Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757

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Colley Cibber was an actor, playwright, stage manager, and poet laureate.

From the description of Colley Cibber letter to Mrs. Laetitia Pilkington, 1747 June 29. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 37290455

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creatorOf Drury Lane Theatre. Order from Drury Lane Theatre concerning tickets [manuscript], 1722 September 22. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757. Colley Cibber letter to Mrs. Laetitia Pilkington, 1747 June 29. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Aston, Tony, ca. 1682-ca. 1753. A transcript of A brief supplement to Colley Cibber, Esq., his lives of the late famous actors and actresses ... by Tony Aston [manuscript], ca. 1800. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Albert Stephens Borgman autograph collection, 1600-1950. Houghton Library
creatorOf Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Der blinde Knabe. Aus dem Englischen / von Craigher. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Carents, William, 17th/18th cent. Order to pay Edward Laughlin from William Carents [manuscript], 17th or 18th century. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899,. Autograph letters signed from Augustin Daly, New York, to various people [manuscript], ca. 1888-1889. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Drury Lane Theatre. Bills and receipts of Drury Lane Theatre [manuscript], 1713/14-1716. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823. Autograph manuscript of Kemble's parts in 34 plays in the hand of John Philip Kemble [manuscript], 1783-1805. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Wharton, Betty,. Betty Wharton collection of theatrical autographs, 1707-1869. Houghton Library
referencedIn Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744. Autograph letter signed : [London], to the Earl of Orrery, [1743 Jan. 13]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Philbrick, Norman, 1913-. Irving/Terry/Craig collection, 1715-1984. The Claremont Colleges, Claremont University Consortium
referencedIn Miscellaneous theatrical papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Autograph File, C Houghton Library
referencedIn Waller family. Papers, 1737-1912. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Free Library of Philadelphia Collection of Literary Manuscripts, 1666-1990 Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department
referencedIn Lowe, Robert William, 1853-1902,. Autograph letters signed and intialled to R.W. Lowe from various correspondents [manuscript], 1888-1890? Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Drury Lane Theatre. Bill for printing playbills [manuscript], 1713/14 January-February. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn The life of Edmund Kean : from published and original sources, extra-illustrated Houghton Library
referencedIn Watkins, Anne. [Collection of poetry], [circa 1730]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757. Don Lewis in Fops fortune : for Mr. Miller, December [unreadable] 30: 1736?-7. State Library of Ohio
referencedIn Garrick, David, 1717-1779,. Collection of autograph letters signed (some incomplete) from David Garrick, Merton, Burlington House, London and Southampton St., London, to the Countess of Burlington [manuscript], 1749 July 18-November 4. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Rich, John, 1682?-1761. Autograph note signed from John Rich to Mr. R. Wilks, Mr. B. Booth or Mr. C. Cibber, managers of Drury Lane Theatre [manuscript], 1723 May 20. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757,. Autograph signed quitclaim from Colley Cibber to Owen Swiny of St. James, Westminster [manuscript], 1712 May 10. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Garrick, David, 1717-1779,. Autograph letters signed from David Garrick to the Countess of Burlington [manuscript], 1750 October 4-18. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn [Commonplace book], [late 17th to mid 18th century]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744. Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to the Earl of Orrery, [1742] July 23. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Rich, John, 1682?-1761,. Autograph letters signed from John Rich to various recipients [manuscript], 1722-1753. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936,. George A. Plimpton collection of portraits, ca. 1550-1920. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Waller, Edmund, 1606-1687. Poems and songs, ca. 1600-ca. 1750, compiled ca. 1713 and ca. 1745. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Drury Lane Theatre. Bills and receipts for the wardrobe, stage properties, writings and printing used in productions of Shakespearean and other plays [manuscript], 1714-1716. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757. Papers of Colley Cibber [manuscript], 1720-1745. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Cross, Letitia, ca. 1677-1737,. Autograph letter signed from Letitia Cross to an unknown recipient [manuscript], 1710/11 March 22. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Donald Hyde and Mary Hyde Eccles Autograph Collection, 1505-1957 (inclusive), 1702-1854 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Selected items by and about Colley Cibber. [microform]. Princeton University Library
creatorOf Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757. Copy of a humerous tale as related at Drury Lane Theatre by the late Colley Cibber, ca. 1735 [manuscript], ca. 1850. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Samuel Richardson collection of papers, 1746-1761 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
referencedIn Baber, John. Annals of staghunting, 1706-1709. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn [Collection of poems], [circa 1760]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn McSwiny, Owen, 1676-1754,. Letter from Owen Mac Swinny to Sir John Stanley, bart. [manuscript] [17th or 18th century]. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Aston, Tony, ca. 1682-ca. 1753. Copies of works by or relating to Tony Aston [manuscript], ca. 1820. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn John Lawrence Toole autograph collection, 1750-1903 and undated. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823. Celadon and Florimel, or, The happy counterplot [microform]. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Joseph Spence papers, 1649-1859, 1739-1768 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Bates, William, fl. 1750-1780. Flora ballad opera collection, 1729-1976. University of Colorado, Boulder
creatorOf Drury Lane Theatre. Bill for stage properties of Drury Lane Theatre [manuscript], [1714?] April 10. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Sharpe, Isaac. [Commonplace book], ca. 1680-1732. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Rich, John, 1682?-1761,. Autograph letter signed from John Rich to various people [manuscript], 1722 October 19. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn The Robert Cushman Butler Collection of Theatrical Illustrations Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
referencedIn Betty Wharton collection of theatrical autographs, 1707-1869. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Thornbury, Walter, 1828-1876. Autograph letters signed (2), dated : [London], 1 June 1875 and 7 April 1876, to [Joseph] Bennett, 1875 June 1. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan, extra-illustrated. Houghton Library
referencedIn Gary Snyder Papers, 1910-2003;, (1945-2002 bulk) University of California, Davis. General Library. . Dept. of Special Collections
creatorOf Drury Lane Theatre. Bills and receipts for the wardrobe, stage properties, writings and printing [manuscript], 1713-1716. Folger Shakespeare Library
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associatedWith Aston, Tony, ca. 1682-ca. 1753. person
associatedWith Baber, John. person
associatedWith Booth, Barton, 1681-1733. person
associatedWith Borgman, Albert Stephens, 1890-1954 person
associatedWith Boswell, James, 1740-1795 person
associatedWith Carents, William, 17th/18th cent. person
associatedWith Castleman, Richard, treasurer, person
associatedWith Cross, Letitia, ca. 1677-1737, person
associatedWith Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899, person
associatedWith Drury Lane Theatre. corporateBody
associatedWith Free Library of Philadelphia. corporateBody
associatedWith Garrick, David, 1717-1779, person
correspondedWith Hawkins, Frederick William, 1849-1900 person
associatedWith Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823. person
associatedWith Lowe, Robert William, 1853-1902, person
associatedWith McSwiny, Owen, 1676-1754, person
associatedWith Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852 person
associatedWith Pilkington, Laetitia, 1712-1750. person
associatedWith Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936, person
associatedWith Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744. person
associatedWith Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761 person
correspondedWith Rich, John, 1682?-1761, person
correspondedWith Rich, John, 1682?-1761, person
correspondedWith Rich, John, 1682?-1761. person
associatedWith Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. person
associatedWith Sharpe, Isaac. person
associatedWith Snyder, Gary person
associatedWith Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. person
associatedWith Thornbury, Walter, 1828-1876. person
correspondedWith Toole, John Lawrence, 1830-1906 person
associatedWith Waller family. family
associatedWith Watkins, Anne. person
associatedWith Watts, John, d. 1763. person
associatedWith Wharton, Betty, person
associatedWith Wharton, Betty, collector. person
associatedWith Wilks, Robert, 1665?-1732. person
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Women authors, Irish
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Birth 1671-11-06

Death 1757-12-12

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English

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