Richard III (play) The earliest certain performance occurred on 1633, when Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria watched it on the Queen's birthday. Colley Cibber produced the most successful of the Restoration adaptations of Shakespeare with his version of "Richard III", at Drury Lane starting in 1700. Cibber himself played the role till 1739, and his version was on stage for the next century and a half. It contained the lines "Off with his head; so much for Buckingham" – possibly the most famous Shakespearean line that Shakespeare did not write – and "Richard's himself again!". The original Shakespearean version returned in a
Catherine Cibber Catherine Cibber Catherine Cibber born Katherine Shore (baptised 1669 – 17 January 1734) was a British singer and actor. Cibber was born in London and baptised in 1669. Her mother was Ann Shore and her father, Matthias and eventually two of her brothers (William and John) were sergeant-trumpeters to the King. Cibber was said to have been taught to sing and play the harpsichord by Henry Purcell. On 6 May 1693 Cibber married the actor Colley Cibber despite his poor prospects and insecure, socially inferior job. Cibber and Katherine had twelve children between 1694 and 1713. Theophilus Cibber was born