Colley Cibber's Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber
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Colley Cibber's *An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber* is an 18th-century theatrical autobiography and memoir that offers a lively account of his career as an actor-manager and of the Restoration and early 18th-century London stage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber | 2 |
| Colley Cibber's Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19650997 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colley Cibber's Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber Context triple: [Anne Bracegirdle, describedBySource, Colley Cibber's Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber]
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A.
The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera is an 18th-century ballad opera by John Gay that satirizes politics and high society through the lives of thieves and prostitutes in London.
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B.
Mac Flecknoe
Mac Flecknoe is a satirical poem by John Dryden that mock-heroically attacks the poet Thomas Shadwell as the heir to a kingdom of dullness.
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C.
Every Man in His Humour
Every Man in His Humour is a late 16th-century comedy play by Ben Jonson that helped establish his reputation and is known for its realistic characters and satirical portrayal of London life.
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D.
A Chaste Maid in Cheapside
A Chaste Maid in Cheapside is a satirical Jacobean city comedy by Thomas Middleton that skewers the greed, hypocrisy, and sexual mores of early 17th-century London society.
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E.
The Great Garrick
The Great Garrick is a 1937 American comedy film in which a famed English actor becomes the target of an elaborate prank by a French theater troupe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colley Cibber's Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber Target entity description: Colley Cibber's *An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber* is an 18th-century theatrical autobiography and memoir that offers a lively account of his career as an actor-manager and of the Restoration and early 18th-century London stage.
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A.
The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera is an 18th-century ballad opera by John Gay that satirizes politics and high society through the lives of thieves and prostitutes in London.
-
B.
Mac Flecknoe
Mac Flecknoe is a satirical poem by John Dryden that mock-heroically attacks the poet Thomas Shadwell as the heir to a kingdom of dullness.
-
C.
Every Man in His Humour
Every Man in His Humour is a late 16th-century comedy play by Ben Jonson that helped establish his reputation and is known for its realistic characters and satirical portrayal of London life.
-
D.
A Chaste Maid in Cheapside
A Chaste Maid in Cheapside is a satirical Jacobean city comedy by Thomas Middleton that skewers the greed, hypocrisy, and sexual mores of early 17th-century London society.
-
E.
The Great Garrick
The Great Garrick is a 1937 American comedy film in which a famed English actor becomes the target of an elaborate prank by a French theater troupe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Colley Cibber's Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber
linked to: Colley Cibber's Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber