Colley Cibber was not well received. In the middle of the play, he whispered to fellow actor Benjamin Victor that he wanted to go home, perhaps realising he was too old for the part and its physical demands. Cibber also essayed tragic parts in plays by Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, John Dryden and others, but with less success. By the end of his acting career, audiences were being entranced by the innovatively naturalistic acting of the rising star David Garrick, who made his London debut in the title part in a production of Cibber's adaptation of "Richard III" in 1741. He returned to
Catherine Cibber reach adulthood, Theophilus, became an actor at Drury Lane Theatre at the age of 16 in 1721. Theophilus became an embarrassment because of his scandalous life. Their other son to survive infancy, James, died in or after 1717 before reaching adulthood. Colley's youngest daughter Charlotte followed in her father's theatrical footsteps, but she fell out with him and her sister Catherine, and she was cut off by the family. Cibber died in Knightsbridge in 1734 of asthma. Catherine Cibber Catherine Cibber born Katherine Shore (baptised 1669 – 17 January 1734) was a British singer and actor. Cibber was born in