November 6 was the natal day of Colley Cibber (1671-1757), Poet Laureate of England, playwright, and one of the first of the long chain of actor-managers that would subsequently include David Garrick, Henry Irving, and Herbert Beerbohm Tree. Lovers of English theatre history know the name well for he was a major figure therein, for […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:42AM on November 6, 2022