Project Gutenberg 2013-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 95 Cibber, Colley 1671 1757 Cibber, C. (Colley) An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume 2 (of 2) Written by Himself. A New Edition with Notes and Supplement Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, RSPIII, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume 2 (of 2)" by Colley Cibber is an autobiographical treatise written in the early 18th century. This work serves as both a memoir and a reflective account of the author’s experiences in the English theatre, particularly focusing on its practices, challenges, and evolving nature during his career. Cibber, himself a playwright and actor, recounts his journey, details interactions with notable figures in theatre, and sheds light on the management of theatrical companies. The opening of this second volume presents a vivid exploration of the theatre scene in Cibber's time, as he discusses the restructuring of actors and plays within various theatres, particularly the Hay-Market and Drury-Lane. He describes the dynamics of actor management, competition, and audience reception, highlighting how financial pressures influence theatrical quality and organization. Cibber expresses concerns over the evolving standards and the patronage of the stage, capturing both the enthusiasm and the turmoil that characterized his career in theatre. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44065/44065-h/images/cover-vol-ii.jpg en Theater -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century Dramatists, English -- 18th century -- Biography Theatrical managers -- Great Britain -- Biography Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757 Actors -- Great Britain -- Biography CT PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 936108 935889 2024-10-18T13:12:19.916251 2023-09-19T08:39:12.293157 text/html text/html 926041 2013-10-29T16:44:17 text/html 1144959 2013-10-29T16:48:20 text/html application/zip 1172969 2024-10-18T13:12:36.906189 application/epub+zip 1184118 2024-10-18T13:12:22.845256 application/epub+zip 400153 2024-10-18T13:12:21.425279 application/epub+zip 1475581 2024-10-18T13:12:46.054143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1402084 2024-10-18T13:12:35.256182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 620286 2022-09-20T06:29:54.071508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 731519 731335 2024-10-18T13:12:16.321343 2023-09-19T08:39:09.332115 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 731126 2013-10-29T16:24:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 275381 2013-10-29T16:24:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 731167 2013-10-29T16:24:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 275251 2013-10-29T16:24:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22779 2024-10-18T13:12:46.420138 application/rdf+xml 21408 2024-10-18T13:12:21.646244 image/jpeg 3282 2024-10-18T13:12:21.538246 image/jpeg 1139561 2024-10-18T13:12:20.043285 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog