COLLEY (1671-1757).-Actor and dramatist, _b._ in London, _s._ of a Danish sculptor, and _ed._ at Grantham School. Soon after his return to London he took to the stage. Beginning with tragedy, in which he failed, he turned to comedy, and became popular in eccentric _roles_. In 1696 he brought out his first play, _Love's Last Shift_, and pro