The People - Michael Kelly

Name Variants
  • Mr Kelly
Gender
Man
Start
25 Dec 1762 (b.)
End
09 Oct 1826 (d.)
Country of Birth
Ireland
Locality
Dublin
Bio
BD Vol. 8: 291-300
Links

Works (22 Results)

Title Year Type Role
False Appearances 1789 Mainpiece Composer
The Glorious First of June 1794 Afterpiece Composer
Mahmoud; or, The Prince of Persia 1796 Mainpiece Composer
A Friend in Need 1797 Afterpiece Composer
The Chimney Corner 1797 Afterpiece Composer
The Last of the Family 1797 Mainpiece Composer
The Castle Spectre 1797 Mainpiece Composer
Blue Beard; or, Female Curiosity! 1798 Afterpiece Composer
The Captive of Spilburg 1798 Afterpiece Composer
Aurelio and Miranda 1799 Mainpiece Composer
Feudal Times; or The Banquet Gallery 1799 Afterpiece Composer
Of Age Tomorrow 1800 Afterpiece Composer
The Children; or Give Them Their Way 1800 Afterpiece Composer
Adelmorn, the Outlaw 1801 Mainpiece Composer
Adelmorn, the Outlaw 1802 Afterpiece Composer
Algonah 1802 Mainpiece Composer
Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper 1804 Afterpiece Composer
Youth, Love, and Folly 1805 Afterpiece Composer
We Fly by Night; or, Long Stories 1806 Afterpiece Composer
The Forty Thieves 1806 Afterpiece Composer
Adrian and Orrila; or, A Mother's Vengeance 1806 Mainpiece Composer
Tomorrow; Or, the Mars, Capt. Connor N/A N/A Composer

Activities (4 Results)

Theatre Activity
Covent Garden Singer
Drury Lane Actor, Music director, Singer

Benefits (Employee/Tickets) (15 Results)

Date Theatre Title Mainpiece Title After Piece(s) Door receipts Tickets Total Charges Ticket Count Type
07 Apr 1788 Drury Lane Artaxerxes Who's the Dupe? £187 10s 6d £163 15s £351 5s 6d £111 Unknown
17 Apr 1789 Drury Lane The Strangers at Home The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed, 'Tis Health That Gives Birth £100 14s 6d £116 1s £216 15s 6d £120 Unknown
16 Apr 1790 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera No Song No Supper, Hornpipe £166 19s £106 6s £273 5s £109 Unknown
22 May 1797 Drury Lane The Haunted Tower Sylvester Daggerwood, The Camp, Cupid and Psyche; or, Columbine Courtezan, Les Delassemens Militaires £418 8s £269 5s 6d £687 13s 6d £221 Unknown
09 May 1798 Drury Lane The Country Girl Blue Beard; or, Female Curiosity!, Bacchus and Ariadne £423 18s £262 6s 6d £686 4s 6d £237 Unknown
08 May 1799 Drury Lane The Siege of Belgrade Les Vendangeurs, Telemaque, Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense, La Fille Mal Gardee £401 16s £295 8s 6d £697 4s 6d £213 Unknown
14 May 1800 Drury Lane The Haunted Tower Telmgahi or The Peruvian Nuptials, Atalante and Hyppomenus, or The Foot Race £363 19s 6d £233 19s £597 18s 6d £207 Unknown
06 May 1801 Drury Lane Unknown Drama The Siege of Belgrade, Alonzo and Imogine; or, The Bridal Spectre £424 10s £208 3s 6d £632 13s 6d £212 Unknown
14 May 1802 Drury Lane As You Like It Irza £333 12s 6d £201 13s £535 5s 6d £218 Unknown
02 May 1803 Drury Lane Unknown Drama The Haunted Tower, Vologese, King of the Parthians; or, The Triumph of Constancy £404 9s 6d £223 18s 6d £628 8s £210 Unknown
21 May 1804 Drury Lane Unknown Drama The Child of Nature, Midas, Achille et Deidamie, The Village Festival, The Hornpipe from the Ballet of Barbara and Allen £313 5s 6d £203 18s 6d £517 4s £210 Unknown
24 May 1805 Drury Lane Unknown Drama The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African, Crazy Jane, Youth, Love, and Folly, Blanche, Queen of Castille; or, The Beautiful Milk-Maid £326 1s 6d £238 16s £564 17s 6d £203 Unknown
21 May 1806 Drury Lane Unknown Drama The Cabinet, Don Quixote de la Mancha at the Marriage of Comacio, Tamerlan et Bajazet, The Death of General Sir Ralph Abercrombie, Young Henry, Fame's Loud Echo, Near Those Rugged Towers £296 4s £200 11s 6d £496 15s 6d £215 Unknown
20 May 1807 Drury Lane Unknown Drama Artaxerxes, Siege of Troy £451 17s £335 3s £787 £217 Unknown
13 Jun 1808 Drury Lane Unknown Drama Ways and Means; or A Trip to Dover, Ghost Scene, Son Regina, The Marriage Secret, The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African, Hope Told a Flattering Tale £373 4s 6d £310 10s £683 14s 6d £203 Unknown
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Money paid (to theatre) (1 Results)

Date Theatre Amount Notes

Money received (from theatre) (314 Results)

Date Theatre Amount Entry Notes
10 May 1798 Drury Lane £186 10d Mr. Kelly's Benefit Balance
28 Sep 1799 Drury Lane £13 8d Kelly Listed under "Salaries 5 Days".
05 Oct 1799 Drury Lane £8 Mr. Kelly
12 Oct 1799 Drury Lane £10 4d Mr. Kelly
19 Oct 1799 Drury Lane £10 4d Mr. Kelly
26 Oct 1799 Drury Lane £13 8d Mr. Kelly
02 Nov 1799 Drury Lane £20 Mr. Kelly
06 Nov 1799 Drury Lane £15 Mr. Kelly & Mrs. Crouch
09 Nov 1799 Drury Lane £15 Mr. Kelly & Mrs. Crouch
12 Nov 1799 Drury Lane £15 Mr. Kelly & Mrs. Crouch Saly. on Accot.