author
Theophilus Cibber
1703–1758
Best known as an 18th-century English actor and playwright, he grew up in one of the theater world’s most famous families and made a lively, often controversial name for himself on the London stage. His career mixed real stage success with enough scandal to keep his reputation colorful long after his death.
6 Audiobooks
The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume IV.
by Theophilus Cibber
The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III.
by Theophilus Cibber
The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume I.
by Theophilus Cibber
The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V.
by Theophilus Cibber
The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II.
by Theophilus Cibber
The Harlot's Progress (1733), The Rake's Progress (Ms., ca. 1778-1780)
by Theophilus Cibber
About the author
Born in November 1703, he was the son of actor-manager Colley Cibber and followed his family into the theater. He was educated at Winchester College and began acting at Drury Lane in the early 1720s, building a career as both a performer and a playwright.
He became known in London theatrical life not just for his acting but also for his turbulent private reputation. Contemporary and later accounts describe him as talented, energetic, and deeply entangled in public quarrels and personal scandals, which made him a striking figure in 18th-century theater history.
He died in 1758, reportedly at sea. Today he is remembered as part of the remarkable Cibber family story and as one of the more vivid personalities of the Georgian stage.