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<p> [[Charles]] Kelly), the most celebrated of living English actresses, born at Coventry; made her <i> début </i> at the early age of eight, appearing as Mamilius in "The Winter's Tale," at the [[Princess]] Theatre, then under the management of Charles Kean; during 1864—74 she lived in retirement, but returning to the stage in 1875 achieved her first great success in the character of Portia; played for some time with the Bancrofts and at the Court Theatre; in December 1878 made her first appearance at the [[Lyceum]] Theatre, then under the management of Henry Irving ( <i> q. v </i> .), with whose subsequent successful career her own is inseparably associated, sharing with him the honours of a long list of memorable Shakespearian and other performances; <i> b </i> . 1848. </p> | <p> [[Charles]] Kelly), the most celebrated of living English actresses, born at Coventry; made her <i> début </i> at the early age of eight, appearing as Mamilius in "The Winter's Tale," at the [[Princess]] Theatre, then under the management of Charles Kean; during 1864—74 she lived in retirement, but returning to the stage in 1875 achieved her first great success in the character of Portia; played for some time with the Bancrofts and at the Court Theatre; in December 1878 made her first appearance at the [[Lyceum]] Theatre, then under the management of Henry Irving ( <i> q. v </i> .), with whose subsequent successful career her own is inseparably associated, sharing with him the honours of a long list of memorable Shakespearian and other performances; <i> b </i> . 1848. </p> | ||
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Ellen Terry [1]
Charles Kelly), the most celebrated of living English actresses, born at Coventry; made her début at the early age of eight, appearing as Mamilius in "The Winter's Tale," at the Princess Theatre, then under the management of Charles Kean; during 1864—74 she lived in retirement, but returning to the stage in 1875 achieved her first great success in the character of Portia; played for some time with the Bancrofts and at the Court Theatre; in December 1878 made her first appearance at the Lyceum Theatre, then under the management of Henry Irving ( q. v .), with whose subsequent successful career her own is inseparably associated, sharing with him the honours of a long list of memorable Shakespearian and other performances; b . 1848.
