Cibber, Theophilus

Cibber, Theophilus

▪ English actor and author

born Nov. 26, 1703
died 1758, at sea
 actor and playwright, a figure of general disrepute in the English theatre.

      The son of Colley Cibber, he made his first appearance on the stage in 1721. In 1731 and 1732 he acted for his father as manager of Drury Lane, serving also as actor-manager of the Haymarket in 1734. He was a capable actor, his best role being Pistol in Henry IV, but the plays he wrote are worthless. There is perhaps no contemporary reference to Cibber that does not set him down as a scoundrel. He traded dishonestly on his father's name and engaged in blackmail, in shameless plagiarism, and in scandalous lawsuits to obtain money. He died in a shipwreck while on his way to play in Dublin.

      His wife, Susanna Maria (1714–66), whom he married in 1734, had been a singer at the Haymarket and was given training in acting by his father. Strife with Kitty Clive over the lead in The Beggar's Opera and scandal over a liaison forced on her by her husband caused her temporary retirement. She returned later and for some time was a leading lady to David Garrick at Drury Lane Theatre.

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