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Kelly, Hugh

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Kelly, Hugh (1739–1777)

Irish playwright, born in Killarney, County Kerry, and apprenticed in Dublin before moving to London in 1760. His poem Thespis, or a Critical Examination into the Merits of all the Principal Performers belonging to Drury Lane Theatre (1767) attracted David Garrick's attention, and his comedy False Delicacy (1768) was produced under Garrick's direction.

Kelly also wrote the plays A Word to the Wise (1770), Clementina (1771), The School for Wives (1773), The Romance of an Hour (1774), and The Man of Reason (1776).

When he first moved to London, Kelly took a succession of jobs before before finding a good post in an attorney's office. From about 1762 he wrote essays, poetry, criticism, and comments on politics for various newspapers and magazines.



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