Baruth, Philip E. “Who Is Charlotte Charke?”. Introducing Charlotte Charke: Actress, Author, Enigma, edited by Philip E. Baruth, University of Illinois Press, 1998, pp. 9-62.
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Theophilus Cibber
Standard Name: Cibber, Theophilus
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | Laetitia Pilkington | Her youngest son, Jack (John Carteret Pilkington
), also came back to her for support, with tales of mistreatment from their father. Jack was alleged by Isaac Reed
to have told Theophilus Cibber
(who... |
| Intertextuality and Influence | Jane Warton | JW
's novel has nothing to do with Theophilus Cibber
's afterpiece Patie and Peggy, 1730 (derived in turn from a work by Allan Ramsay
), in which the title characters are one of... |
| Occupation | Charlotte Charke | Colley Cibber
retired abruptly from managing Drury Lane
, passing it not to his son Theophilus
but to John Highmore
; Theophilus, CC
, and other performers defected to the illicit Little Theatre in the Haymarket
. Morgan, Fidelis, and Charlotte Charke. The Well-Known Troublemaker: A Life of Charlotte Charke. Faber and Faber, 1988. 52-3 |
| Reception | Mary Chandler | MC
's brother Samuel (a dissenting minister and bookseller) wrote her life for The Lives of the Poets, 1753 (which bore the authorial name of Theophilus Cibber
). Shiels, Robert, and Theophilus Cibber. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Time of Dean Swift. R. Griffiths, 1753. 5: 345 |
| Textual Production | Frances Sheridan | Sheridan had hired Theophilus Cibber
for the summer season; Cibber, predictably, made trouble, in this case over a production of Addison
's Cato. Frances Chamberlaine's verse was printed in a pamphlet of this year... |
Timeline
June 1733
John Laguerre
painted The Stage Mutiny, which shows Theophilus Cibber
, Charlotte Charke
, and others, confronting John Highmore
, then manager of Drury Lane
.
5 December 1738
The trial opened in which Theophilus Cibber
sued William Sloper
for adultery, claiming £5,000 damages: virtually the trial of Susannah Cibber
. The jury found Sloper guilty but signified their opinion of Theophilus by awarding...
1756
Theophilus Cibber
, brother of Charlotte Charke
, published Dissertations on Theatrical Subjects (also known as Two Dissertations on the Theatres), a plea against the licensed-theatre monopoly.
July 1766
Biographium Foemineum. The Female Worthies; or, Memoirs of the Most Illustrious Ladies, of all Ages and Nations was anonymously published.
Texts
Shiels, Robert, and Theophilus Cibber. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Time of Dean Swift. R. Griffiths, 1753.