An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume 1 (of 2) / Written by Himself. A New Edition with Notes and Supplement - Colley Cibber

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[Historia Histrionica: an Historical Account of the English Stage]	xix
[Letters Patent for Erecting a New Theatre]	liii
[Title and Dedication to the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber]	lxiii
CHAPTER I.
[The Introduction. The Author's Birth, etc.]	1
CHAPTER II.
[He that trites of himself not easily tir'd, etc.]	28
CHAPTER III.>
[The Author's several Chances for the Church, The Court, and the Army, etc.]	55
CHAPTER IV.
[A short View of the Stage, from the Year 1660 to the Revolution, etc.]	86
CHAPTER V.
[The Theatrical Characters of the Principal Actors in the Year 1690, continu'd, etc.]	119
CHAPTER VI.
[The Author's first Step upon the Stage. His Discouragements, etc.]	180
CHAPTER VII.
[The State of the Stage continued, etc.]	227
CHAPTER VIII.
[The Patentee of Drury-Lane wiser than his Actors, etc.]	262
CHAPTER IX.
[A small Apology for writing on, etc.]	299
[Index]

LIST OF MEZZOTINT PORTRAITS.

NEWLY ENGRAVED BY R. B. PARKES.
VOLUME THE FIRST.

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I.	[Colley Cibber.] After the painting by John Baptist Vanloo, 1740	Frontispiece
II.	[Caius Gabriel Cibber], the sculptor, father of Colley Cibber. After the picture by Laroon and Christian Richter. (Collection of the Earl of Orford, Strawberry Hill)	18
III.	[Thomas Betterton.] After the painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller	88
IV.	[Benjamin Johnson], in the character of Ananias, in Ben Jonson's "Alchemist," act iii. After the picture by Peter Van Bleeck, 1738	104
V.	[Edward Kynaston], comedian. After R. Cooper.	122
VI.	[Anthony Leigh], in the character of the Friar, in Dryden's tragi-comedy of "The Spanish Friar." After the painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller	146
VII.	[Elizabeth Barry.] After the painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1689. (Collection of the Earl of Orford, Strawberry Hill)	160
VIII.	[Mrs. Bracegirdle] as "The Indian Queen," in the play by Sir R. Howard and J. Dryden. After the picture by J. Smith and W. Vincent	188
IX.	[William Bullock.] After the picture by Thomas Johnson. Ad vivum pinxit et fecit	204
X.	[William Penkethman.] After the painting by R. Schmutz	238
XI.	[William Congreve.] After the painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1709, "Kit-Cat Club"	272
XII.	[Charlotte Charke.] After a study by Henry Gravelot	288
XIII.	[Sir John Vanbrugh.] After the painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, "Kit-Cat Club"	306

NEWLY ETCHED FROM CONTEMPORARY DRAWINGS BY ADOLPHE LALAUZE.
Volume the First.

I.	[Caius Gabriel Cibber's Figures of Raving And Melancholy Madness.] From Bedlam Hospital.[1]
II.	[Scene Illustrating Crowne's "sir Courtly Nice."] After the contemporary design by Arnold Vanhaecken.
III.	[Scene Illustrating Etheredge's "man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter."] After the design by Lud. du Guernier.
IV.	[Scene illustrating Congreve's "Double Dealer."] After F. Hayman.
V.	[Griffin and Johnson in the Characters of Tribulation and Ananias], Ben Jonson's "Alchemist," act iii. scene 2. Tribulation. "I do command thee (Spirit of Zeal, but Trouble) to peace, within him." After the original by Peter Van Bleeck, 1738.
VI.	[Scene illustrating Otway's "orphan."] After the contemporary etching by G. Vander Gucht.
VII.	[Mrs. Porter, Mills, and Cibber.] After a contemporary engraving by J. Basire.
VIII.	[Scene Illustrating Steele's "funeral, or Grief à la Mode."] After the contemporary design by G. Vander Gucht.
IX.	[Mr. Estcourt as "Kite" in Farquhar's "Recruiting Officer."] After the contemporary design by E. Knight and G. Vander Gucht.