| Title: | Keeley, Robert (1793-1869): Actor, manager, female impersonator |
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| Description: | Keeley, Robert (1793-1869): In 1821, he played Jemmy Green in Moncrieff’s Tom and Jerry. Later, he played female roles in many Dickens’ adaptations and was a hit as Mrs. Caudle in Jerrold’s Mrs. Caudle’s Curtain Lectures. He had a daughter who also acted at the Adelphi--Mary Lucy Keeley. |
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| 1st Performance: | Oct 1, 1821 |
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| Theatre: | Adelphi |
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| Source: | Portrait of Robert Keeley (comedian) as 'Mrs. Caudle' in Douglas Jerrold's Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures; Scanned from Walter Goodman's The Keeleys On Stage and At Home, London: Bentley and Son (1895) pg 197; 1895. Located on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Keeley_%28comedian%29., Jan 1, 1895 |
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Portrait of Robert Keeley (comedian) as 'Mrs. Caudle' in Douglas Jerrold's Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures; Scanned from Walter Goodman's The Keeleys On Stage and At Home, London: Bentley and Son (1895) pg 197; 1895. Located on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Keeley_%28comedian%29., Jan 1, 1895
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1806-1819, Adelphi Theatre 1819-1850: An Index to Authors, Titles,
Performers, 1988, and The Adelphi Theatre 1850-1900: An
Index to Authors, Titles, Performers and Management, 1992.
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