Background
Hill was born in York and began to act as a child, in about 1861, in roles such as Mamilius in A Winter"s Tale and Arthur in The Life and Death of King John, in the company of Samuel Phelps at Sadler"s Wells Theatre.
Hill was born in York and began to act as a child, in about 1861, in roles such as Mamilius in A Winter"s Tale and Arthur in The Life and Death of King John, in the company of Samuel Phelps at Sadler"s Wells Theatre.
Later, she joined the company of J. B. Buckstone at the Haymarket Theatre, where she created original roles, earning critical praise. These included roles in The Favourite of Fortune (1866), Mary Warner (1869), The Palace of Truth (1870. Mirza) and Pygmalion and Galatea (1871.
As Cynisca), the last two by West. South. Gilbert).
She also appeared in a revival of All for Her by John Palgrave Simpson and Herman Charles Merivale. At the Duke"s Theatre in 1879, she appeared in New Babylon by Paul Meritt.
Hill married actor Herbert Kelcey (1856–1917). She portrayed Lady Hilda in Broken Hearts, by West. South. Gilbert, at the Madison Square Theatre in 1885.
The next year, she starred as the wife of the title character in Jim, the Penman in a summer tour.
In 1892, she played Lady Jones in The Guardsman by George R. Sims and Cecil Raleigh at the Court Theatre. She was still living in 1920.