Author: Colley Cibber
Publisher: Dissertations-G
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Colley Cibber's the Double Gallant
Author: Colley Cibber
Publisher: Dissertations-G
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Publisher: Dissertations-G
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
The Double Gallant
Author: Colley Cibber
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Colley Cibber
Author: Helene Koon
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 081318522X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
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 his life and career. In his plays, he demonstrated a remarkable awareness of the audience in the playhouse, while the character of a fool, which he created for the stage, gradually became the mask he wore in private life. The man himself achieved fame and wealth and gained powerful friends who gave him the post of Poet Laureate. But the mask and his success brought equally powerful enemies who made him the target of their ridicule and succeeded in destroying his reputation. Since then the distorted image created by Pope and Fielding has amused generations of readers, but it does not explain how such a supposed fool remained a favorite with the public throughout his career, had more plays in the repertory than any other contemporary author, successfully managed a major theatrical company, or wrote the best theatrical history of his age. This biography looks at the man behind that distorting mask, his position in his own time, and his contribution to the theater.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 081318522X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
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 his life and career. In his plays, he demonstrated a remarkable awareness of the audience in the playhouse, while the character of a fool, which he created for the stage, gradually became the mask he wore in private life. The man himself achieved fame and wealth and gained powerful friends who gave him the post of Poet Laureate. But the mask and his success brought equally powerful enemies who made him the target of their ridicule and succeeded in destroying his reputation. Since then the distorted image created by Pope and Fielding has amused generations of readers, but it does not explain how such a supposed fool remained a favorite with the public throughout his career, had more plays in the repertory than any other contemporary author, successfully managed a major theatrical company, or wrote the best theatrical history of his age. This biography looks at the man behind that distorting mask, his position in his own time, and his contribution to the theater.
The Double Gallant: Or, the Sick Lady's Cure. A Comedy ... The Second Edition
The double gallant; Ximena; the comical lovers; The non-juror
An Appreciation of Colley Cibber
Author: Colley Cibber
Publisher: Ardent Media
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Publisher: Ardent Media
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The double gallant; Ximena; The comical lovers; The non-juror
Author: Colley Cibber
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
The Double Gallant: Or, the Sick Lady's Cure. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre in Dublin. Written by Mr. Cibber
“The” Double Gallant: Or, The Sick Lady's Cure
An Appreciation of Colley Cibber, Actor and Dramatist
Author: Colley Cibber
Publisher: Ardent Media
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Publisher: Ardent Media
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description