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English playwright and stage actor
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
2 July 1834(Bloomsbury, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, United Kingdom)
Death:
17 February 1904(Islington, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, United Kingdom)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Henry Thomas Augustus Spry (bapt. 2 July 1834 – 17 February 1904) 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
Henry Spry was born in 1834 in Bloomsbury, London to Charles and Sarah Maria Spry.
Family
Spry married Eliza Sarah Hassan in 1859. Their daughter Alice was an actress.
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.
He died in 1904 in Islington, aged 69.
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.