The Lady from the Sea
When Kelly was 24, she stepped into a role at Wyndham's Theatre after an actress became sick and "received rave notices". Her credits on Broadway include "The Garden of Paradise" (1914), "Don't Weaken" (1914), "June Madness" (1912), "Peggy" (1911), "The Learned Ladies" (1911), "The Lady from the Sea" (1911), and "Modern Marriage" (1911). In the 1910s, Kelly portrayed Judy Abbott in a touring production of "Daddy Longlegs". The production set house records at theaters in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Seattle, and St. Louis.