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THEATRE ROYAL, DUBLIN. 9
Juliet, by Miss Kelly (her first appearance in this
kingdom).
On the 231x1, "Guy Mannering." Henry Bertram,
Mr. Pearman ; Julia Mannering, Miss Byrne. (Miss
Byrne, an excellent .actress and vocalist, was familiarly
known as " Miss Byrne of Cabinteely," having belonged
to a most respectable family resident in that locality).
On the zyth was given the Opera of " The Marriage of
Figaro." Count Almaviva, Mr. Farren ; Figaro, Mr.
Russell ; Fiorello, Mr. M'Keon ; Cherubino, Mrs.
Humby; Susanna, Miss Byrne. This was Bishop's
meagre English version of Mozart's work. Mrs. Humby
was a most fascinating actress, and an immense favourite.
Her husband also belonged to the Company, and soon
afterwards established himself in Dame-street as a dentist,
to which profession he had served his time.
At this period flourished Pat M'Keon, who had been
a painter, and, like a great many of that calling, possessed
a very sweet tenor voice, and "came on" the stage with
success. He was a nice ballad-singer, and a great favourite
with the gallery boys, who familiarly called him by his
Christian name. A very favourite song of M'Keon was
an old ballad called " Your melting Sighs reach my
Heart." On one occasion, when he arrived at the words,
" Your melting Sighs," one of his friends in the upper
gallery called out, " Ah ! now, Pat, sure you had enough
of mcltirf size when you were a painter."
Mrs. Haydn Corri made her first appearance on the 3ist
January as Rosina. Mrs. Corri continued for many years
a Dublin favourite. Her husband became organist of the