An apology for the life of Mr. Colley Cibber (AMS Press, 1966, 1966), also by Robert William Lowe (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: An apology for the life of Mr. Colley Cibber (J.C. Nimmo, 1889), also by Anthony Ashton, James Wright, and Robert William Lowe (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: An apology for the life of Mr. Colley Cibber (AMS Press, 1966), also by Tony Aston, James Wright, and Robert William Lowe (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: An apology for the life of Mr. Colley Cibber, comedian. (Hunt and Clarke, 1830) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: An apology for the life of Mr. Colley Cibber, comedian and patentee of the Theatre Royal (W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1822), also by Edmund Bellchambers (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: An appreciation of Colley Cibber, actor and dramatist, together with a reprint of his play, 'The careless husband' ... (H. J. Paris, 1928), also by Diederikus Marius Elbertus Habbema (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The careless husband; a comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre Royal by Her Majesty's servants. (W. Davis, 1705) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The character and conduct of Cicero, considered, from the history of his life, by the Reverend Dr. Middleton. With occasional essays, and observations upon the most memorable facts and persons during that period. (Printed by J. Watts for the author, 1747) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Citizen out-witted (Printed for C. Jackson, Anglesea-street, 1781), also by Christopher Jackson, Brownlow Forde, and Project Unica (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Colley Cibber. (Grolier Society, 1900) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Colley Cibber (Athenæum Press, 1888), also by Anthony Aston, James Wright, and Robert William Lowe (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Colley Cibber. (Athenaeum Press, 1888), also by Robert William Lowe, Tony Aston, and James Wright (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Colley Cibber. (Athenœum Press, 1900), also by Anthony Aston, James Wright, and Robert William Lowe (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Colley Cibber ... (The Grolier Society, 1900), also by James Wright, Robert William Lowe, and Tony Aston (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Damon and Phillida : a pastoral farce, as it is acted at the two theatres-royal in London and Dublin. (George Fallkner, 1737) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Der sorglose ehemann (A Vandenhoeck, 1750) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The double gallant, or, The sick lady's cure. (Printed for J. and R. Tonson, S. Crowder and Co. [etc.], 1761) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The double gallant, or The sick lady's cure; a comedy in five acts. (J. Duncombe & Co., 1840), also by William Burnaby and Susanna Centlivre (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Dramatic works. (Printed for J. Clarke, 1760) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The dramatic works of Colley Cibber. (Printed for J. Clarke [etc.], 1760) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The dramatic works of Colley Cibber. (AMS Press, 1966) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The dramatic works of Colley Cibber ... (Printed for J. Rivington and Sons [etc.], 1777) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The dramatic works of Colley Cibber, Esq (Printed for J.Clarke, C.Hitch and L.Hawes, D.Browne, J. and R.Jonson, J.Rivington, 1760) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The dramatic works of Colley Cibber, esq. in five volumes : volume the fifth. (printed for J. Rivington and Sons :, 1777), also by Thomas Longman and John Rivington (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The dramatic works of Colley Cibber, esq. in five volumes : volume the first. (printed for J. Rivington and Sons :, 1777), also by Thomas Longman and John Rivington (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The dramatic works of Colley Cibber ... : in five volumes : volume the second. (printed for J. Rivington and Sons :, 1777), also by Charles Bathurst, Thomas Longman, and John Rivington (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The dramatic works of Colley Cibber : in four volumes. (Printed for J. Clarke, C. Hitch and L. Hawes [etc.], 1760), also by John Clarke (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Edrisa, or, an elegiac poem on the death of a fine lady in Pall-Mall : in which are contained her principal amours and adventures. (Printed for M. Cooper, at the Globe in Paternoster-Row, 1743) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: English comedy; a collection of the most celebrated dramas since the commencement of the reformation of the stage. (Printed for John Sharpe, 1810), also by Richard Steele (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Faithful memoirs of the life, amours and performances, of that justly celebrated, and most eminent actress of her time, Mrs. Anne Oldfield : interspersed with several other dramatical memoirs ([s.n.], 1731), also by Edmund Curll (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Fool in fashion (B. Lintot, 1730) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Fop's fortune (Davis & Force., 1825), also by Philip Massinger, John Fletcher, David Garrick, and Davis & Force (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Fop's fortune. (J. Cumberland., 1828) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Heroic daughter (John Bell, 1792), also by John Bell and Pierre Corneille (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The hypocrite, a comedy (Wells and Lilly, 1822), also by Isaac Bickerstaff and Molière (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The hypocrite, a comedy : altered from Colley Cibber's translation of "Tartuffe", by Moliere : compressed into three acts by Sol. Smith, comedian : with the staff business, cast of characters, relative positions, etc. (W. Taylor & company, 1854), also by Isaac Bickerstaff and Sol. Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Kind imposter (J. Bell, 1792), also by John Bell and John Leanerd (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Kind impostor (J. Dicks, 1800) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The lady's last stake; or, The wife's resentment. A comedy. (J. Bell, 1778) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Life of Mr Cibber (Whittaker, Treacher, and Arnot, 1830) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Loves last shift, or, The fool in fashion a comedy : as it is acted at the Theatre Royal by His Majestys servants / written by C. Cibber. (London : Printed for H. Rhodes ... R. Parker ... S. Briscoe ..., 1696) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The non-juror: A comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal, by His Majesty's servants. Writien [sic] by Mr. Cibber. (Dublin : re-printed by Thomas Hume, for George Risk, 1718), also by Molière (HTML at ECCO TCP)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Papal tyranny in the reign of King John (Cornmarket Press, 1745), also by William Shakespeare (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Plays (Printed for Jacob Tonson :, 1721) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Plays from Molière (G. Routledge and Sons, 1891), also by Henry Fielding, William Wycherley, John Vanbrugh, John Dryden, Henry Morley, and Molière (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Plays from Molière (G. Routledge and sons, 1883), also by Henry Morley, John Vanbrugh, Henry Fielding, William Wycherley, John Dryden, and Molière (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Plays from Molière (G. Routledge and sons, 1887), also by Henry Morley, Henry Fielding, William Wycherley, John Vanbrugh, John Dryden, and Molière (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Plays from Molière. (G. Routledge and sons, 1889), also by Henry Morley, Henry Fielding, William Wycherley, John Vanbrugh, John Dryden, and Molière (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: A poem on the death of our late soveraign lady Queen Mary by C. Cibber. (London : Printed for John Whitlock, 1695) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The poetical works of Alexander Pope, with his last corrections, additions and improvements. (Printed by T. & G. Palmer, 1804), also by Alexander Pope and William Warburton (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The provoked husband. A comedy, in five acts (J. Cumberland, in the 1830s), also by John Vanbrugh (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The provoked husband : A comedy, in five acts (Davidson, 1800), also by John Vanbrugh and Robert Cruikshank (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The provoked husband, or, A journey to London : a comedy (Mathews and Leigh, 1808), also by John Vanbrugh (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The provoked husband, or A journey to London; a comedy. (Wells and Lilly, etc., etc., 1822), also by John Vanbrugh (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The provoked husband, or, A journey to London : a comedy (Printed for the proprietors by W. Simpkin and R. Marshall ... and C. Chapple ... , 1819), also by John Vanbrugh and W. Oxberry (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The provoked husband; or, A journey to London. A comedy. As it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent Garden. (T. Lowndes, 1765), also by John Vanbrugh (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Rhapsody upon the marvellous, arising from the first odes of Horace and Pindar. Being a scrutiny into ancient poetical fame, demanded by modern common sense. (Lewis, 1751) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Richard the Third, a tragedy (Wells and Lilly, 1822), also by William Shakespeare (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Shakespeare's historical tragedy of Richard III (S. French, 1846), also by William Shakespeare (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Shakspeare's historical tragedy of Richard III (Berford & co., 1847), also by William Shakespeare (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: She wou'd & she wou'd not, a comedy in five acts. (French, 1845), also by John Learned (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: She wou'd and she wou'd not. (Lacy, 1702) (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Sick lady's cure (J. Bell, 1792), also by John Bell, William Burnaby, and Susanna Centlivre (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The theatre : to which are added, The anti-theatre ; The character of Sir John Edgar ; Steele's case with the lord chamberlain ; The crisis of property, with the sequel, two Pasquins, &c. &c. (Printed by and for the editor and sold by G.G.J. and J. Robinson, ... J. Walter, ... and C. Dilly, ... , 1791), also by Richard Steele, John Falstaffe, John Nichols, and John Dennis (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The tragedy of King Richard III : Colley Cibber's version, as produced by Edwin Booth, Wednesday evening, May 1, 1872, at Booth's Theatre, New York. (H.L. Hinton, 1872), also by William Shakespeare, Edwin Booth, and Booth's Theatre (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The tragical history of King Richard the Third. As it is now acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. (Printed for W. Mears, etc., 1718), also by William Shakespeare (page images at HathiTrust)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Woman's wit, or, The lady in fashion a comedy acted at the Theatre Royal by His Majesties servants / written by C. Cibber. (London : Printed for John Sturton ..., 1697) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: Xerxes, a tragedy as it is acted at the new theatre in Little Lincoln's-Inn Fields / written by C. Cibber ... (London : Printed, and are to be sold by John Nutt ..., 1699) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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