Henry Spry

Henry Spry (born c. 1835) was a playwright and pantomime performer who co-wrote and appeared in nearly 50 productions with George Conquest at the Surrey Theatre and elsewhere.

Early life

Henry Spry was born around 1835 in Bloomsbury, London.

Family

Spry married Eliza. Spry's daughter Alice was an actress.[1]

Career

Spry was a playwright and pantomime performer who co-wrote and appeared in nearly 50 productions with George Conquest at the Surrey Theatre and elsewhere.[2][3][4]

Works with George Conquest

  • Spitz-Spitz the Spider Crab; or The Pirate of Spitsbergen. Grecian Theatre, 1875.
  • Jack and the Beanstalk, which grew to the moon; or, the Giant, Jack Frost and the Ha-Ha Balloon. Surrey Theatre, 1886. Starring Dan Leno and wife.
  • Sinbad and the Little Old Man of the Sea; or, The Tinker, the Tailor, the Soldier, the Sailor, Apothecary, Ploughboy, Gentleman Thief. Surrey Theatre, 1887. Starring Dan Leno and wife.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000053/18950928/030/0011
  2. ↑ "Conquest family" in Jonathan Law (Ed.) (2011). The Methuen Drama Dictionary of the Theatre. London: Bloomsbury. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-4081-3148-0.
  3. ↑ Pickering, David, & John Morley. (1993) Encyclopedia of pantomime. Gale Research International. ISBN 9781873477458
  4. ↑ Stephens, John Russell (2006). The Profession of the Playwright: British Theatre, 1800-1900. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-521-03443-2.



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