Project Gutenberg 2013-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 497 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 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Apology_for_the_Life_of_Colley_Cibber 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 Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. 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 Category: Biographies Category: British Literature 936073 2025-07-17T16:05:58.219959 text/html 905429 2024-10-23T19:24:38 text/html 1172632 2025-07-17T16:06:13.584755 application/epub+zip 1183867 2025-07-17T16:06:00.959758 application/epub+zip 399897 2025-07-17T16:05:59.593829 application/epub+zip 1474809 2025-07-17T16:06:21.689690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1401900 2025-07-17T16:06:12.057719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 620286 2022-09-20T06:29:54.071508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 731335 2023-09-19T08:39:09.332115 text/plain 711295 2024-10-23T19:24:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17883 2025-07-17T16:06:22.137676 application/rdf+xml 21408 2025-07-17T16:05:59.801781 image/jpeg 3282 2025-07-17T16:05:59.700742 image/jpeg 1139541 2025-07-17T16:05:58.387760 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia