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Henry Spry

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Henry Thomas Augustus Spry (bapt. 2 July 1834 – 17 February 1904)[1] was an English playwright and pantomime performer who co-wrote and appeared in nearly 50 productions with George Conquest at the Surrey Theatre and elsewhere.

Early life

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Henry Spry was born in 1834 in Bloomsbury, London to Charles and Sarah Maria Spry.

Family

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Spry married Eliza Sarah Hassan in 1859.[2] Their daughter Alice was an actress.[3]

Career

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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.[4][5][6]

He died in 1904 in Islington, aged 69.[7]

Works with George Conquest

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  • Spitz-Spitz the Spider Crab; or The Pirate of Spitsbergen. Grecian Theatre, 1875.
  • The Grim Goblin; or, Harlequin Octopus, the Devil Fish, and the Fairies of the Flowery Dell. Grecian Theatre, 1876.
  • 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

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  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
  2. ^ England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
  3. ^ "Marriages". British Newspaper Archive. 28 September 1895.
  4. ^ "Conquest family" in Law, Jonathan, ed. (2011). The Methuen Drama Dictionary of the Theatre. London: Bloomsbury. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-4081-3148-0.
  5. ^ Pickering, David & Morley, John (1993). Encyclopedia of Pantomime. Andover: Gale Research International. ISBN 978-1-873477458.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Obituary". The Stage. 31 March 1904. p. 11. Retrieved 12 February 2019.