"What's in a name?": Romeo and Juliet and the Cibber Brand. (2nd October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McGirr, Elaine M.
• Is Part Of: Shakespeare. Volume 14:Number 4(2018)
• Page Start: 399
• Page End: 412
• Publication Date: 2018-10-02
• Subjects: Shakespearean adaptation -- performance history -- celebrity -- authorial reputation -- repertory; Periodicals; 822.33
• DOI: 10.1080/17450918.2017.1406983
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1745-0918

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The 1744 and 1748/50 performances of Romeo and Juliet by Theophilus Cibber, Jenny Cibber and Susannah Cibber explain the significance of the play's return to the repertory, uncover the history of rival interpretations of Juliet's character and make sense of the careers and reputations of the theatrical Cibbers. The "Cibberian" airs of all three Cibbers were markedly different, as were their interpretations of Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers.