Home › Authors › Mary Elfreda Kelly 👤 Mary Elfreda Kelly b. 1888 – d. 1951 · 5 books Biography > Mary Elfreda Kelly OBE was a British playwright, pageant maker, and founder of the Village Drama Society in 1919. Her family home was Kelly House in the village of Kelly, Devon. Books by Mary Elfreda Kelly Group Play-making Group Play-making 1948 Village Theatre Village Theatre 1939 How to Make a Pageant 1936 On English costume On English costume 1931 The Simple Sketch The Simple Sketch 1928