Cibber

The question then becomes: why did he continually provoke Cibber, knowing the latter had such a story at hand?

Cibber almost new wrote the whole, and the last act was entirely his in conduct, sentiment and diction.

It was the work of Cibber, who gave it in 1679, in payment of his admission fee to the membership of the company.

Colley Cibber, actor and dramatist, altered and adapted some of Shakspere's plays.

The close of the Book was as much improved as the opening by the changes consequent on the substitution of Cibber for Theobald.