Henry Thomas Augustus Spry (bapt. 2 July 1834 – 17 February 1904) was an English playwright and

pantomime Pantomime (; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment. It was developed in England and is performed throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland and (to a lesser extent) in other English-speaking ...

performer who co-wrote and appeared in nearly 50 productions with George Conquest at the

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and elsewhere.

Early life

Henry Spry was born in 1834 in

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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."Conquest family" in He died in 1904 in

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, aged 69.

Works with George Conquest

*''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 George Wild Galvin (20 December 1860 – 31 October 1904), better known by the stage name Dan Leno, was a leading English music hall comedian and musical theatre actor during the late Victorian era. He was best known, aside from his music hall ...

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

Pantomime English dramatists and playwrights 19th-century English male actors 1834 births 1904 deaths English male stage actors {{England-bio-stub