Theater

Colley Cibber (June 11, 1671 – November 12, 1757) was an English actor, playwright, and Poet Laureate. His position in a long line of actor-managers established his colorful record importance in theater history, and He (Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber) was entering the British tradition of long-winded autobiographical method. His works provide valuable documentation of London stage practices for today's historians, and ideology of the early 18th century, two of his original comedies are particularly useful records of the changing way of life.